Safe At Any Speed
When I started in 1958, all engine tuning was a mechanical enterprise.
October 31, 2007
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October 31, 2007
50th Anniversary Congrats!
Both the White House and the Governor of California sent letters of congratulations to Gale Banks for his 50 years in business. The letter from President Bush
October 28, 2007
World’s Quickest & Fastest Diesel Pickup Truck!
Banks’ Sidewinder® pickup truck blasted down the “Strip at Las Vegas” bettering ALL existing records for diesel-powered pickups. Las Vegas, NV. — (Friday, October 26, 2007) History
October 24, 2007
7 Tips to reduce engine engine temps
According to Peter Treydte, Test Group manager at Banks Power, the purpose of an intercooler is to increase the air density that is delivered to the cylinders of the engine.
October 2, 2007
A Tribute to Wally Parks
Drag Racing Legend Wally Parks: From Hot Rodder to Motorsports Mogul
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Wally Parks, a visionary leader, is credited with transforming drag racing from a dangerous street activity into a thriving motorsport. As co-founder of Hot Rod magazine and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), Parks’ dedication to safety and organization led to the creation of safe drag strips and a standardized racing format. Today, the NHRA is a major motorsport with millions of fans.
October 2, 2007
Azusa Firm Turns It Up A Notch
“I’m a futurist. It’s always about what’s next. We tend to engineer the automotive future.” – Gale Banks
September 30, 2007
The Re-Education of a “Gearhead”
Last Friday (really my “first day on the job”, even though I had only come in to fill out some employment papers), I was invited to sit in on meeting with Gale Banks and a number of members of the engineering staff.
My (just-bestowed an hour earlier) title is the lofty “Corporate Publicist” and so, I was pleased to be asked to be a part of the action so soon after signing on with the company.
September 20, 2007
Forcing The Issue
Power Guru Gale Banks explains why superchargers are more prevalent than turbos among Mustang enthusiasts running a force induction system.
August 31, 2007
I’m ready for my close-up or Alpha Male sighting
Hollywood is at it again: they’re filming a movie in my neighborhood, but down the street from me. So close, yet so far away. The movie and television companies always seem to do this to me… they tease me knowing full well that I was meant to be immortalized on screen. I personally think that they’re afraid of my vast talent. I mean, why else would I always get picked from the audience at one of those shows at Universal Studios? I do a mean falling off a building, and I was even a “Red Shirt” fighting a Klingon in a Star Trek stage show once. I have the VHS tape to prove it.
August 23, 2007