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Built for Speed - Two Banks Machines for the Price of One

by JP Berube
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Remember the Stray Cats’ smash hit album Built for Speed? Even Brian Setzer himself couldn’t fathom the speeds that the Banks machines are capable of.

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Last time I left you with the first firing of the Banks Top Diesel Dragster engine. The guys weren’t just starting this thing up just to hear it purr. The dragster will run soon; very soon. In fact, you’re going to get two Banks machines for the price of one. You heard that right. Not only is the new Top Diesel Dragster poised to shatter any existing records out there, but the Banks Sidewinder S-10 (the quickest and fastest diesel powered racing pickup truck) will run at the same event!

The event is happening Saturday, May 9 at TS Performance Outlaw Drags in Bowling Green, KY. You can read the press release here.

Gentlemen, start your (dragster) engines

by JP Berube
Friday, April 17th, 2009

The beast hath reared its ugly head. Okay, it’s not so ugly. It is quite a beautiful sight. But that sound! I wanted to savor it, like a good cigar, or my favorite flavor of ice cream. The sound permeated every inch of the race shop.

But I wasn’t even in the race shop when it started. I was sitting at a desk when I heard the dragster fire up. I almost tripped running down the hallway so I could see it up close. I had been salivating ever since I got the word that the guys were going to start it up. And the sound was like music to my ears! Forget the ear plugs. But don’t just take my word for it. Watch the video.

I can’t wait to see this thing run!

This Just In From Jay Leno’s Garage

by JP Berube
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Burbank, California March 21, 2009 - When Jay Leno calls from the Big Dog Garage and asks: “What’s new?” No one jokes back: “New York, New Jersey, or New Brunswick.” What Gale Banks answered back was the news that his diesel-powered Chevy S-10 Duramax-powered drag truck had just set both a new ET number and a top speed record. Leno immediately answered back with a invitation for Banks to bring the speedy Sidewinder out to Jay’s Garage for a twelve (plus) minute walk-around of the machine. Quite a day Jay! Visit Jay Leno’s Garage for more!

Learn more about the Banks Sidewinder S-10 Diesel Drag Truck