Banks News:

	Sidewinder S-10 Diesel Drag Truck Runs 7.70s The Banks Sidewinder S-10 drag race team achieved another milestone in diesel performance with a 7.72 best at 179.21 mph!
	Gale Banks: Sipping fuel and burning rubber Gale Banks has a need for speed, but he's also involved in the competition to create a 100-mpg car.
	Banks Back in Boats A concept twin-turbo Duramax diesel V-8 from Banks Marine is creating huge crowd interest at the 2008 Miami International Boat Show, Feb. 14-18.
	What's coming down the Banks pipeline From selling his first engine at 16 to revolutionizing the performance aftermarket, see what Gale Banks now has in store for 2008.
	Banks Sidewinder to Compete at Diesel World Crude Drags 2 Event The record-making Banks Power Sidewinder S-10 drag truck will be competing at the Diesel World Crude Drags event at Bakersfield's Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Saturday, February 23rd, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
	Banks: First Into the Sevens! Turning an astonishing 7.96 seconds at 167.34 miles an hour, the Duramax-powered Banks Sidewinder S-10 became the first diesel truck into the sevens on only its fifteenth and fastest-ever pass down a quarter mile drag strip.
	Banks Cleans Up! Banks Power is once again sponsoring the hugely successful Calico Clean-Up in California's High Desert, this year set for Feb. 16. Join with hundreds of other off-road enthusiasts for a day of good, clean fun!
	Banks Building Diesel Digger Team Banks will be on the strip this year with its world's fastest drag truck, and in the works is a Mike Spitzer-built rail.
	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.
	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 was similar to this letter from Gov. Schwarzenegger.
	Bob Robe Celebrates 30-year Milestone Bob Robe was just 26 when he joined Gale Banks Engineer-ing.“Thirty years later, he’s still the go-to guy out in the shop, a leader by example,” says Gale of his longtime friend.
	Win This Truck! But first let's install a Monster Exhaust System! Follow along with pickuptruck.com editor Mike Levine as he narrates the work on this nice Nissan … And then register to WIN it!
	Gale Banks Elected to the 2007 SEMA Board of Directors! “What I hope to bring SEMA is a clear view into the future, its challenges and its opportunities.” — Gale Banks
	Gale Banks joins the Automotive X Prize team The X PRIZE Foundation looked to Gale for advice on laying down the rules and guidelines for the Automotive X PRIZE. Gale is playing a part in determining the goals of the competition as well as establishing the prize structure.