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Banks. A Household Name?!
Hola. Just a little ditty to illustrate how much Banks has been in the media this Summer. It's been amazing!
It has gotten to the point that we've even coined a new term for hot rodding it to the max. We're going to "Banks it."
Nice.
Posted by Tim Gavern on August 12, 2005The World's First Roadracing Pickup Truck
How many of you know that Banks' Race Shop is building a roadracing truck? Did you know that the truck is going to be diesel powered? That's right! A diesel powered roadracing truck! And it will be twin-turbocharged!
Posted by Tim Gavern on July 06, 2005What a Long, Strange Trip its Been
Throwing a bunch of guys together for a seven day, 1,700-mile tour is bound to have its ups and downs. This sign found in Joe's Crab Shack in Kissimmee, Florida on the last day of Power Tour says it all. The merry bunch of Banks employees (and journalists) that traveled with us now share a common bond and many memories that will last a lifetime.
Posted by Tim Gavern on June 28, 2005Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour: A Huge Success!
Perhaps you've noticed the lack of blogs from all of us during Power Tour? The days went by like lightning. There was, literally, no time to blog. Here's how our tour went.
Posted by Tim Gavern on June 15, 2005Air Travel Hell: Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour (Pre-Tour)
4:44 a.m.
Okay, the trip stared off badly when the shuttle van that was supposed to pick me up at 4:00 a.m. hadn't arrived by 4:30. When I called, they told me, "oh, our driver just now told us he was experiencing vehicle trouble..." Great. What about my ride to the airport?The shuttle company called a cab for me and my $45 trip to the airport wound up costing $68.30. The shuttle company is going to pay me the difference. Yea - there's money I won't be seeing again anytime soon. The only saving grace was Richard, my taxi driver, was also an Armenian philosopher. I got an Armenian history lesson on the drive to the airport. Interesting.
6:00 a.m
I made it to the gate with only a few minutes to spare. I glanced out the window at the plane and exclaimed to my traveling partner, John Espino, "Hey John, check out the antique we're flying on. Oh, sh*t."Posted by Tim Gavern on June 04, 2005Banks Sidewinder All-Terrains are Ready to GO!
It's been a real thrash for the past few weeks getting ready for Hot Rod Magazine's Power Tour. You may have noticed the lack of new blogs recently. Sorry, but we've all been swamped. Imagine the logistics and man-hours involved in getting five trucks ready for the 1500-mile Power Tour...
Posted by Tim Gavern on June 01, 2005The President Digs Diesel
President Bush told a business group last Wednesday (April 27, 2005) that anti-pollution measures for diesel "will remove more than 90 percent of the sulfur in diesel fuel by 2010." He also announced plans to provide similar tax credits to those already in place for hybrid and fuel cell vehicles for consumers who purchase light-duty clean diesel cars and trucks.
Posted by Tim Gavern on May 03, 2005My Weekend Romance
So my pal, Peter Treydte comes into the office this past Monday morning and loudly declares, "Hey Tim, you're no longer a diesel virgin." We all laughed. It's true though. I drove a bone-stock cherry red 2005 Ford F-250 crew cab 4x4 Power Stroke turbodiesel over three hundred miles last weekend. It was a great experience and one that truly changed any preconceived notions I had that modern diesels were still big, klunky and slow.
Posted by Tim Gavern on April 26, 2005Power Touring
A few of us here at Banks are stoked to be going on Hot Rod's Power Tour (http://www.hotrod.com/powertour) this coming June. I've been threatening to go on Power Tour since they started it. What is it nine years already? Anyway, this was the year I was going to do the long haul in my '63 Biscayne. Of course, I'd need to change its 4.56 gears to something a little more highway friendly. But, that's easy.
Posted by Tim Gavern on April 21, 2005Diesel Hot Rods
I'm a typical hot rodder. I build hot car after hot car. And of course, every one of them has been gasoline-powered. What else is there?
Posted by Tim Gavern on April 19, 2005Why a Blog?
My job title at Banks is, "Corporate Journalist." Pretty high falutin, huh? Not really. I'm just a scribe. I record a lot of what goes on around here. I document projects and vehicle buildups for corporate sponsors, provide info for magazine editors, write blogs, Blah, blah, blah.
Posted by Tim Gavern on April 14, 2005
