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Gale Banks Engineering Runs Fastest Quarter Mile Pass in NHRDA History

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Old 10-08-2008, 01:15 PM
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Gale Banks Engineering Runs Fastest Quarter Mile Pass in NHRDA History

Speedworld Dragstrip Whitman AZ:
1st run 7.87 ET at 175.45 MPH
2nd run 7.90 ET at 174.40 MPH

October 4th 2008 during the NHRDA Desert Diesel Truck Nationals in Phoenix Arizona , Gale Banks Engineering ran the fastest pass in the history of the NHRDA and backed it up within 1% .


Driver Wes Anderson
Vehicle 2001 Pro Stock Chevy S-10
Chassis Don Ness tube chassis
Motor Chevy 6.6 Duramax ( estimated HP 1300 at 5500 RPM )
Turbo Twin Garret TR30R Turbos run in parallel
Tranny Bruno BRT converter drive , Hughes converter , Liberty extreme clutchless 5 speed
Rearend Don Ness fabricated housing, Mark Williams’s axles and third member

Again the NHRDA wants to congratulate the Banks team on a great weekend of diesel drag racing.
 
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very Cool Congrats Banks !!
 
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congrats to Banks.... linkey no workey though....
 
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We had an issue with the video, we are correcting it and the link should work tomorrow.
 
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10-4.... i'll definately be looking for it


 
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Old 10-08-2008, 05:40 PM
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Wow!
But did it blow any bad bad smoke? Ya know Gale doesn't like smoke! Just pour the nitrous to it.
 
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Awesome times for sure, can't wait to see the vids!
 
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