Banks type d

PeterT,
I appreciate the way your post was worded, very professional, unlike one of your drivers. You did not talk down to us and finish with telling us how great your products are.

Welcome to the site and congrats on a fast diesel powered truck. I wish you guys the best in competing with it.
 
Well written response..... but you posted the SAME thing in three different threads? I do not see that as relating to the public, in a good way.
 
KBennett said:
PeterT,
I appreciate the way your post was worded, very professional, unlike one of your drivers. You did not talk down to us and finish with telling us how great your products are.

Welcome to the site and congrats on a fast diesel powered truck. I wish you guys the best in competing with it.
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I agree X2
 
RacinDuallie,
At this point, I don’t know that we have a racing schedule planned beyond this weekend. It is my understanding (qualifier) that DHRA requires some method of routing the tailpipe(s) up (such as stacks), and the Type-D is not set up that way. I don’t know if this is also true of other diesel drag racing sanctioning bodies. I am sure some here will know and contribute comments.

Burner,
The Sidewinder Type-D has become a topic of discussion in at least three different threads on this forum (and a few other forums as well). My goal is to make sure that the facts about the truck are presented properly. I would imagine that some people might make a habit of checking in or participating in one particular thread and overlooking the others. That is why I chose to post in each of the places that I was aware of that had content regarding the Type-D. I am not aware of any forum rules against this, so if there are, I apologize and would ask for some insight regarding such rules.

Thanks to all who have extended a warm welcome here.

Peter Treydte
Banks Power
 
Peter,

The only real requirement should be that the smoke doesn't blind the lights.

If you don't smoke, no worries.

But you definitely will need to get something in writing as to which rules will, and which rules will not, be enforced at any given event.

Pat
 
Thanks Peter. I just saw it as a blanket post, felt disconnected. Perhaps a mod or you could post links to a particular thread. Reading/fighting three different threads on one board isn't what I'd call fun.

I hope you guys do well.

BTW, thank you for having enough drive/compassion/pride to respond. I look forward to your involvement here on Competition Diesel. com.
 
PeterT said:
RacinDuallie,
At this point, I don’t know that we have a racing schedule planned beyond this weekend. It is my understanding (qualifier) that DHRA requires some method of routing the tailpipe(s) up (such as stacks), and the Type-D is not set up that way. I don’t know if this is also true of other diesel drag racing sanctioning bodies. I am sure some here will know and contribute comments.


Thanks to all who have extended a warm welcome here.

Peter Treydte
Banks Power
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Mr Treydte,

As a Racing Director for the NHRDA ( www.nhrda.com ) I would stongly suggest having your well equipped, engineering staff and experienced metal craftsmen facilitate a set of stacks that properly route the diesel exhaust up- aft the cab. This is also a safety factor, in the event of an imploding turbine escaping the exhaust and possibly harming one of the tracks personell or (god forbid) one of the many fans/spectators:bow: ....

The NHRA is concerned very much about diesel powered vehicles, and with guys like myself pounding on their doors for allowing us to compete- competitively against the gasser crowd, with our diesel powered machines, they still are very much up in arms on rulings and safety measures and so forth.

I would like to invite the GBE Team to any of the NHRDA races for 2008. We are meeting up at the SEMA Show to talk with interested vendors for the 2008 season; and I am not at liberty at this time to make mention of the big things that will be happening for the Diesel Drag Racing World for 2008 with the NHRDA. Our technical rules strictly follow the current NHRA technical guidelines.....F.W.I.W.:poke:

Back to the race truck...
I fully understand GBE's drive and impact it wants to make on the racing world with NHRA and the public. Myself as an 'independant' has such drives to do the same.
Currently I am in the finalizing stages of completition of my own Pro Mod Racer. I have spoken to numerous track owners (with my association as race director) and every track owner has welcomed the possibilities of a 7 second diesel powered machine...... So we will turn the inviting hands at NHRA.

The nitrous ruling, (passed last year) which several of us in another group (The PDRA) voiced our concerns with then NHRA Tech Director, Eric Lowe.... We know that GBE was also a big part in that ruling being brought to the table and we all recieved the e-memo from Mr. Lowe soon after the ruling was passed. (Banks Representatives names were also cc-ed on the memo, as well as several PDRA members who was maintaining open tele-communications with Mr. Lowe during this time.) We (at the PDRA) also discuss safety criteria for these special types of race vehicles. Not only do we want to go fast but we also have concerns on doing this in the safest possible manner that makes it entertaining for the fans and spectators.:bow:


I do send my gratuitous thanks for your response to me, and hope to see your team at the tracks and events in the near future. I know very well GBE will make it very hard for the little guy to compete against,

but I do like the odds.......:rockwoot: :rockwoot: :rockwoot: :rockwoot:
 
Actually DOWN is a safer direction than up. That pesky gravity thingy you know.

But as long as it's safe and doesn't blind the lights, who cares?

My exhaust is an upward side-pipe. It's street legal unlike stacks, and makes it easier to haul things in the bed.
 
Stacks are legal in North Carolina (as well as most states I have been told). The staute normally reads something to the effect of "exhaust must exit behind or above the vehicle passenger compartment". Perhaps that's not the case in the People's Republic of Kalifornia.
 
Stacks with crossbolts are acceptable....... Keeps pesky turbine wheels from escaping......
 
banshee said:
Stacks are legal in North Carolina (as well as most states I have been told). The staute normally reads something to the effect of "exhaust must exit behind or above the vehicle passenger compartment". Perhaps that's not the case in the People's Republic of Kalifornia.
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Most states forbid your exhaust from exiting between 2-8' above the ground to avoid interfering with other drivers. Through the hood is usually illegal too, vision restriction.

No laws mention stacks that I'm aware of.
 
RacinDuallie said:
Stacks with crossbolts are acceptable....... Keeps pesky turbine wheels from escaping......
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Sidepipes are safer. I'd rather get hit in the ankle than the eyeball.

The stack thing is a tractor wannabee thingy IMO. It's fashion, not performance.

Pickups don't have stacks. Neither do dragsters.
 
banshee said:
Stacks are legal in North Carolina (as well as most states I have been told). The staute normally reads something to the effect of "exhaust must exit behind or above the vehicle passenger compartment". Perhaps that's not the case in the People's Republic of Kalifornia.
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What he said......

I'd rather not get hit at all and by accepting getting it in the ankle is stupid.

Crossbolts thru the pipe stops a wheel from exiting, it may or may not be a set in stone rule but you will find 4 of these cross bolts on my system as a preventive safety measure, in addition to turbo shielding.....
$.02
 
1QuickDiesel said:
Soooo, any predictions on how fast the type d will go?
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As long as it holds together I think it has the potential to go 7.70's or so....It'd be cool to see IMO.

I am curious to see what can be done with the CR Cummins and 6.4 PSD with enough time and engineering.
 
1QuickDiesel said:
Soooo, any predictions on how fast the type d will go?
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I doubt it will matter when Jeff runs a low 7 pass his first time out! :hehe:

Good luck with that beast Jeff! :rockwoot:
 
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