Culled from the archives of H.O.R.A. of Fargo, 1969-1970
Orv Banasik and his brothers Tommy and Mick created the HO slot racing club, H.O.R.A. of Fargo, which during the club's heyday, was one of the best known slot racing clubs in the country. Orv had many pictures published in Car Model Magazine, and frequent mentions in Howard Kilgore's column.
...My 4 lane Tjet track in Moorhead, Minnesota
...Dodge funny car on Mini-Tjet chassis
...4WD Mac's Special and M8D
...Lancer Ferrari P4 CANAM
...Lancer Ferrari P4 CANAM
...Kirby McLaren M8D's
...McLaren M7A Mini-Tjet
...'69 F1 cars on Kent Keidel's 6 laner in Fargo, ND
...in'69 high wings were legal in Formula One...
...Lynn Rice and J. Michael Sells at Lynn's track, West Fargo, ND
...Orv Banasik's Fargo, North Dakota T-jet masterpiece...
...This layout was 2nd in the '70 Car Model layout contest...
...this is a 5 x 10 table, that folded into the wall...
...featuring many Faller racing buildings...
...a Faller Porsche 356 and Lancer Chaparral 2F in the pits...
...the power packs were housed behind the rock wall...
...vintage CANAM cars...
...Faller Continental pits and Aurora electric counters...
...the track featured street lights for night races...
...a tricycle tire provided the Dunlop bridge...
...Orv was unable to get a photo of the whole track.
...I'm sure that is the only reason, Orv didn't win the contest....