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Balloon Racing

Discussion in 'Other Racing' started by yzee, Jun 7, 2009.

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  1. yzee

    yzee F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    Great photos! Now that's a different kind of race!!

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  3. Latsyrc

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    I suggest this be moved to the F1 subsection. It's needed there for a good change. :)
     
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    That's actually really awesome. Is this a big thing around you?
     
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    This is an annual event 20 miles from me. I just had never been. Google shows events in NY. I don't know much about it. They always go up early morning or evening. These guys took off at 6:30 AM. I see used balloons for $8K and new for $12-15K. Putting the thing down where you could get it loaded seemed to make a big difference in the effort involved. I asked the kid in the yellow balloon if he was in good shape on the side of the road and he said yes. He dropped it right down on the blacktop. Said he wouldn't get his balloon down in the wet grass today. He was down and loaded in 15 minutes.
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    Very cool, yzee. There's a balloon festival every year where I live but I never go. I think I will this year. :) Thanks for sharing.
     
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