PLENTY OF HOT AIR BALLOONS AT THIS YEAR’S FIESTA IN ALBUQUERQUE…BUT THE GAS BALLOONS AREN’T FLYING. FIESTA BOARD PRESIDENT TY YOUNG SAYS A SCHEDULING CONFLICT FORCED A CANCELLATION IN THE AMERICA’S CHALLENGE RACE, WHICH WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
YOUNG TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE GORDON BENNETT RACE IN EUROPE WAS SCHEDULED VERY CLOSE TO BALLOON FIESTA…MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR BALLOONISTS TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE U.S. IN TIME. HE SAYS HE CAN GUARANTEE THAT THE GAS BALLOONS WILL RETURN TO FIESTA NEXT YEAR.
