ambrosestafford
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The organizer of this race saw the cross clinic picture on my FB page and asked if anyone would be interested in signing up. There are 2 slots/balloons left.
The race goes like this:
(1) Balloons take off with the rider in the basket and bike tied or bungied to the outside of the basket.
(2) The start is staggered at the pilots discretion so that there aren't too many balloons taking off at the same time. Volunteers record the time each basket leaves the ground.
(3) The pilots must fly beyond a line defined on the map on the night based on wind conditions. It could be a road or the river. Or, the balloon pilots must stay aloft for a minimum time before landing in any location. Some of them seem to be able to find slower moving air and take this minimum time aloft strategy to give the cyclist the shortest route back. The best pilots can land their balloons close to the road so you don't have to cross field or ditches. I did this race once and used a TT bike. Nearly everyone used road bikes. It's amazing how accurate these balloon pilots can be.
(4) After landing the cyclist climbs out of the balloon and hammers back to the start/finish area.
(5) Lowest total time wins $600 prize money split between pilot and cyclist.
Nice prize money. $200 fundraising or donation was required for each cyclist. Two spots have the fundraising covered and are being offered free of charge It all goes to "Adopt A Soldier Platoon" http://www.adoptasoldierplatoon.org/
The race is on July 31 at 6:30pm at the Warren County Farmers Fair in Harmony Township, near Phillipsburg.
http://www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org/directions.html
Because this is short notice, if you're interested the best thing to do is contact Lani directly at
Noelani Diemicke <laniww@gmail.com>
I'm in. It's an awesome experience.
The race goes like this:
(1) Balloons take off with the rider in the basket and bike tied or bungied to the outside of the basket.
(2) The start is staggered at the pilots discretion so that there aren't too many balloons taking off at the same time. Volunteers record the time each basket leaves the ground.
(3) The pilots must fly beyond a line defined on the map on the night based on wind conditions. It could be a road or the river. Or, the balloon pilots must stay aloft for a minimum time before landing in any location. Some of them seem to be able to find slower moving air and take this minimum time aloft strategy to give the cyclist the shortest route back. The best pilots can land their balloons close to the road so you don't have to cross field or ditches. I did this race once and used a TT bike. Nearly everyone used road bikes. It's amazing how accurate these balloon pilots can be.
(4) After landing the cyclist climbs out of the balloon and hammers back to the start/finish area.
(5) Lowest total time wins $600 prize money split between pilot and cyclist.
Nice prize money. $200 fundraising or donation was required for each cyclist. Two spots have the fundraising covered and are being offered free of charge It all goes to "Adopt A Soldier Platoon" http://www.adoptasoldierplatoon.org/
The race is on July 31 at 6:30pm at the Warren County Farmers Fair in Harmony Township, near Phillipsburg.
http://www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org/directions.html
Because this is short notice, if you're interested the best thing to do is contact Lani directly at
Noelani Diemicke <laniww@gmail.com>
I'm in. It's an awesome experience.
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