THERE WILL BE SOMETHING MISSING AT THIS YEAR’S ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. BOARD PRESIDENT TY YOUNG TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE AMERICA’S CHALLENGE GAS BALLOON RACE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HE SAYS THERE’S A CONFLICT WITH THE GORDON BENNETT RACE IN EUROPE. THE BALLOONISTS WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO GET TO ALBUQUERQUE ON TIME FOR THE GAS BALLOON CHALLENGE.
YOUNG SAYS THE FIESTA HAS NOW OFFICIALLY TAKEN OVER THE FIELD, WHICH HAPPENS 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT EVERY YEAR…AND THE FIELD CREW IS HARD AT WORK IN MAKING PREPARATIONS. THIS YEAR’S FIESTA GETS UNDERWAY ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 6TH.
