Preparations for the 2025 Rio Grande Classic are Underway!

The 2025 Rio Grande Classic Competition Event including the BFA/HACD sanctioned Southwest Regional Championship, and the New Mexico State Championship will be held May 23-26, 2025. Our Event Chair is once again Jessica Price! Thank you in advance to the RGC Event Committee, the Measuring Team, Scoring Team, The Top Gun Board, and all of our Pilots and Crew who will be participating to make this a spectacular event. And of course, a special thank you to our Sponsors.

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2025 SPONSORSHIPS are now being accepted!

Top Gun, New Mexico’s non-profit competition balloon club, has been hosting our Rio Grande Classic Competition Event over Memorial Day weekend for over 30 years. This year, we are also hosting the NM State and the Southwest Region Hot Air Balloon Championships. Pilots will be coming to the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho Metro Areas from all over the United States to compete in this sanctioned event. Balloons attract people, people become customers!

We need our Sponsors! Sponsors receive an incredible package of Sponsor benefits including Advertising, Balloon Rides, Displays, and other great amenities. We will make your name known in New Mexico and Nationally through your support of New Mexico Ballooning! Won’t you join us with a sponsorship today?


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