Initial Pilot Registration for the 2024 Rio Grande Classic has Expired. Late Entries are Being Accepted!
The 2024 Rio Grande Classic Event including the BFA/HACD sanctioned Southwest Regional Championship, and the New Mexico State Championship is being held May 24-27, 2024! Our Event Director for this year will be Elisa Talbert!
2024 Premier Sponsors
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SPONSORSHIPS are Still Available!
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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Welcome Ace of Paws, Sponsor Rio Grande Classic
We’re New Mexico’s only stand-alone veterinary physical rehabilitation clinic. Essentially we do physical therapy for dogs and cats from underwater treadmill to acupuncture to shockwave – all under the direction of our veterinarian/owner – Dr. Ana Esquivel.
Welcome Siarza Agency, Sponsor Rio Grande Classic
Welcoming Siarza Agency, Sponsor of the Rio Grande Classic. We appreciate your support. As a full-service agency, our organization helps clients with advertising, public relations and digital marketing. We love ballooning and helping our community.
Welcome Lundgren Chiropractic Center, Sponsor Rio Grande Classic
Welcoming Lundgren Chiropractic Center, Sponsor of the Rio Grande Classic. We appreciate your support. Lundgren Chiropractic Center is a local, family owned clinic providing safe and gentle chiropractic care along with non invasive med-spa services. Our goal is a healthier you!