Balloon Super Bowl
KLTV reports: …
- The biggest hot air ballooning event in the nation could soon be coming right here to east Texas. Longview officials are bidding to host the US-hot air balloon championships, hosting a weekend conference of selection delegates.
Familiar faces from the great Texas balloon race were on hand at a meeting with delegates from the balloon federation of America to pitch Longview as the next venue for the U-S hot air balloon championships.
Since 2009 the event has been held in Battle Creek Michigan. The decision for the future will be made in the next 2 weeks, 4 cities including Longview are frontrunner’s.
Good Luck Longview !