ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA®
GAS COMMITTEE/AMERICA’S CHALLENGE OFFICIALS Chair, AIBF Gas Balloon Committee........ Mark Sullivan America’s Challenge Event Director ....... Sam Parks Deputy Event Director .................................... John Petrehn Safety Officers .................................................... Wally Book, Chuck Raskob Launchmaster ...................................................... Tomas Hora Meteorologists .......................................................... Randy Lefevre, Brad Temeyer Scoring Officer.................................................... Jim Byrd Jury President ..................................................... Andy Baird Jury Members ...................................................... Tarp Head, Ken Draughn
COMMAND CENTER Director ............................................................................Ruth Lind Scoring and Internet/YB Tracking Liaison ......Ben Anello Database Manager .....................................................Carolyn Lilley Controllers .....................................................................Jon Ashworth, ....................................................................C. J. Carter, ....................................................................Jeff Davis, ....................................................................Guy Feltman, ....................................................................Richard Iverson, ....................................................................Chris LaFleur, ....................................................................Cliff Tvede Onboard Tracking Equipment Coordinators........Harris “Goody” Goodwin, .......Chuck Raskob Media Liaison ................................................................Kim Vesely Website and Digital Media ....................................Ken Tuley Field Preparation ........................................................Damian Duran-Arias Event Registration .....................................................Jennifer Garcia Hospitality ......................................................................Dodie Bernal
AMERICA’S CHALLENGE WINNERS YEAR
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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PILOT
CO-PILOT
Richard Abruzzo David Melton David Levin Alan Levin Richard Abruzzo Jacob Traub Troy Bradley Tami Stevenson-Bradley Race not held David Levin Alan Levin Peter Cuneo Barbara Fricke Richard Abruzzo Gary Johnson Richard Abruzzo Carol Rymer Davis Richard Abruzzo Gary Johnson Janet Folkes Bill Arras Andy Cayton Kevin Knapp Andy Cayton Stuart Enloe Mark Sullivan Cheri White Race cancelled due to high winds Barbara Fricke Peter Cuneo David Hempleman-Adams Jonathan Mason Mark Sullivan Cheri White Peter Cuneo Barbara Fricke Anulfo González Angel Aguirre Race cancelled due to weather conditions Peter Cuneo Barbara Fricke Nicolas Tièche Laurent Sciboz No event Andy Cayton Krzysztof Zapart Event postponed to 2021
COUNTRY
DISTANCE KM
DISTANCE MILES
DURATION HOURS
USA USA USA USA
2241.9 706.6 1465.3 2234.9
1393 439.1 910.5 1388.8
60.2 38.1 45.7 58.8
USA USA USA USA USA UK / USA USA USA USA
3215.5 2095.6 2797.08 1787.72 984.23 2407.28 2380.99 1698.21 1419.76
1998.1 1302.2 1738.11 1110.89 611.6 1495.81 1479.48 1052.89 880.25
64.1 58.4 43.13 63.23 35.97 46.14 60.45 61.5 68.58
USA UK USA USA Spain
2175.86 1538.66 2623.33 2299.79 1914.3
1349.03 953.97 1626.46 1425.87 1186.87
58.16 71.51 62.3 60.4 53.33
AMERICA’S CHALLENGE RECORDS DISTANCE: Nicolas Tièche and Laurent Sciboz, Switzerland, 3670.76 km /2275.87 miles (2017)
DURATION: David Hempelman-Adams and Jonathan Mason, UK, 71 hours, 31 minutes (2011)
MULTIPLE WINNERS:
USA Switzerland
1394.96 3670.76
864.88 2275.87
54.65 59.32
USA/Poland
2598.61
1611.14
58.20
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® 2021 Official Program
Richard Abruzzo: five wins: 1995 with David Melton, 1997 with Jacob Traub, 2002 and 2004 with Gary Johnson, 2003 with Carol Rymer Davis Peter Cuneo and Barbara Fricke: four wins (2001, 2010, 2013, 2016) Andy Cayton: three wins: (2006, 2007, 2019) David Levin and Alan Levin: two wins (1996 and 2000) Mark Sullivan and Cheri White: two wins (2008 and 2012)
