{"id":3244,"date":"2021-05-31T12:19:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T12:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/?page_id=3244"},"modified":"2023-07-31T18:52:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:52:46","slug":"race-results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/race-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3244\" class=\"elementor elementor-3244\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c01988 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c01988\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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We are so thankful to all of our pilots and their chase crews for helping make the Great Forest Park Balloon Race so GREAT!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1b6df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd1b6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-design.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-design.png 913w, https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-design-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-design-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-design-600x349.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc3da35\" data-id=\"dc3da35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54513ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54513ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW IS THE WINNER OF \nTHE RACE DETERMINED?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f6fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19f6fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 0px;\">he Great Forest Park Balloon Race presented by PNC is a <strong>Hare and Hound-style race<\/strong>. The beautiful new PNC Bank hot air balloon named &#8220;Bank on It&#8221; is the \u201cHare\u201d and leads the pack, getting a head start at launch time and landing first. The other balloons, called &#8220;Hounds&#8221; launch in waves shortly after in pursuit of the &#8220;Hare&#8221; balloon.\u00a0Once the\u00a0Hare balloon lands, the pilot and crew lay an \u201cX\u201d out on the ground as a target.\u00a0\u00a0The pilot who drops their birdseed\/bean bag nearest the center of the target is the winner!<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Wind direction on Race Day will determine where the balloons fly and land. In the past, balloons have landed in all corners of the St. Louis metropolitan area and surrounding communities. You never know when a balloon might land on your street, a nearby park or a parking lot near your home!\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><b>FOLLOW US ON TWITTER (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/gfpballoonrace\">@GFPBALLOONRACE<\/a>) TO GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DURING THE RACE ABOUT WIND DIRECTION, FLIGHT TIME AND THIS YEAR&#8217;S RACE WINNER!<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe524e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fe524e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1dc2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf1dc2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of GFPBR Winners<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RACE WINNERS MEET OUR 2023 PILOTS Click here to meet this year&#8217;s GFPBR hot air balloon pilots and preview photos of some of the bright and beautiful balloons that will Glow on Sept. 15th and Race on Sept. 16th! 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