THE RACER
THE LEADER
Only by Ultramagic! The world´s leading competition balloon
In 1996 Ultramagic made a giant step forward in the world of competition ballooning.The Racer was born. This was the first time that a balloon had been designed, developed and produced especially for the demanding requirements of balloon competition.
It was designed in close collaboration with Uwe Schneider a world top class competitor. The goal was to produce a balloon with such a shape so as to perform the maximum rate of ascent and descent whilst avoiding deformation of the envelope, thereby improving the precision on approaching the target. The shape still had to be pleasing to the eye and look like a beautiful balloon. Safety was also an important factor in the design equation with clear windows and Ultralast fabric on the top of the balloon being part of the standard specification. The final design and shape was the result of considerable painstaking development work with a great deal of testing and then analysing precise flight data. Many test hours were logged both by Uwe Schneider as well as Josep and Carles Llado who all fly competition with a passion.
The result of all this development work was that the goal requirements were achieved with tremendous success. Consequently The Racer is now recognised by most of the worlds top competition pilots as the only balloon to compete. Also its pleasant shape became an instant success with balloon sponsors.
The Racer has been produced so far in 3 sizes to suit all pilot and competition task requirements. These sizes are 56, 65 and 77,000 cu ft. and since its introduction, The Racer has won numerous victories in the hands of the best pilots in the world’s principal competitions.
Characteristics:
- 24 vertical load tapes.
- Full 1.5m height Nomex base.
- Choice of 22 standard colours.
- Ultralast fabric to parachute and top 5 panels as standard.
- 6 clear windows as standard.
- Scoop as standard.
- Deflation system: parachute.
Optional:
- Fast Deflation System (FDS).
- Extra Ultralast fabric.
- Special colours.
- 6 extra clear windows.
Model | Volume (m³) | Volume (ft³) | Diameter (m) | Height (m) | Persons |
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MV-55 | 1.590 | 56.000 | 13,8 | 17,3 | 2 |
MV-65 | 1.850 | 65.000 | 14,7 | 18,6 | 2/3 |
MV-77 | 2.200 | 77.000 | 15,5 | 19,8 | 3/4 |