The first and original. 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..

In recent years we have worked on a second generation of the Ultramagic Racer, focusing on satisfying the current needs of competition pilots. Pilots require that the balloon can sustain faster ascent/descent rates without compromising safety, which has always been one of our priorities. In addition, competition tasks demand more and more that pilots are attentive to flight instruments/computers.

With this in mind, in 2023 we have launched the MZ Racer, a new enhanced design that has been developed with Stefan Zeberli, who won the last World Championship flying with the first prototype.

The Ultramagic Racer is seen as the “bench mark standard “ of competition balloons, which all others manufacturers strive to match.

The Racer is a smooth 24 gore design built with safety as well as performance in mind. All Ultramagic Racers come as standard with the parachute and top 5 panels in Ultralast fabric. This is designed to give extra security should contact be made with the top of the envelope with another balloon during competition use. 6 clear windows are also fitted as standard to help with safety during competition to allow clear overhead vision. A nomex scoop is also included as standard with all Ultramagic Racers.

Parachute deflation is standard. The option of FDS fast deflation system is available as are an extra 6 clear windows.

The smooth shape primary designed for competition shape also makes it very suitable for artwork, making sponors and pilots both happy with the results!