The Competitions Club exists as part of the UK’s governing body for ballooning, the British Balloon & Airship Club.  Their site, www.bbac.org, contains information about balloon flights, learning to fly, events open to the public and tips about joining a balloon club in your area.

The International governing body for sport ballooning is called the CIA, or the Ballooning Commission of the FAI. Their site, www.fai.org/ballooning/ , contains information about CIA committees, International Rules, World Rankings and forthcoming International Competitions.

The annual Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race is launching from Bristol this year. For more information please visit their website www.gordonbennett2010.com/ .

There is a page on facebook for the club, you can search for "BBAC Competitions Club" or click here to go straight to it.

If you would like to see some spectacular videos of ballooning and other sport aviation, then take a look at www.airsports.tv which is a new Internet TV channel featuring all the best action from the world of competitive air sports – including the official World Championships, World Cups and other major international air sports competitions. This is the only site in the world which has exclusive access to the top events in air sports.