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The Mountaineer Balloon Festival is the most photgraphed event in West Virginia, it also holds a number of records associated with Ballooning and West Virginia. Below is a brief listing of some of the more unique records that were made possible by the festival. Mountaineer Balloon Festival Grand Champions
| YEAR | PILOT | HOMETOWN | BALLOON |
| 1984 | Todd Fisher | Stow, OH | High Hopes | | 1985 | Gayle & Ken Myers | Akron, OH | The Dolphin | | 1986 | Bob Zanella | Barberton, OH | Zee 8th | | 1987 | IV Cunningham | Milton, WV | Fox Fire III | | 1988 | Brian Trapp | Milford, OH | Red Baron II | | 1989 | Todd Fisher | Stow, OH | High Hopes | | 1990 | Brian Trapp | Milford, OH | Red Baron II | | 1991 | Dick Rossen | Akron, OH | Morning Glory | | 1992 | Brian Trapp | Milford, OH | Red Baron II | | 1993 | William Kuhns | Greensburg, PA | Gretchen's Rainbow | | 1994 | Todd Fisher | Stow, OH | Kimberly's Inheritance | | 1995 | Steve Wood | Mechanicsville, VA | Starburst | | 1996 | Todd Fisher | Stow, OH | Kimberly's Inheritance | | 1997 | Bill Wysong | Cincinnati, OH | Busy Bee | | 1998 | Dennis Welser | Tallmadge, OH | My Blue Heaven | | 1999 | Robert Zanella | Barberton, OH | Good Deal | | 2000 | Kevin Poppleman | Clarksburg, MD | RE / MAX | | 2001 | IV Cunningham | Milton, WV | Fox Fire WV | | 2003 | Wayne Woodall | Buckhannon, WV | Mountain Momma | | 2004 | Laurie Givin | Lebanon, OH | Fun in Flight |
Mountaineer Balloon Festival Pilot Records
| RECORD | PILOT / HOMETOWN | DATE(S) |
| Closest to Target in a Hound and Hare Race - 2 Inches | Bob Hanway,
Charlotte, NC | October 13, 1996 | | Highest Competition Point Total - 93 Points | Todd Fisher,
Stow, OH | 1994 and 1996 | | Most Grand Championships - 4 | Todd Fisher,
Stow, OH | 1984, 1989, 1994 and 1996 |
West Virginia Ballooning Records
Set at the Mountaineer Balloon Festival
| RECORD | PILOT / HOMETOWN | DATE(S) |
| First Nightime Balloon Launch in West Virginia | Van F. Anderson,
Morgantown, WV | Octeober 17, 1990 | | Largest Number of Balloons in a Night Glow in West Virginia - 23 | | October 6, 1994 | | Largest Number of Balloons in a Nightime Ascension in West Virginia - 6 | | October 11, 1996 and October 13, 2000 | | Largest Number of Balloons in a Single Ascension in West Virginia - 47 | | October 10, 1992 |
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