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<span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Blue Sky Solar Racing celebrates 20th anniversary</span>
<div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-11-17-blue-sky-solar.jpg?h=afdc3185&itok=gNt_avC8 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-11-17-blue-sky-solar.jpg?h=afdc3185&itok=6P5wLvtv 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-11-17-blue-sky-solar.jpg?h=afdc3185&itok=vEuMaoa- 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-11-17-blue-sky-solar.jpg?h=afdc3185&itok=gNt_avC8" alt="Photo of Blue Sky Solar Racing Team's car">
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<span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span>
<span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-11-17T15:57:54-05:00" title="Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 15:57" class="datetime">Thu, 11/17/2016 - 15:57</time>
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<div class="field__item">(photo courtesy of Blue Sky Solar Racing)</div>
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<div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Over its two-decade history, the University of Toronto鈥檚 <a href="http://www.blueskysolar.utoronto.ca/">Blue Sky Solar Racing Team</a> has faced its share of challenges and triumphs, but one thing has remained constant 鈥� the team keeps moving forward, always chasing the sun.</p>
<p>Established in 1996 as the 鈥淏lue Sky Project,鈥� a group of intrepid 老司机直播 Engineering students designs, builds and races a car thousands of kilometres, powered only by the sun鈥檚 rays.</p>
<p>On Nov. 18, current Blue Sky members, team alumni, sponsors, friends and family gather together to reflect on some key moments in the team鈥檚 evolution and toast its future.</p>
<p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2558 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="400" src="/sites/default/files/Horizon-Test-Run-2016_600x400_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="600" loading="lazy"><br>
<em>The Blue Sky Solar Racing team's latest vehicle, Horizon, makes a test run in 2016. The team is currently working on its ninth vehicle, to race at the 2017 World Solar Challenge in Australia. (photo courtesy of Blue Sky Solar Racing)</em></p>
<p>This timeline chronicles key moments in the history of Blue Sky Solar Racing:</p>
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