The Silverstone Race to the Sky was an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of a mountain. The race was held every year from 1998 to 2007 for two days over the Easter weekend. Major international drivers compete to see who is the fastest to ascend the hill.
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Famous quotes containing the words the sky, race and/or sky:
“Where did you come from, Baby dear?
Out of the everywhere into the here.
Where did you get your eyes so blue?
Out of the sky as I came through.”
—George MacDonald (1824–1905)
“He who should inspire and lead his race must be defended from travelling with the souls of other men, from living, breathing, reading and writing in the daily, time-worn yoke of their opinions.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The sky is torn across
This ragged anniversary....”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)