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WDC 2012 - It's a date! Mystery Cache

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WreckDiver59: I no longer live in the area and no one has looked for it in a while, time to shut it down.

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Hidden : 8/16/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The Woodward Dream Cruise is the world’s largest one-day automotive event, drawing over 1.5 million people and 40,000 classic cars each year from around the globe.  Spectators can see muscle cars, street rods, custom, collector and special interest vehicles dating across several decades. It is free to drive in or watch the cruise. The Woodward Dream Cruise takes place along a 16-mile stretch of Woodward Avenue through eight host communities including Berkley, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac and Royal Oak, in Southeast Michigan.

I've done several WDC caches by different hiders and give my thanks to them for starting and maintaining this series. I've have lived only a few blocks off Woodward since before the Dream Cruise began. I thought it was only fitting that I place a cache for the event this year (2012). To find this cache, you must complete the puzzle below. It should not be too difficult to solve, but may take a little time to figure out all the answers.

The cache is located on public property, but there can be many muggles within view from both private homes and businesses in the area, so stealth is required. Finding the cache during the cruise may be difficult from a parking and stealth standpoint, but if you do go, take time out to enjoy the spectacle.

The log is in a custom regular sized object that contains a micro. Bring your own pen. Please do not attempt to separate the micro from the object, just unscrew the top to get to the log. Please place the rolled log in the top before screwing the top back on. It fits much better that way and keeps the log from getting tattered.

Solve the puzzle and plug the answers into these coordinates for the location of the log. 
N 42 29.ABC, W 83 09.DEF

A - What is the last digit of the year the second time this event was held?
B - What is the last digit of the year the second time this event was held on the 19th?
C - How many times total had this event been held the first time it was held on the 15th (including that year)?
D - How many times total had this event been held the first time it was held in a year ending in two (including that year)?
E - This year(2012) the cruise is on the 18th. How many times during the history of this event, up until now, has it been held on the 18th (including 2012)?
F - What is the last digit of the day the first time the day matched the number of times this event was held?

Good luck. You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gjb qvnzbaqf naq n erpgnatyr ner arne n gevnatyr orybj. Gur gevnatyr ubyqf jung lbh frrx.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)