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Wacky Races Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/20/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Can you beat Dick Dastardly & co to the cache????

 

Take a co-driver, keep to the speed limit and there is no need to get your blood group tattooed on your arm! (unless you really want to of course..)
 

Follow the pace notes below stopping only to help the wacky racers or avoid their traps.  Distances are in metres/yards and are all approximate.

Total distance driven is approx 10miles/15km.

The page co-ordinates will take you to a car park in Kirriemuir.

Start  the race by approaching the exit-

 

Junction Hard R : Stay R (medium): Hard R

Junction :Hard R : immediately Rough Road : Long L

End of rough road : Road narrows

Over Junction : Gentle Uphill  : Soft bends/straight for 800m caution Residential

Caution! X

Staggered straight

200 : Soft L : 100 : Soft R : Long straight to Soft R

WARNING DEER!

Soft L : 400

Crest

25 : Hard L Junction : 400

Crest:50

Stop at gateway to help Penelope Pitstop change a tyre.

                                                       

What are the numbers on the disks under the letters DP?  (A)(B)(C)

  

WARNING DEER!

100 : Soft L into Hard R : Long Straight  

Jumps

Beech Avenue

Green mailbox R

STOP!

 

Boulder Mobile leaves a gravel slick!!

                        

More white disks.....  (D)(E)

  

100 : Soft L : 100 : Soft L : 100 : Medium R : 100

Junction Hard R

Long straight to Soft R : Hard L : 50 : Hard R : 50 : Hard L

Long Straight to speed limit sign

Soft L : Soft R : Soft R : Medium R : Hard R: 25 : Hard L

 Bridge

Soft L : 100 :  Soft R : 50 : Soft R

Downhill to medium R

 Bridge

Uphill to Soft L : Soft R : 100

Cross traffic

50 : Hard R

Junction

Downhill

400 : Medium L : Soft R : 300 : Soft R

Uphill

Soft R

Crest : 50 : Hard Right Junction (house)

Downhill

300 : Soft R : 400

 Bridge

Immediate Hard left Junction : 400 : Medium R : 400 : Hard L : 300 uphill : Soft L : 100 : Medium R : Soft R : 100

Junction

 STOP!!!!!!

Dick Dastardly has set up a diversion

                                    

 At the trio of trees find the one that LW visited and find the film box at the bottom with instructions on how to avoid DD's trap! (F)(G)(H)

 

Long Straight uphill

Medium R : Uphill Soft L : 50 : Soft L : 50 : Medium L : Medium R : 100 : Soft L to uphill

150 : Soft R : Soft L

Crest

Hard R : Soft L : Straight 500

Junction

Blind corner – beware:: :  Hard R

Crest

Hard L : 100 Crest : 50 : Extreme R : 50 : Hard L : 50 : Hard R

Beware Barn ahead

50 : Soft L : Soft R

Bridge

STOP!

 

Have you beaten Dick Dastardly to parking at the LARGE SILVER GATE?

 

Set off on foot from here to find the cache using the numbers you have collected

N56 4B.C(G-H)A  W00(D+E) 0A. 0(F+E)(F-D)

 

In your log please give us your Wacky Races team and car names!

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qvpx Qnfgreqyl : Haqre YJ Pnpur: Ynetr fghzc

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)