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Silverstone Pit-Stop Traditional Cache

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milvus-milvus: Fence has been replaced, and sadly the cache disappeared along with the old one. Time to archive.

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Hidden : 6/24/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A drive-by with a difference.

To complete this cache you need to perform a pit-stop. Please bring a stopwatch with you, or another timing device with a second hand - or if you have neither of these, get someone to count for you. This is what to do:

  1. Start your stopwatch as soon as the car comes to a rest.
  2. Change all 4 wheels (2 will do if you have a bike), refuel the tank, clean the windscreen, find the cache and sign the log.
  3. Return to the car, and start your engine. DON'T attempt to drive off with tyres smoking! You've finished at this point!
  4. Stop the clock.
  5. Report your pitstop time in your online log.

How not to do it...
(OK, you can skip the wheel change, refuelling, and even the screen wash if necessary - just find the cache).

PLEASE TAKE CARE!
This is a proper lay-by beside the A43, with a traffic island between you and the road. But it is a very fast road (except on Grand Prix weekend!) with vehicles flying past at high speed. There is no need to go anywhere near the island - the cache is hidden on the grass verge, well away from the traffic. Nonetheless, I would recommend that kids and animals should stay in the car - they can always keep an eye on the stopwatch and shout "encouragement" from the window...

Position Cacher Time
Pole: Dragontree 0:24.0
2nd: Team Balders 0:34.0
3rd=: ionabottom 0:51.0
3rd=: wallacewarrior 0:51.0
5th: BoroBourne 0:52.0
6th: explorer_olway 0:54.0
7th: Lorri-Ann & Kev 60 Elephants
8th: thehoomer 1:09.0
9th: Reddanbydan 1:14
10th: myriadgreen 1:14.71
11th: Landy Steve 1:15.0
12th: We do checks... 1:16.0
13th: GeoWoW & dcdawn 1:20.0
14th: The Ox & Monkey 1:21.72

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[USE OF THE HINT CARRIES A 30 SECOND DRIVE-THROUGH PENALTY!] Cbfg arkg gb gur cbfg.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)