Welcome
race fans to the Grand Prix Legends geocache series. This series is
not a race itself but a celebration of some of auto racing's
greats. The series will introduce you to some of the legendary
drivers of the 1967 Formula One season. 1967 marked the end of an
era before the introduction of aerodynamics and ground effects,
where the sheer power of the engines outmatched the physical limits
of the cars. Drivers were strapped into these rockets on wheels and
challenged to "keep them on the black stuff". The legends you'll
meet along this circuit not only managed to handle these incredible
machines but made them dance around some of the most technically
challenging tracks in the world. Cars of this era were so powerful
that the drivers had to feather the throttle and manage braking to
literally put their cars through the turns sideways using a
technique called "four wheel drift". This age of motorsport has
fascinated me for many years and I thought it was time to share my
love of the sport with the geocaching community. The series will
take you on a circuit through one of the many well managed tracts
of the York Regional Forest. There are six "driver" caches placed
around the circuit. Each one has a number in it which will be used
to determine the coordinates of this final cache, "Grand Prix
Legends - Finish Line". So it's off to the races! I hope you enjoy
your hike and learn a bit about Formula One history along the way.
In the timeless words of Jackie Stewart;
"It's
a great day for motor car racing"!
In order to
determine the coordinates of this cache you'll need to collect
information from the 6 driver caches located along a nearby
circuit. The caches you'll need are:
To get
the final coordinates, insert the related numbers from the driver
caches as follows:
N 44°
01. Clark, Brabham, Hulme
W 079°
19. Surtees, Hill, Stewart
The Lotus 49 was a Formula
One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for
the 1967 F1 season. It was designed around the Cosworth DFV engine
that would power most of the Formula One grid through the 1970s and
was the first successful Formula One car to feature the engine as a
structural member. Jim Clark won on the car's debut in 1967, and it
would also provide him with the last win of his career in
1968.