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Question of Sport. Grand Prix. Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/27/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A short quiz about Grand Prix racing.

The Grand Prix began as automobile racing in 1894, giving endurance tests for cars and drivers. Drivers began to go at speeds of 100mph driving on open roads, accidents and deaths to drivers and spectators were frequent. The modern day World Championship for Drivers was created in 1950 by the FIA. The very first champion was Guiseppe Farina who drove an Alfa Romeo. Ferrari is to date the most succesful team winning 219 races. Grand Prix racing now attracts a world wide viewing of over 500 million people. The cache can be found by solving a puzzle on Grand Prix racing.There is nothing at the above coords but they are within a mile of cache.

1. Damon Hill + Sterling Moss +James Hunt won a total of how many races.=AB

2. Jackie Stewart retired after the xxDC season.

3. Australian Mark Webber began racing in ExxF.

4. Peter Collins won his first Grand Prix in xxGH.

5. Alan Prost won the first of his Word Titles in  xxJI

Use N50 AB.CDE   W 003 FG.HIJ

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)