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Solved NIC#112 - Cooper-Chevrolet of Austin Miller in 1961 Australian LSR
« on: January 26, 2014, 06:35:44 AM »
For one point, tell me the year, the driver, the car, the place, and what was going on.
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Re: NIC #112
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2014, 11:26:08 AM »
Is some kind of a land speed record attempt on the Bonneville Flats in Utah?
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Re: NIC #112
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2014, 11:48:31 AM »
Quote from: AlexFrance on January 26, 2014, 11:26:08 AM
Is some kind of a land speed record attempt on the Bonneville Flats in Utah?

You are thinking along the right lines, but it's not Bonneville.
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Re: NIC #112
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2014, 05:38:26 PM »
Looking more closely at the picture I was wondering if it might be a beach. So, what about Daytona Beach?
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Re: NIC #112
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2014, 06:53:29 PM »
Quote from: AlexFrance on January 27, 2014, 05:38:26 PM
Looking more closely at the picture I was wondering if it might be a beach. So, what about Daytona Beach?

Yes, it is a beach, but not Daytona.
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Re: NIC #112
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2014, 02:09:39 AM »
cooper with at Bakers beach in tasmania Australia with Austin “Aussie” Miller driving
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Re: NIC #112
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2014, 05:36:15 AM »
Quote from: 660851 on February 01, 2014, 02:09:39 AM
cooper with at Bakers beach in tasmania Australia with Austin “Aussie” Miller driving

Yes, and locked for you. What was he trying to do on that beach?
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Re: NIC #112 LOCKED
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2014, 06:53:07 AM »
trying and doing it "setting the australian land speed record" as at that date ie 1961
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Re: NIC #112 LOCKED
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2014, 07:10:46 AM »
Quote from: 660851 on February 01, 2014, 06:53:07 AM
trying and doing it "setting the australian land speed record" as at that date ie 1961

Yes. One more point to you. This is the Chevrolet-engined period of his Cooper F1 car. The perspex bubble helped with the streamlining - the attempt took place at Bakers Beach, Tasmania.
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WTH # 387
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2014, 12:51:14 AM »
To earn your point, specify the name of the car, what powers it, and name the people standing behind it
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Re: WTH # 387
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2014, 09:34:55 AM »
Rookies don't like race cars?

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Re: WTH # 387
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2014, 09:27:39 AM »
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Re: WTH # 387
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2014, 10:54:55 AM »
It is the car that get the Austalian land speed record in 1961, a cooper climax race car with a corvette engine. the team was formed by Austin Miller, Bruce Burr and Geoff Smedley
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Re: WTH # 387
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2014, 11:17:43 AM »
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Re: WTH # 387
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2014, 02:35:34 PM »
One point for serra.

The source of the puzzle image, called it a Cooper Climax with a Corvette engine, not a Cooper-Chevrolet.

Can an admin merge the puzzles?
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Re: WTH # 387
« Reply #15 on: December 05, 2014, 05:33:36 AM »
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on December 04, 2014, 02:35:34 PM
Can an admin merge the puzzles?

I'll merge it if you can tell me what to merge it with?
nicanary's link above doesn't go to a puzzle, just to the Homepage..
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Re: WTH # 387
« Reply #16 on: December 05, 2014, 05:48:56 AM »
Sorry. NIC#112 - 26 January 2014 original post date.

(The link I gave came up when I looked for my old puzzle and I assumed it was the link reference for my puzzle's page - that shows how much I know about IT).
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Re: Solved NIC#112 - Cooper-Chevrolet of Austin Miller in 1961 Australian LSR
« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2014, 06:06:32 AM »
Thanks.
Merged.
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