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Masarykuv okruh III: The 1930 Circuit Multi-cache

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Hidden : 11/19/2006
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3 out of 5
Terrain:
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[Czech] Cache byla vytvorena pro pripomenutí puvodního Masarykova okruhu v Brne. Obtiznost nelze snadno stanovit – cestu je treba projet autem, trochu u toho premyslet, samotne nalezeni cache je ale potom uz snadne.

[English] This cache was created to remember the original Masaryk circuit in Brno. You need to go by car, to use your brain during the way, but the retrieval alone is quite easy. Click for English listing.



[Czech – cesky]

Unyly klid, vladnouci kraji Helencinu, nalezi minulosti: vystridal jej zacatkem dubna r. 1930 horecny, nervosni a intensivni ruch prace lopat, krumpacu, silnicnich automobilovych rozryvacu, drticu a parnich valcu, pracujicich na uprave budouciho jeviste velkeho automobiloveho boje o cenu p. presidenta.

Takto basnicky popsal vznik Masarykova okruhu v Brne roku 1933 vydavatel Frantisek Fürst. Ruch byl skutecne „horecny a nervosni“. Vymerovat se totiz zacalo az kolem Vanoc roku 1929, v dubnu 1930 zacaly vlastni cestarske prace a v zari stejneho roku se uz jel prvni zavod.

Mnoho lidi mozna vubec nevi, ze se po vetsine silnic puvodniho Masarykova okruhu dodnes jezdi. S touto cachi si budete moci cely okruh projet. Nechame na vas, jestli vyuzijete nize uvedeny itinerar a nechate se jim navigovat zatacku po zatacce. Muzete se treba spolehnout jen na domaci pripravu a nachystat cestu predem. Cilem teto cache je projet mista, kde pred sedmdesati lety zavodila takova jmena jako Louis Chiron, Nino Farina nebo Rudolf Caracciola.


Puvodni Masarykuv okruh a vase cesta k teto cachi

Neprehlednete ani dalsi cache zamerene na Masarykuv okruh v Brne:

Kolem trasy okruhu se nachazi rada dalsich zajimavych cachi, ktere by nemely ujit vasi pozornosti. Najdete je v tomto prehledu (napred se prosim prihlaste).

Tentokrat nic pro turisty

Trasa silnicniho Masarykova okruhu se behem let 1930 az 1986 ctyrikrat zmenila. U teto cache nas bude zajimat puvodni a nejdelsi okruh. Mel delku 29,142 km, celkovy vyskovy rozdil 240 m, maximalni stoupani 7 % a klesani 9,5 %. Zavodnici ho projizdeli sedmnactkrat, proti smeru hodinovych rucicek.

Vasim ukolem bude projet podle itinerare alespon jedno kolo Masarykova okruhu. Na trase najdete nekolik mist, z nichz ziskate udaje potrebne pro sestaveni souradnic umisteni cache. Start je na puvodnim miste, v depu na souradnicich N 49° 10.411', E 016° 32.797'.

Na rozdil od zavodniku v tricatych letech minuleho stoleti ale budete trasu projizdet po smeru hodinovych rucicek. K teto uprave pravidel jsme sahli kvuli problematicke jihovychodni casti okruhu, ktera dnes vubec neodpovida puvodni silnicni siti a prujezd „spravnym smerem“ by byl komplikovany.

Tato cache je cisty drive-in. Bez auta, motocyklu nebo jizdniho kola ji lze absolvovat jen velmi tezko. Ani na jednom z kontrolnich bodu neni nutne zastavovat, staci pribrzdit a zjistit odpoved na otazku. Najedete priblizne 29 km a melo by vam to trvat asi ctyricet minut. Cache je ulozena velmi blizko cile a jeji nalezeni uz bude urcite velmi rychle.

Jako na rallye

Ani k jedne z osmi zastavek nedostanete souradnice. Musite se k nim dostat prostrednictvim itinerare, ktery je zjednodusenou obdobou zapisku spolujezdce pouzivanych pri rallye. Vyslovne doporucujeme, abyste se na cestu nevydavali sami – vezmete s sebou nekoho, kdo vas bude podle itinerare navigovat.

Itinerar mozna na prvni pohled vypada komplikovane, je ale jednoduchy. Neustale se v nem opakuji povely typu „za jak dlouho co nastane“. Cislo ukazuje vzdalenost v metrech a za nim vetsinou nasleduje popis zatacky. Nejmirnejsi zatacka doprava je oznacena 1R (z anglickeho Right), stejny typ zatacky doleva 1L (jako Left). Cisla se zvysujici se obtiznosti zatacek rostou az k sestce. U zacatky do praveho uhlu se poprve objevi pismena SqR nebo SqL; podle toho, jestli je nutne volantem tocit doprava nebo doleva. Pro jeste prudsi zatacky jsou vyhrazeny zkratky HpR (HpL) a AcR (AcL).

Priblizne uhly jednotlivych stupnu zatacek jsou dobre videt na nasledujicim obrazku. Na trase je ale nemerte uhlomerem. My jsme stupne v itinerari take urcovali hlavne podle pocitu pri jizde.


Pro zatacky doleva si predstavte zrcadlove prevraceny obrazek

Zkratky typu zatacek jsme si nevymysleli, jde o jeden ze standardnich zpusobu zapisu pouzivaneho pri automobilovych rallye. Ba naopak – zapis jsme velmi zjednodusili. Abyste se ve sto triceti povelech v itinerari neztratili, obcas jsme do nej navic pridali i lidskou rec. Prozrazujeme treba, kde zacina a konci obec, kde je most apod. Obcas pridáme i slepou mapku.

Jeste pro jistotu priklad: kdyz v itinerari najdete napriklad vyraz „150 m 2L“, znamena to, ze za sto padesat metru vas ceka celkem mirna zatacka doleva.

V obci prosim padesat

Rychlostni rekord puvodniho Masarykova okruhu drzi Nemec Rudolf Caracciola. V roce 1937 zajel nejrychlejsi cas na jedno kolo: 11 minut a 59,3 sekundy. To odpovida prumerne rychlosti 145,851 km/h. Tento rekord nebyl doposud prekonan a jeho hodnotu jeste umocnuje skutecnost, ze trat mela prumernou sirku pouze 6,3 m.

Uvedomte si ale, ze nejste Caracciola a ze trasu okruhu nepojedete na uzavrene trati. Dodrzujte prosim pravidla silnicniho provozu.

Itinerar: tuto cast vytisknete

Cilem je ziskat na trase osm cislic oznacenych A az H. Z nich potom na zaver snadno sestavite souradnice mista, kde je ulozena cache.

Start je na souradnicich N 49° 10.411', E 016° 32.797'

UKOL: Na pametni desce najdete starsi z letopoctu a opiste jeho posledni cislici. Oznacte ji jako A.

Z mista startu vyjedte smerem na zapad • 200 m najet z depa na silnici • 600 m 3L • 150 m 2L • 100 m 3R • 100 m 2R • 100 m 2L • 200 m 2R • 500 m (konec obce) • 1 000 m (zacatek obce) • 150 m 1L

UKOL: Tesne za krizovatkou, kterou projedete temer rovne (1L), je po prave strane zluty dum. Druhou cislici z jeho cisla orientacniho oznacte jako B.

250 m 2R • 300 m (konec obce) • 350 m (zacatek obce) • 150 m 2L • 150 m (konec obce) • 100 m 1L • 650 m (zmena povrchu silnice)

UKOL: Na casti silnice s odlisnym povrchem (asi 1,5 km) spocitejte pocet semaforu a pocet klasickych bilych patniku na prave strane. Soucinem techto dvou cisel ziskate hodnotu C.

450 m 3R • 550 m 3L • 550 m (navrat k puvodnimu povrchu) • 900 m zaradte se do leveho pruhu (nevjizdejte na dalnici) • 200 m 1L • 200 m (most pres dalnici) • 100 m 3R • 800 m 2L • 500 m SqR

550 m 1L • 1 100 m (zacatek obce) • 650 m HpR • 150 m 3R • 150 m (konec obce) • 150 m (podjezd pod dalnici) • 150 m 1L • 300 m 1R • 300 m 3R • 100 m HpL

UKOL: V ostre leve zatacce zaostrete zrak na poutac upozornujici na minimotodrahu. Kolik motocyklu je na ceduli zobrazeno? Cislo oznacte jako D.

150 m HpR • 50 m SqL • 100 m 3L • 150 m 2R • 200 m 3R • 150 m 3R • 300 m 1L • 100 m 3L • 200 m 1R • 50 m 3L • 100 m 2R • 100 m 2L • 150 m 3R

UKOL: Na odbocce doprava, ktera nasleduje padesat metru za touto zatackou, je znacka nejvyssi dovolene rychlosti. Jeji prvni cislici vydelte dvema a ziskate cislo E. Vy sami pokracujte rovne.

350 m 1R • 150 m 2L • 100 m 4L • 100 m 5R • 150 m 1R • 150 m 3L • 250 m 2R • 150 m 3L • 100 m 3R • 200 m AcL • 100 m AcR • 100 m 3L

50 m 4R • 100 m 1L • 150 m 2R • 50 m 4L • 100 m 1R • 150 m (zacatek obce) • 150 m 6R • 150 m 2R • 150 m 2L • 100 m 3R • 100 m SqL

100 m 3L • 150 m 3L

50 m 2R • 50 m 1L • 100 m 2R • 350 m 1L • 400 m 2R • 50 m (konec obce) • 500 m 2L • 150 m 2R • 150 m 3R • 200 m 3R • 200 m 2R • 150 m (prejezd pres ctyrproudou silnici)

350 m 1L • 350 m 4L • 150 m 3R • 100 m 6L • 100 m 3L • 150 m SqR • 200 m 3L • 150 m 3R (zacatek mestske casti) • 200 m 1L • 200 m (podjezd pod mostem) • 50 m 2R

UKOL: Po prave strane najdete prvni cerveny dum (hned za nim je zeleny). Jako cislo F si zapiste druhou cislici orientacniho cisla tohoto cerveneho domu (cervena tabulka).

300 m AcR • 100 m HpL • 50 m 3R • 100 m 4R • 50 m 4L • 180 m 1L • 270 m 3L • 300 m 3R • 100 m 3R • 100 m 3R • 50 m 2L • 150 m 1L • 150 m 3L • 50 m 4R • 150 m 6R

50 m 2L • 200 m 2R • 150 m 1R • 250 m 6R

UKOL: Asi 100 m za odbockou najdete na prave strane zvlastni, drive policejni budovu. Jeji cislo orientacni vydelte dvema a vysledek oznacte jako G.

200 m 2L • 200 m 2L • 150 m 2L • 300 m 5R • 150 m 3L • 200 m 3L • 350 m 3L

200 m SqR (na semaforech) • 150 m SqL (do sidliste) • 350 m SqL (ukazatel doleva Svazna) • 150 m 6R
Trasa z tohoto radku neodpovida puvodnimu Masarykovu okruhu. Protoze vede pres sidliste, radeji prikladame celou mapku (klepnete pro vetsi obrazek).

700 m zaradit se doprava smerem k depu • 150 m cil

UKOL: Najdete, ktera cislice se na pametni desce nejcasteji opakuje. Nazvete ji H.

Cache najdete na souradnicich N 49° 1A.BCD' a E 016° 3E.FGH'.


[English – anglicky]

The days in April 1930 were really frenzied on roads round about Brno, Czech republic. The construction of Masarykuv okruh (Masaryk circuit) has been started. The work was over already in five months and the first race was started in September.

Most people probably don’t know, that they can still use the major part of original Masarykuv okruh on a present. You can come through whole circuit with this cache.


The original routing of Masaryk circuit and your way to this cache

Don't miss another geocaches with Masaryk circuit theme in Brno:

There are many interesting geocaches near the path of circuit. You will find them in this list (please log in first).

Nothing for tourists

The routing of Masarykuv okruh was four times changed during years 1930–1986. We are interested in the original and the longest circuit. It’s length was 29.142 km, elevation 240 m, maximal climb 7 % and maximal descent 9,5 %. Racers run it through seventeen times, anticlockwise.

Your goal is to drive through Masarykuv okruh only once. You find some places along your route where you get useful information for cache coordinates compilation. Start of your route is in authentic place, in pit stop with coordinates N 49° 10.411', E 016° 32.797'.

Unlike racers in 30’s you will go your route clockwise. We choose this way by reason of new motorways on south-east part of circuit. It would be rather complicated to use the original way today.

This cache is an absolute drive-in. You need to go by car, motorcycle or bicycle. You can’t stop on any check-point, just slow down and find an answer to questions. The cache is hidden near the final destination and you sure will find it very quickly.

Rally simulator

We don’t provide you coordinates of eight stages. You must to come in using a itinerary. It looks like pacenotes of rally co-driver. We really recommend you to not go alone. You would rather take anybody to navigate you.

The itinerary may look elaborately, but it is quite simple. It without end repeats „when and what“. The number shows a distance in meters and a curve description follows. The easiest curve to right is tagged as 1R (as Right), the same type of left curve is 1L (as Left). The numbers are increasing when curves are more and more difficult – till six. A curve in right angle is tagged SqR or SqL (right and left), close angle curves HpR (HpL) and AcR (AcL).

You can see approximate curve angles on next pictures. But don’t use an angle gauge or any ruler on your road. We used our driver’s feeling for itinerary making too.

Respect speed regulations

The speed record of former Masaryk circuit is from German Rudolf Caracciola. He run the fastest lap in 1937: 11 minutes 59,3 seconds. The average speed was 145.851 km/h.

But remember that you are no Caracciola and you aren’t on closed circuit. Observe the speed and other traffic rules.

Itinerary (print this)

Your goal is to get eight numbers A to H on your way. You will easily put together them into final cache coordinates. start N 49° 10.411', E 016° 32.797'

TASK: Find the older year on a memorial plaque. Note it's last numeral as A.

Go to the west • 200 m join on road • 600 m 3L • 150 m 2L • 100 m 3R • 100 m 2R • 100 m 2L • 200 m 2R • 500 m (urban area: end) • 1 000 m (urban area: start) • 150 m 1L

TASK: Go almost straight (1L) through this crossing and you will see a yellow house on right side. Note the second numeral from the house number and name it B.

250 m 2R • 300 m (urban area: end) • 350 m (urban area: start) • 150 m 2L • 150 m (urban area: end) • 100 m 1L • 650 m (rough road surface)

TASK: There's about 1,5 km of road covered with cobble-stones. Count all stoplights and all white guard stones on right side of this rough road. Multiple these two numbers and let the result be C.

450 m 3R • 550 m 3L • 550 m (rough road surface: end) • 900 m choose the left lane • 200 m 1L • 200 m (bridge over highway) • 100 m 3R • 800 m 2L • 500 m SqR

550 m 1L • 1 100 m (urban area: start) • 650 m HpR • 150 m 3R • 150 m (urban area: end) • 150 m (bridge under highway) • 150 m 1L • 300 m 1R • 300 m 3R • 100 m HpL

TASK: Look at the attention-arester on left part of this steep curve. There is a word „minimotodraha" on it. How many motorcycles are figured on this advertisement? Save it as number D.

150 m HpR • 50 m SqL • 100 m 4L • 150 m 2R • 200 m 3R • 150 m 3R • 300 m 1L • 100 m 3L • 200 m 1R • 50 m 3L • 100 m 2R • 100 m 2L • 150 m 3R

TASK: There is a traffic sign with the highest allowed speed on turning to the right. Divide it's first numeral with two and note the result as E. You will continue straight ahead then.

350 m 1R • 150 m 2L • 100 m 4L • 100 m 5R • 150 m 1R • 150 m 3L • 250 m 2R • 150 m 3L • 100 m 3R • 200 m AcL • 100 m AcR • 100 m 3L

50 m 4R • 100 m 1L • 150 m 2R • 50 m 4L • 100 m 1R • 150 m (urban area: start) • 150 m 6R • 150 m 2R • 150 m 2L • 100 m 3R • 100 m SqL

100 m 3L • 150 m 3L

50 m 2R • 50 m 1L • 100 m 2R • 350 m 1L • 400 m 2R • 50 m (urban area: end) • 500 m 2L • 150 m 2R • 150 m 3R • 200 m 3R • 200 m 2R • 150 m (cross over four-lane road)

350 m 1L • 350 m 4L • 150 m 3R • 100 m 6L • 100 m 3L • 150 m SqR • 200 m 3L • 150 m 3R (urban area: start) • 200 m 1L • 200 m (bridge under street) • 50 m 2R

TASK: Find the first red house on the right side. Note a second numeral of it's house number on red letters plate. It is F. (The next house after the red one is green.)

300 m AcR • 100 m HpL • 50 m 3R • 100 m 4R • 50 m 4L • 180 m 1L • 270 m 3L • 300 m 3R • 100 m 3R • 100 m 3R • 50 m 2L • 150 m 1L • 150 m 3L • 50 m 4R • 150 m 6R

50 m 2L • 200 m 2R • 150 m 1R • 250 m 6R

TASK: You will see a cubical building after 100 m on right side. Divide it's house number with two and save the result as G.

200 m 2L • 200 m 2L • 150 m 2L • 300 m 5R • 150 m 3L • 200 m 3L • 350 m 3L

200 m SqR (stoplights) • 150 m SqL (housing estate) • 350 m SqL (roadsign Svážná to the left) • 150 m 6R
Whole way from this raw is shown on the next scheme (click for big picture).

700 m choose the right lane towards to pit stop • 150 m end

TASK: Find the most repeating numeral on a memorial plague. Name it as H.

The cache is on coordinates N 49° 1A.BCD' a E 016° 3E.FGH'.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cbq orgbabilz cenmprz, haqre pbapergr

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)