Roman blew the dust off his 1952 Lugg & Lewis vulpograph yesterday. The result is a trad geofoxer with a ********* flavour. Below the break you’ll also find a Vera-style brainteaser set by a reader. Veteran defoxer Aergistal challenges you to geo-locate a stretch of blacktop that starred in an iconic 90s game cinematic.
Roman’s foxer (To fully defox, identify all twelve locations plus the theme that links them):
Aergistal’s foxer (“Pinpoint the exact location of the race between the Italdesign Cala and the Jaguar XJ220 from the FMV intro of Need for Speed II (1997)” ):
E. is outside the Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum in county Limerick:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TwD4e6DHQyCKFsyz8
C. In Greenwich, London : https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ccfnx7MkugaL2VDw8
D. National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky
https://www.google.com/maps/place/National+Corvette+Museum/@37.0045083,-86.3749298,3a,90y,99.43h,84.56t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgID_1LOWMA!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FABJJf53lKV3hktHsHiRT4nRjsUObEprCObVvfVS7OFMEfBqnSfLCi3zsE8s8M3mRKMMSUZ1-hhSzLvZZ5XfFFulxGjFkrBO3hssVKyW7o9NveW9aooxLjbEvDyNdI1K8uknyWngwQNVi%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi5.437778097014331-ya312.9779835503658-ro0-fo100!7i8192!8i4096!4m6!3m5!1s0x8865e4367e69442d:0x5d4ad89350a49c8a!8m2!3d37.0041426!4d-86.374617!16zL20vMDFxOHgw?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette
F. beneath the Forth Bridge, North Queensferry
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Forth+Bridge/@56.0073263,-3.3918157,3a,38y,165.18h,95.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sYzFR_Q3XjuTbLYvDIgLbBg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-5.714209426964942%26panoid%3DYzFR_Q3XjuTbLYvDIgLbBg%26yaw%3D165.18064223024336!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x4887cf9285ad0a07:0xe15e532beaaea823!8m2!3d56.0011407!4d-3.3887934!16zL20vMDEyYjlk!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
K is Hashima Island, Japan – nicknamed “Battleship Island”
C is specifically the Dreadnought Building, home of the Uni of Greenwich Student Union
I’m guessing the link is warship types.
Or maybe just ship types: J is Brig station, Switzerland
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vDxn9SuCkhmeENfA7
Yarrr! But I’m puzzled at the redacted 9-letter word in the intro – nautical & maritime are both 8.
A. Pikes Peak COG Railway Station
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8402712,-105.0422747,3a,65.1y,139.63h,77.85t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1spswGQ-OCFQ4hkNPiA56WPw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D12.151200551687381%26panoid%3DpswGQ-OCFQ4hkNPiA56WPw%26yaw%3D139.63477816679037!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUyMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
ETA: E. tailfin of flying boat ‘Yankee CLIPPER’
L – The SLOOP Inn, Bantham
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SWttengmsqFHjiJ6A
i. Sean COLLIER memorial at the deconstructivist Stata Center, MIT
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ray+and+Maria+Stata+Center/@42.3625243,-71.0900988,3a,90y,187.73h,101.03t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sI1pA–IxiVf28Svl2KIg3w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-11.026672968774307%26panoid%3DI1pA–IxiVf28Svl2KIg3w%26yaw%3D187.73347552936346!7i16384!8i8192!4m7!3m6!1s0x89e370a95cb1e19b:0xa9dc1ab3c8bedd1e!8m2!3d42.3616096!4d-71.0906355!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11b7k1dwkt?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUyMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
We still defox the old way.
I think.
G. Dinosaur Walk at the Melbourne Museum
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Melbourne+Museum/@-37.8028853,144.9711609,2a,90y,125.94h,80.61t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sEcNGE6FOjYugJYXz6bkCfw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D9.393394555949271%26panoid%3DEcNGE6FOjYugJYXz6bkCfw%26yaw%3D125.9376604844961!7i13312!8i6656!4m12!1m3!2m2!1svictoria+dinosaur+walk+museum+australia!6e1!3m7!1s0x6ad642da40c9de9f:0x8f2c10c1546cc221!8m2!3d-37.803273!4d144.9717408!10e5!15sCid2aWN0b3JpYSBkaW5vc2F1ciB3YWxrIG11c2V1bSBhdXN0cmFsaWFaKSIndmljdG9yaWEgZGlub3NhdXIgd2FsayBtdXNldW0gYXVzdHJhbGlhkgEOaGlzdG9yeV9tdXNldW2aASNDaFpEU1VoTk1HOW5TMFZKUTBGblNVUnlhVGt6YVdKUkVBReABAPoBBAgUEEQ!16zL20vMDFrMXdj?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUyMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Image fits in whole skeleton of Megalania, which is an extinct species of giant monitor lizard.
Therefore: MONITOR ?
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Conversely H. is considerably less convoluted in the old Hockney Diming Clang:
‘Battle’ is short for BATTLECRUISER = Boozer (pub)
B – Wynwood Walls, mural depicting a FRIGATE bird.
H – The GALLEY Restaurant, Topsham on FERRY road.
The race is still on for The Need For Speed foxer !
I doubt I’m going to get much closer than Sardinia, probably the north-east quarter.
Basically regurgitating a Reddit thread, the _Showcase_ video has footage of both the burgundy XJ220 and yellow Cala taken in the harbour of Puerto Cervo
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Porto+Cervo,+Province+of+Gallura+North-East+Sardinia,+Italy/@41.135642,9.537155,3a,51.6y,121.96h,92.64t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgID4zeGY5gE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FABJJf51RkwS8H5xCbn_YFYMH878sZrN742vH6qj_Y9IPxiKAb3MM2Szqtce7cKsZxK72CODz-KPlxCWJK4n8X3o2xCe0vUk3mjtXsxBZ6beQ09Tj-3pZR-NtIJ1sxifhUcbs4u7U3ZcpiA%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-2.641972025273006-ya121.95796702704257-ro0-fo100!7i6080!8i3040!4m7!3m6!1s0x12d940ba7d106431:0xc70a48fba03230f1!8m2!3d41.1315336!4d9.535745!10e5!16zL20vMDhmZzNt?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
and the XJ220 section starts with it emerging from a cemetery in Galtelli
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3871729,9.618192,3a,75y,46.93h,93.42t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sLK39QmVap6fsElLgbtCthw!2e0!5s20081101T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-3.423850130245526%26panoid%3DLK39QmVap6fsElLgbtCthw%26yaw%3D46.92634246671715!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
The race itself is shot in at least two places:
it starts on a sloping straight of black tarmac with road markings amongst hills
it ends with them on orange-grey tarmac with no road markings and sea visible when they enter ludicrous speed
(Spaceballs 2: The New One announced for 2027)
There are at least 4 different locations shown during the race, not counting the 2 from the showcase:
– start line near a building and a tree
– somewhere en-route with mountains and electricity poles visible in the background
– bends
– finish line near the sea
I’ve got the exact placement of two of them and have a potential match for the third. I’ll post my solutions next Friday.
Nevermind, I also have the finish, the exact electricity pole is still there. The hint is clear as day.