Solved NIC#112 - Cooper-Chevrolet of Austin Miller in 1961 Australian LSR

[nicanary]

For one point, tell me the year, the driver, the car, the place, and what was going on.

[AlexFrance]

Is some kind of a land speed record attempt on the Bonneville Flats in Utah?

[nicanary]

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.

[AlexFrance]

Looking more closely at the picture I was wondering if it might be a beach. So, what about Daytona Beach?

[nicanary]

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.

[660851]

cooper with at Bakers beach in tasmania Australia with Austin "Aussie" Miller driving

[nicanary]

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?

[660851]

trying and doing it "setting the australian land speed record" as at that date ie 1961

[nicanary]

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.

[sixtee5cuda]

To earn your point, specify the name of the car, what powers it, and name the people standing behind it

[sixtee5cuda]

Rookies don't like race cars?

Up!

[sixtee5cuda]

Up!

[serra]

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

[nicanary]

Previous post www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=27280msg311146#msg311146

[sixtee5cuda]

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?

[Carnut]

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..

[nicanary]

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).

[Carnut]

Thanks.
Merged.