Scattered Notes

Puzzle

Argh... despair!
I hid my train in such a clever way, but then I scattered my notes all around the place and I can't make much sense of anything anymore...

I had 5 definitions written right here:

A --- BRAD ------- ----
---- H ---- AND I -----
----- OF -------- -----
---- FOR ----- --------
4TH TO ----- ----- ----

Not too sure where to find the words I lost...
But I sense that these documents might help me out:

The  BOOK RIDE ACTS
The  RED CROSS LAKES
The  GREAT MELTZER JONES
The  AMERICAN OUTDOORS ROAD
The  QUEEN SOLO ABBEY
Is it me or even the documents are all over the place?

Once you find the answers to the 5 definitions, you might need to reorder the answers.
I'm pretty sure there was an obvious correlation between each answer and the next one.

Once everything is back in order, take the 8th character of the answers (space included) and plot it in this cryptex to access the first compartment.
Make sure to keep the cryptex with you!
Image form
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| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
+ - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +
| f | Q | m | q | Z | R | k | c | V | N | H | W | D | 7 | i | T | 6 | 1 | a | b | J | 4 | S | 3 | P | 9 |
+ - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +

Deadline

You have until the month of May. Best of luck!

Prize

Here is what you are playing for:

• AI War: Fleet Command (4 entries)
• A Virus Named TOM (4 entries)
• Mirage: Arcane Warfare (0 entries)
• Team Racing League (5 entries)
• Cosmonautica (5 entries)
• 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat (5 entries)

Puzzle Notes

Estimated difficulty

Fairly easy

Estimated solve time

15-25 minutes

Required skills

• Logic
• Observation
• Minimal research

Hints

Hint 1 - The full concept

There are 15 words missing, and 15 words given
Figure out the definitions, and then the answers to those definitions
The answers are related in some way, so even if you haven't found all of them through the definitions
The pieces of the puzzle shall come in place in a very pleasing way

Hint 2 - Some details

Each answer has 2 main words
Each definition but one can be easily Googled
The length of the words might help sorting them out in the definitions

Hint 3 - Definitions

A --- BRAD ------- ----
---- H ---- AND I -----
----- OF -------- -----
RIDE FOR GREAT OUTDOORS
4TH TO ----- ----- ----