The service
Motorsport Geography is an independent game and reference website operated by Dave Barnes, using the ArcTheory Studio name, in Victoria, Australia. Contact arctheory.studio@gmail.com or compose in Gmail ↗ with questions about these terms.
The current game is free to play. Scores, rankings and streaks are for entertainment; they do not award cash or prizes.
Playing fairly
- Use your own knowledge. Do not use bots, automated guesses, answer extraction, coordinated score manipulation or external answer lookup during a timed competitive round.
- Use respectful, non-identifying nicknames. Do not impersonate another person or submit abusive, unlawful or sensitive material.
- Do not attack, overload or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site or another player’s records.
We may remove an inappropriate nickname, exclude a manipulated score or restrict abusive use. You can contact us if you think a restriction was applied incorrectly.
Rounds, scoring and saved progress
The daily sprint offers the same five locations to players, with one attempt per saved browser identity. A new daily round opens at 00:00 UTC when published. Practice is replayable and has separate scores.
A three-second start sequence follows map readiness. Once the clue is issued, the server gives 30 seconds to guess. At the deadline, the last server-saved pin is used; no saved pin scores zero. Leaving, refreshing or opening another page does not pause an active clock. Network delays can affect play.
Each round states its scoring radius; current new rounds award full points within 2 km. Published rounds and attempts retain their original question and scoring snapshots. We can withdraw a materially incorrect or disrupted daily round from competitive standings while retaining its recorded result.
Saved progress depends on the browser cookie. Clearing storage, changing devices or changing the website address can lose your connection to that progress. There is no cross-device account recovery in the current game. See Privacy for the distinction between clearing browser storage and requesting deletion of server records.
Calendar and circuit information
The directory and calendars are sourced snapshots, not live timetables or a guarantee that every venue is playable. Past-season references, historical hosts and provisional or conditional dates are labelled. Dates, venues, layouts and access conditions can change.
Check the linked organiser before buying tickets, arranging travel or attending a venue. Game pins identify answer targets and are not navigation, access or safety instructions. Respect venue rules, restricted areas and local laws.
Names, images and credits
Championship, manufacturer and venue names identify the subjects covered. They belong to their respective owners. No affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement by a championship, venue, team or manufacturer is implied.
Original clues and website materials belong to their respective creators. Maps, circuit geometry and credited photographs have their own licences and attribution links. Those licences continue to apply. Do not present our game or content as an official championship product. For a content or rights concern, contact us with the affected page and supporting details.
Availability and changes
We may improve features, update reference data, fix errors or interrupt the service for maintenance. Report an issue through the in-game clue report or Contact. We do not promise uninterrupted access or an error-free calendar.
We may update these terms as the service changes and will publish the updated date here. Any paid features or prizes would need their own clear rules before they are offered.
Your legal rights
Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies a right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded, including applicable rights under the Australian Consumer Law. We do not require you to waive those rights to play.
For a concern about the game, your records or these terms, please contact us so we can investigate and explain the outcome.