if a simracing competition has a proof of residence requirement to enter it's a safe bet to blame me for it lmao.
the detailed explanation is that in 2020 for Simgrid's More Female Racers i was paired with Andie the Lab (https://www.youtube.com/@AndietheLab/) who was just beginning simracing and was, at best, unfamiliar with racing. and we actually did alright! she learned pretty quick despite my really flawed coaching at the time.
a few months after that she DMed me the PR release about SRO America Esports opening up pre-qualifications for its 2020 edition; back then there weren't any requirements besides having a stable ping on the race servers.
so i gave it a shot and... i demolished the competition. 5 rounds, which ended like so: P1; P1; P1; P3; P1. i took the title on round 4. i was the only non American racing. (i took nudes posing with the trophy btw)
they never told me directly, but i heard through the grapevine that the SRO was pissed at me for this. for the 2021 championship they mandated that participating drivers must have a stable ping, and it must be equal or less than 150ms. well mine was 145ms, so they couldn't exclude me; although this time the guy serving as liaison between the SRO and the organizers did come to tell me they would really rather that i pull out of the competition. (i didn't. the regs said i could race. so. lmao)
starting 2022, excluding drivers nominated by manufacturers, all participants had to provide proof of residence in the region of their choice. (SRO is divided between Asia/Oceania, America and Europe) starting 2023, all participants have to provide proof of residence.
to my knowledge every simracing esports competition divided in regions (not just SRO) now requires proof of residence. and it's my fault lol
