S Rank Invitation - Is politics involved?

[ThxObama]

Henlo chaps!

First of all, I want to apologize if this thread is misplaced.

I'm from Israel and have been a GT player for the last 21 years.

The reason I'm posting this here is because I have no one to talk to in my home country

that can give me a straight answer.

I've been working very hard to get invited to S rank last few months and discovered something

very disturbing, Israeli players can't get invited into S rank, or at least that's what it says

on the website:

Is there a specific reason for that?

Did someone just forget to write the country down?

Is Israel banned from competing in FIA regulation races?



Will appreciate any answers because I'm truly lost, a bit heartbroken and utterly disappointed.

Feel free to contact me privately at GEE_ThxObama@gmail.com


Thank you.

 

[Crazy Taylor]

Not sure if this can help you.

https://www.gtplanet.net/update-on-eligibility-for-gt-sports-fia-championships/

 

[Famine]

Is there a specific reason for that?

Did someone just forget to write the country down?

Is Israel banned from competing in FIA regulation races?

Not banned, just not included. There may be all sorts of reasons for that - Italy wasn't on the list until very recently because the competition did not meet Italian gambling laws.

Notice that other European countries not included extend to Liechtenstein, Andorra, Luxembourg, Romania, Latvia, Estonia, Vatican City, Monaco (where Sony held the world final), Croatia (which has two tracks, albeit fictional, in the game), Moldova, Lithuania, Belarus, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Iceland...

... you get the point.

 

[ThxObama]

Not sure if this can help you.

https://www.gtplanet.net/update-on-eligibility-for-gt-sports-fia-championships/

It did, thx!

Not banned, just not included. There may be all sorts of reasons for that - Italy wasn't on the list until very recently because the competition did not meet Italian gambling laws.

Notice that other European countries not included extend to Liechtenstein, Andorra, Luxembourg, Romania, Latvia, Estonia, Vatican City, Monaco (where Sony held the world final), Croatia (which has two tracks, albeit fictional, in the game), Moldova, Lithuania, Belarus, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Iceland...

... you get the point.

Thanks for the explanation there bud, I think I'm starting to understand, Israeli gambling laws are quite strict, It could have something to do with that.

 

[Sander 001]

Quebec is excluded too and even though I don't live in Quebec, I was excluded because I'm right across the border!

Otherwise I would've been there for Monaco

Spoiler

...as a spectator