Mario Kart Arcade GP DX - Game Server Connection Check stuck forever on boot

[robin 26]

Hi, I'm trying to run Mario Kart Arcade GP DX v1.18 on Windows 11 
with a Nvidia GPU using TeknoParrot.

The game boots and shows the boot check screen but freezes indefinitely 
on "Game Server Connection Check". 

I've already tried:
- Blocking Namco servers via hosts file
- Disabling auth in config files
- Disabling firewall completely
- Valid TeknoParrot account with Mario Kart ID configured

The strange thing is the game works fine with JConfig 
but I want Banapass support.

Anyone had this issue and found a fix?