I'm not sure where the idea about a secondary weapon has come from, however this has never been part of the criteria.
All teams knew about the show at the same time, which didn't give teams long to prepare, however it's better that way than not have a show at all.
I understand that a lot of teams are upset they didn't get in, and that because they have been in the sport for 10-15 years or more that they are entitled to a space on the show. That's not how any competition works, and there just aren't enough spaces for that. Going by the current live event line up, there isn't enough variation or unique machines to choose only those. The % of wedge shaped flippers to other weapons types on the live circuit is far too high for a TV show. I hope people understand this and start to think outside the box to make interesting and exciting machines for both the TV and Live events alike. Just being in the sport for a long time doesn't make public want to watch a show show and this series really needs to kick off with a bang for the success of the future of the show.

A lot of teams have made extroadinary efforts to create some excellent improvements to their machines and there is a great mix in this new series. I hope that people can take this on board and understand why this is so important to get right.