...well...call me an unreformed caveman but my personal opinion is leaning slightly towards the flyers.

I accept your reasons for having this the way it is - I still do think it's a bit of a ridiculous sponsor request, but that's probably due to my na¯vet regarding how robot events work :P - but it still disappoints me greatly, there was nothing in the run up to the announcement to suggest that the drag racing would be a requirement to participate in the main event and it's probably partially my mistake for allowing myself to get excited over what would have been my first event before I knew what the entry requirements were.
I'd have gladly paid five or even ten times the entry fee in the interests of helping you guys to turn a profit and not having to tack it on to the racing, but...the drag racing is just not something that holds any interest for me I'm afraid, it's not really so much an issue of cost as it is of time and general 'botheredness' and as a result this whole affair has left a rather bitter aftertaste, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that.

...there's always Reading in October I guess though...good luck to everyone that goes, and I hope a good time is had by all, but I shall not be attending.