I think in the spirit of the event it would be mean not to allow it.
and let's face, all you radsters will by dying to see the burner crash or come last...or both.
(come on Russ show em what a burner can do)
it's not like he will have an advantage over anyone, the new burners don't have any new secret technology, they were just made last year.
like Waxin says, it ticks all the boxes so why not.