Maybe I am naive and overwhelmed by my own interests. But I do not understand the objection that competition is difficult to present to the public. I could certainly present what I do in a way that I would find interesting.

Maybe a few other folks would find it interesting also. I am afraid I see this as an example of can't never could. I've had a half dozen or so local newspaper articles over the years. The best was full page coverage of an indoor free flight contest in the front section of the old St. Louis Globe Democrat. Like how exciting is indoor freeflight? If the audience understands the challenge and the awesome results, then it can be pretty interesting.