My point was that they're probably used to being on track in traffic for 30-45 minutes or more at a time and have probably even run an endurance race before... compared to us, who have typically done 20-30 minute track sessions in the controlled DE environment.

Damn... with 60 more HP, I'd have been driving like they did, too! The whole field would have been just plain "in the way", you'd be operating on an completely different plane of existence. It all makes sense now.