Well, we seem to be coming to a certain level of agreement now, for example since that I now know you are an intructor I don't doubt that your track seat time may beat out mine.

And yes, I'm a bit immature despite my old age and hard headed to boot, can't disagree with you there.

And yes, in this case I was deliberately driving at a little past 100% so that when I'm on a busy course with other cars I don't want to run into I can keep it at the REAL 80% that less bold and knowledgable people mistake for 105%.

Now if I was doing any of this at a real 'track event' that would be something to be upset about, but this was MY special solo fun run gift to me and a passenger who signed on for exactly what was planned. As stated in my OP, this was a mission to have fun and test some mods, and when I test my shit I test it all the way across the spectrum.

One of the good things about literally being a rocket scientist is they teach us a lot of stuff about vehicles, dynamics, control and limits. I have a little more than just a lifetime of racing things with wheels on them that I'm resting my hat on here.