I just played this at a local arcade (the standing cabinet). I started with a barrier of being unable to qualify greater than 13th. Toward the end of the night (the game was on "Free Play") I managed to get up to 5th on the starting grid. The Benetton (Green/Yellow) car always cuts across from their 3rd place position so I ended up hitting that, but recovered and was able to finish the race in 11th, which felt like a major accomplishment. My whole body felt sore afterward. How someone could physically do what you did in this video would be a major feat.