I just wanted to toss this in for an example of what a fast s2000 driver has the stomach for(I mentioned beating an S2000 to the end of it's life earlier in the thread). If your power is up top, there is no mercy, you have to step outside the box.
My Best Lap Around Summit Point - Short Version - YouTube
MAN, I LOVE THOSE CARS! but, that driver kind of makes my point. he bounced off the rev limiter twice and had to shift before even getting to 7. you lose time every moment you hit the rev limit, as well as every time you shift. if he would have gone up 1 gear into 5 and kept everything else the same, he would have run a faster time, guaranteed.