Your not kidding when you say its a hardcore simulation, there's not even a hint of arcade racer in this thing.
Oh and you forgot to mention the native VR support. I'm glad I'm one of the luck ones that doesn't suffer form any VR motion sickness, even if your a bit sensitive this one is pretty much guaranteed to make you hurl
I haven't managed to complete a lap yet without crashing but its just a matter of practice, practice, practice I guess.
The bike reset is a bit of a pain as it just puts you back on the bike wherever you dropped it and whichever way it ended up pointing so you still have to find your way back onto the track.