Also, I would like to take this chance to say a WOT is just a guide.

A lot of guys talk about lag and torque especially on a WOT graph. A WOT graph tells you less than 10 percent about how a vehicle will perform.

My answer:
The manual transmission is there for me to shift down.

A true power run = driver + tune to suit driver

In my world, we have this saying: The driver must be fiercer than the car. The driver is all that matters with a tune to suit his driving ability.