My current vehicle is a supercharged 4WD Toyota Tacoma. It's way faster than it's "supposed" to be and really frustrates the racer wannabes when they can't make my 4WD pick up truck get smaller in their rearview mirrors. Lots of fun!
Future plans include hauling it down here to Texas from where she is stored at in Minnesota. Whipple supercharger. TrickFlow heads. Rebuild the TH-400 (got a TCI 3800 stall convertor for it) and upgrade her plumbing to 5/8 fuel and braided everything else. Comp Engineering for a dual purpose suspension (street and straight set-up).
Compensating for something? No. Hobby and adrenaline. Nothing more to it. I've never had a speeding ticket nor caused an accident. Nor am I the type to go blasting through a suburban neighborhood at full throttle at 2 AM.
Namby-pamby Mrs. Grundy types can just get over the fact that there are rude people floating around out there doing things they don't approve of.