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While technically I did nothing illegal or outside the current Viper National rules, I do agree my actions were not in the best interest of sportsmanship.
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Matt, I wasn't there nor am I involved in the Nationals in any way, but speaking just as one who has read about this saga for the last week, it still sounds as if you're taking the Pete Rose approach. IOW, even in offering an apology, you're still insisting you didn't really break the rules, which sounds kind of like "I'm sorry others weren't as smart and cunning as I was" and arguably isn't much of an apology. I don't personally know what the facts were, but based on what I've read, there was clearly no sale. It takes more than signing a title to constitute a sale (even assuming Kevin's signing your name to the title was valid in the first place). Among other things, it takes an exchange of consideration (i.e., something you received for the car, usually money), which apparently never happened, and there must be an INTENT to have a sale, which was also absent. As others pointed out, an actual sale would have triggered duties to pay taxes on the sale, which apparently didn't occur either. It's obvious you've got the car back, and I assume you guys either marked through the signature on the title or tore it up and filed for a lost title. But to keep relying on a nonexistent sale as keeping you in technical compliance with the rule is an exercise in futility, unless money changed hands, etc.
It seems clear that you regret the whole thing and would like to put it behind you, and I hope you can accomplish that. I also look forward to seeing your car run, whether later this year or next year.