Awesome! I'm so glad you're getting so much out of this game, that means a lot. We're actually aware of that exploit and I sometime use it myself, to be honest. We kept it in cause it's a fun little speed-running trick. There's actually another little trick you might figure out down the road ;) . Do you plan on uploading any playthroughs on YouTube? We'd love to check it out.
That's an incredible time. About 3 1/2 min. faster than my own time. Good stuff :D