Kudos to you!
Had a very similar experience about 5 years ago here in San Diego.
Short version...
Fresh back from Moab..red mud all over the "ORW"...went to a local 4x4 meet.
JEEPS...
"Hi, I'm Jo..kinda new to 4x4'ing..thought I'd come meet you all and join in.
A spiders fart would of been too loud...silence..then..."we drive Jeeps"
Me......Buh Bye.
And yes..I peeled out..slowed..drove up to one of those concrete 30 odd inch road dividers...
...climbed it..see-sawed it for effect...
....and didnt look back.
Jo