[SFfiredog]

Something to look out for. On two different Superformance cars I have driven the ignition switch (key part) has stuck in the start position. The first time it happened I barely noticed the sound of the starter grinding away over the loud exhaust. I thought it was a freak occurance but it happened again a few days later, then again on another friend's Superformance. I'm not saying that's what happened to your starter but it would explain all that damage for such short milage.
HTH,
Mike