On a track car the reason those pins alone are useless is that they sometimes can become dislodged over bumps and the like and then the hatch opens. That will spoil your day on a track, so most folk don’t rely on the pins and fit other, more secure methods of holding the hatch closed.

Ive also found that even if you adjust the pins just right to seal tight but still work perfectly, both opening easily and holding the hatch firmly closed, you will still need to adjust them a few times a year as the seasons change. Those pins tend to go out of adjustment as the weather changes and it’s just impractical to spend time on getting the adjustment right on a track car. It seems like you’ve adjusted yours to keep the hatch closed at the expense of opening easily, it’s definitely a fine tolerance to get them right but if that works for you then that’s ok