Ahah!
I think I found what we're looking for. I'd seen descriptions of the various 8mm tracks long ago, but finally found
this one that seems useful.
This confirms the info from the Wiki link I posted earlier: "The RC timecode can be used in conjunction with the datacode to record the date and the time. The data and RC codes are written between the video and the PCM audio tracks."
So the RCTC is not imbedded within the video information. I assume reading it at high tape speeds must be similar to reading across the video tracks in high speed search modes.
BW
PS: I had some trouble reloading that link (just slow to load?) so here it is in full:
https://photographytraining.tpub.com...System-332.htm