Old thread, but I'll throw in my $.02.



To each their own. I prefer autocross for my Cutlass. Car isn't set up to do 20 minute sessions flat out at high speeds around a track and, frankly, isn't safe to do so either (50 year old car definitely needs a cage to be pushing that hard and I drive it too much on the street for that to be worthwhile). I can push the car to and beyond the limit in autocross without risk to me, the car, or the mechanicals and it still gives me more quantity and quality of seat time than drag racing. My local SCCA group is pretty awesome too. Lots of CAM participation (including some nationally competitive guys/cars) AND we have some retired professional road race guys who show up to every event.