Several years ago, I got the chance to do a "Car Guys" weekend at Summit Point WV. At the time, I owned a 99 Trans Am. It was an "on track driver's education" type of event. We did three sessions each day. All three on Saturday were with an instructor. The first two on Sunday were with the instructor, and the last one was on our own.
It was indeed an eye-opening experience, and the biggest thing I took away from it was how much I did NOT know about high-performance driving. This was made stupidly clear when I rode shotgun with one of the instructors for a few laps. His car was in the shop, so he had rented a 2000 Mustang V6, automatic. It was absolutely incredible how fast he was taking the corners, how deep he was going before braking, and how soon he was back on the gas. And how embarrasing it was when I discovered he was running nearly identical lap times driving that thing as I was in my 99 T/A M6! He was running it so hard that he had to change brake pads Sunday morning. It was quite an education - I'll never forget it.
That said....I still prefer getting my rocks off on the drag strip. Perhaps because it is a venue in which I have had some success. I don't know....but as thrilling as the road track was, I still prefer the 1/4 mile.
To each their own.
