Wow, what a night! Many people have been in your typical street race. You happen to pull up next to a car at a red light, you happen to tap the gas accidentally, they happen to scoot up a couple inches...it's on. Or you could get a drag going deliberately. But it's not often you find others who are big fans of street racing--around corners. I just happen to enjoy corners very much, and just happen to have a few buddies who also do, one of them a veteran of Tail of the Dragon. It's now 12:15 pm here, and from about 8:30 to 11:30 we went all over, connecting our favorite backroads, and genuinely "killing" them. For example: my brake discs were well-worn when we started. Now they're well-warped.

That drive was the best I've had, and far more exhilerating than straight-line stuff.
Of course, it always seems to boil down to which car is quicker, and I have a Friendly Fire Alert:
One of these racing buddies--and the Dragon vet--owns a 2004 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V, with all the NISMO suspension parts you could dream of. He also has a NISMO header, cat-back, and AEM cold air, the trio boosting engine power to ~200. And, reluctantly, I must admit that my lowly Del Sol pulled well on the Spec V, and not by a slim margin.
They'd better watch out, for the next time I come across an arrogant SE-R owner...