Well I have street raced in the past, however I have not done so AT ALL since the very first time I autocrossed. It was so much fun, you learn a lot about car control, and the competition is very nice, and its all in a safe, controlled environment. Track driving is another notch or 2 up on the excitement meter (even w/o direct competion aspect). AutoX and track driving are where its at, and Id much rather associate/talk/learn about those things opposed to hearing about how X person "smoked" Y person by "6 1/2 - 7 carlengths".
My $.02