Redneck, I made a list of US Hillclimbs:
http://www.jekylhyderacing.com/ushillclimbs.htm
Isn't that So Cal?
Whoever said drag racing does not take skill has never tried achieving a 1.4 in the 60' and making a 10 second pass. Yes, road racing takes a significantly larger and more diverse set of skills, but saying drag racing takes no skill is horrible misguided.
As for the debate at hand, we are nto talking about "safety" of getting busted. We are debating, STRICTLY, the safety to your body ... the risk of getting injuried or killed.
As has been pointed out, hillclimbs have medics on hand, we have rollbars, helmets, full fire suits and extinguishers on board. The roads are COMPLETELY swept of debris and monitored throughout the event.
Street racing you are going to be unhelmetted, no harness, no driver suit, gloves or shoes. No medics on standby within an 1/8 of a mile. The road will not be swept and you have to worry about pedestrians, traffic, the GUY you are racing, and who knows what else.
The only thing that is 'more' dangerous about hillclimbing is that we are literally trying to drive at 10/10ths which you could NEVER do on the street - at least not through turns.
The one person I debated this with mentioned that when he drives hard on back roads, there is portions where he coasts at high speeds and the thought of staying WOT scares him. That I can understand. There IS an insanity to going 125+ on backroads, but what can I say ... adrenaline is a bitch of a drug to shake
