[Jeff Lee]

Con:
The wusses in the other lane with an identical car and drivetrain (except they have an auto trans) refuse to allow sticks and autos to run heads up together. I suppose they were the same wusses that street raced 4-speed cars and always asked for a 1 car jump or something.
And most, if not all, of us stick guys are here not because we're trying to hide from a heads-up run, it's because it's fun, challenging and much more satisfying. I haven't spoke to one stick guy yet that is opposed to combining sticks and auto's.

Pro:
Cheaper in the long run. Unless you want an auto trans and buy one trans and one convertor and are satisfied with the results, good, bad or indifferent.
I can leave at 6,000 at a low elevation track or 7,500 up in Denver with the same clutch.

Fun:
Racing a auto car door handle to door handle from start to down track. Now he's at the top of third at max RPM waiting for the finish line and you stuff your trans in 4th, pull ahead and back right into him. The look on his face: priceless!

More fun:
I've shifted in the air on the 1-2 shift and that's down right fun but nothing can top a wheelie then hitting the 1-2 and then the 2-3 while never having the front tires hit the track. I felt like I was having a Bob Glidden moment. Probably more orgasmic than Dwight's BBC 8K launch on 14x32's! But then again, I haven't done that, so who knows?