1. Unless your retarded you should be able to ride switch on race skis. I know a kid that stomps 5s off of mini park jumps on race skis after skiing a course for race training.
2. They are much faster, this is indisputable. The base grade is much much higher(better wax absorption), and they are better taken care of.
3. You don't know how sick race skis are until you've tried them. They're sick because if you can ride them you can ride anything. You pick up a pair of race skis and you have bad technique and they will take you for a ride.
4. I encourage everyone who thinks race skis are gay to pick up a pair and try them out, if you're a good skier then you'll be amazed by what they can do. This includes some of the gnarliest tail presses I've ever seen.