Using 87 Octane Gas Good or Bad?

Since we are talking about octane levels I thought I might bring this up. There is a 1/8 mile drag strip near my house(I wish there was a real track with curves, but I'm not that lucky). They have a fun run night on friday where you can race as much as you want fro $10. Anyway, when it opens back up next spring, I was going to make a couple passes down the strip with my box S just for fun. If I was to say, add octane booster to the gas, would that give the car an added "kick", or is it a bad idea. Maybe just a waste of money?