Guide To Early Throttle Application- The Brakes
CallToGrid.com describes the last skill most drivers develop, the brakes. By using the skills described you'll be able to get to wide open throttle (WOT) sooner, gaining speed, entering the next brake zone at higher rate of speed, lowering your lap time and moving up the grid and the podium.
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Dissipating Energy
00:40 - Why We Use The Brakes
00:49 - Focus on the End of the Brake Zone
01:10 - Experiment to Find Speed
01:24 - Examples
02:08 - Experiment with Initial Brake Point, Brake Pressure Modulation and the End of the Brake Zone (last 10% of braking)
03:17 - Turn 6 at Mid-Ohio; downhill brake zone
03:53 - Turn 12 (carousel) at Mid-Ohio; decreasing radius, off-camber
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