jakermc
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- Palm Beach, FL
- First Name
- Rob
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- 2017 GT350
Not at all. Braking technique is one of the hardest things to learn and one of the last skills to be mastered. Most people need to spend time unlearning a brake technique that works on the street but not on the track. Most common problems I've seen when coaching people:What would this be (improper technique)? Are you seriously trying to suggest that someone is going to 2 foot their GT350 around a track?
* Braking too early, and even more common, releasing the brakes too late.
* Long, slow application of the brake pedal as opposed to a quick punch that ends with threshold braking. Beginners roll into brake zones as though they are approaching a red light. Experienced drivers slow the car quickly by reaching threshold braking.
* Inability to keep constant pressure on brake pedal while heal and toe downshifting. Data shows a lift off the pedal (but still braking) and then reapplication of the brake pressure.
All of these things extend brake zones and add heat to the system.
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