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Originally Posted by sandbagger
I agree with alkemyst, sometimes you are doing multiple things at once. Maybe you need to left foot brake to hit the apex or coax the rear end around. Maybe your partially engaging the clutch to change the vehicle dynamics or attitude in a corner.
When you reach a certain point, you do what it takes to hit your marks; regardless of what type of event your at. That's why it's called driver skill. Something anyone can gain with seat time and a little instruction.
The main point is to have fun, learn and improve. That's it.
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I hear you about left foot braking, trailbraking, clutch play, mid corner adjustments, all that stuff. Even when you're in the braking zone you're also changing gear and working the throttle and clutch at the same time.
But the vast majority of your braking is done from the brake marker to the corner entry. Any braking done after that should be just minor adjustments.
I don't understand what engine power has to do with brakes other than the fact that you can achieve higher speeds within the same section of road, and you have to brake sooner.
As far as using engine braking, that's a different subject, or is it?