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Originally Posted by chavez408
I have so much to learn guys, I cannot wait to learn even more at the track! I am in the habit of breaking too much and have me rev the car way to much because of the lost of speed before the turn. It comes and goes, I just need practice.
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The best way to learn by yourself is to run in high gears. This will force you to maintain momentum through the turn because otherwise you will have to shift down. Eliminate first and second gear completely from your repertoire (except when starting off, of course).
For braking, always brake in a straight line, and get all your downshifting done BEFORE the turn. Don't worry about heel and toe. That's why God invented synchronizers.
Brake as hard as you can for a short a time as you can-this is called threshold braking. Never hit the brakes at any speed over 100mph (you'll eat up your brakes if you do). Just coast on down until you are under 100, then hit them hard. DO NOT eeeeease down on the brakes and hold them on for a long time, like you do on the street. This heats them up worse than hitting them hard. Get on, get off!
It's brake/downshift, lift off the brakes, turn in, ease down on the throttle, and accelerate through the apex all the way to corner out. In third or fourth gear, of course.
Also, learn the difference between fade and boiled fluid: If you have a hard pedal, but the car doesn't want to stop, you have fade. Most likely your pads are wore down. Change the pads. If your pedal goes to the floor, but pumps back up, you have boiled the fluid. Bleed the brakes at the next opportunity.
Good luck. Get instruction, too.