Brakes?

[Medders]

Just a general driving style question really, but how much do people tend to use their brakes?

It occured to me at Teeside regional that I wasn't using the brake at all, in fact the only time I ever use it is at the end of a long straight. Is this normal?

[Chris Doughty]

I use them for almost every corner unless its an on-power or accelerating corner.

when I say use them, it could just be a 1 or 2 percent pull back on the stick but I do do it.

[ben]

Yeh i use my brakes almost every corner aswell

[Garry Driffill]

Originally Posted by ben

Yeh i use my brakes almost every corner aswell

We all know thats a lie


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[Medders]

Thats what I feared, could explain why despite being very consistent and getting good lines I can't get my individual lap times down compared to drivers qualifing in similar finals.

Arggghh, how the hell do I start changing my driving style now ??Probably goes back to when i learned in the late 80's when drive trains were so inefficient brakes weren;t needed .

Could it worth trying wheel instead of sticks to force a change ??

[Garry Driffill]

Ive been using wheel and trigger for a a month or so and finding im not using the brakes as much as i used to with the sticks. For me personally i find long sweeping corners better using wheel, Plus i think im getting a little smoother too on and off throttle and corners

[David Church]

Originally Posted by ben

Yeh i use my brakes almost every corner aswell

yeah right you throttle jammer, mwhaaaaaaaa