Monday, January 11, 2010

kart braking question

Hi Terence. I have a problem with using 100% of grip on braking. Could you give me a couple of exercises. Firstly, It's braking on a straight and then on a arc.Best regards, Yuliy.

Yes, practice braking in a straight line. Brake early for a sharp bend, make sure you lock your wheels and then most importnat you need to control when you unlock them by releasing the brake pressure. Do this over and over so that you develop the feel necessary to gradually bringing the wheels to lock, and gradually unlock. Soon enough you will have the skill to control exactly how close to locking the wheels are, and you will find the optimum level of braking required for the grip available on any given day. Sometimes you will need to almost lock the wheels, other times no lock will be fastest....

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