We go beyond driving "The optimal line"
Braking, braking, braking..
The real difference-maker between intermediate and advanced drivers, the thing that separates the rest from the best, is the release of the brake pedal during corner entry. It's all about the progressive reduction in braking force as you turn in toward the apex.
If you ask drivers how they think they can improve lap times, most will say, "Brake later." This fallacy stems from entry-level instructors teaching flawed technique. If you simply brake later, you'll likely end up braking harder, and your car will arrive at the end-of-braking zone "on its nose." This results in having to overslow the car to rotate toward the apex, causing an artificially low entry speed. In short, many drivers tend to "drag race" to the end of the straightaway and brake as late as possible, and then "park" the car at the end of the straight and enter the corner much too slowly.
In our tutorials, we pay copious attention to the rate and release of the brake pedal, as well as demystifying "trail braking" and when soft-braking is faster than hard-braking. Many of the techniques you'll learn are counterintuitive and fly in the face of HPDE instruction. We'll need to "unteach" you a few things, and recalibrate you to think differently about braking techniques. If you're up for the challenge, we can get you faster in the braking zones, not by braking harder and later, but by braking properly.
