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Old Aug 17, 2018 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Madjak
It really comes down to the car setup and driver. Sure it's optimal to be accelerating right up to the brake point, no-one is disagreeing there, but there is absolutely no point doing that if it unsettles the car or driver during braking especially given the savings in time are so minimal. If you are unsure, look at the logs and judge it yourself. Try it both ways and see which is quicker.
I think the point here is that it doesn't have to upset the car, so if it's doing that then there's potential gains to be made by improving the car setup and/or driver brake application technique to avoid it.

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Old Aug 17, 2018 | 03:59 AM
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As it regards the booster comment, I fully agree; have noticed that even on a stock car when throttle blipping during braking and downshifting.
Old Aug 19, 2018 | 01:14 PM
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I've quit thinking about "Brake" points and began thing about "Lift" points. I try to make the lift point a late as possible, and then know I must be immediately hard on the brakes to make the corner.
I don't want the weight from the lift to come off the front of the car. I want to use it for the initial braking to reduce the frequency of lock ups and flat spotted tires.

One of the HPDE schools in the area, the advanced class passes out AIM Solos and reviews data from a few students after each session. The former teacher was a SM and SRF national champion.
He continually insisted on sharp points at the top of each speed trace in the transition from acceleration to braking for a corner. The sharp points are achieved by no coasting between power and brake.

Check out Peter Krause with more on it:
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