{"id":32199,"date":"2020-08-03T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?p=32199"},"modified":"2020-07-23T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T02:46:09","slug":"q-how-do-i-find-the-brake-reference-points-on-the-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/q-how-do-i-find-the-brake-reference-points-on-the-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Q: How do I find the brake reference points on the track?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q: \u201c<\/em><\/strong>One thing I continue to struggle with (even after 20 years of largely amateur sports car racing) is finding and retaining my brake points. What could\/should I be doing to create these points of reference from seemingly nothing?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A<\/strong>: First, are you making notes of your references on a track map? Actually, writing them down? If you do that, they\u2019ll stick with you better \u2013 you\u2019ll remember them better. And I\u2019m talking about actually writing by hand on a track map. A quote I like to refer to is from social behavior scientist, Robert Cialdini. He says, \u201cPeople live up to what they write down.\u201d In other words, if you write down your references, you\u2019ll live up to using them more often.<\/p>\n

Plus, if you know that at the end of every on-track session you\u2019re going to sit down with a track map and write notes, your brain will automatically begin to store what\u2019s important for you to do that. Sure, it takes practice, but you\u2019ll keep getting better at note-taking, the more you do it.<\/p>\n

Finally, one thing many drivers make a mistake with is focusing too much on where they begin braking \u2013 what I call the Begin-of-Braking (BoB) point \u2013 and not enough on where they end braking, the End-of-Braking point (EoB). If you look to where you want to end your braking \u2013 that point where your foot has finally come completely off the brake pedal \u2013 you\u2019ll naturally be looking more into the corner, and you\u2019ll find that where you begin braking is easier to find and use. In fact, your BoB becomes more of a secondary reference point, and the EoB is your primary reference. Think about it: you judge where you begin braking based off of where you\u2019re going to finish, rather than just using a point on the straight as where you\u2019re going to begin braking. After all, is it possible that the speed you\u2019re at as you get to where you begin braking is different, based on how you got out of the previous corner or the traffic you\u2019re racing with? And shouldn\u2019t that change where you begin? The best way of judging this is by looking more for your EoB. Don\u2019t get me wrong, you don\u2019t have to have an exact point \u2013 a crack in the pavement, for example \u2013 to tell you where you finish releasing the brakes. But if you\u2019re visually and mentally focused in that area, your braking will be more consistent.<\/p>\n

If you need track maps to make notes on, go to https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/trackmaps\/<\/a> – they\u2019re free to download. Also, check out The Why & What of Track Map Notes<\/em><\/a> video at https:\/\/youtu.be\/qhU8LZHzrSs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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