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Figured out why my exits kept failing after watching a dash cam video
I kept spinning out on the same off ramp near my shop on 82nd Avenue. Watched a dash cam replay from last Tuesday and realized I was hitting the brakes halfway through the curve instead of before it. My rear end kicked out every time because the weight shifted mid turn. Has anyone else picked up bad habits they didn't notice until seeing it on video?
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victorross1d ago
Hitting the brakes halfway through the curve instead of before it" is exactly what messed me up. I used to think braking mid-turn was fine because I was going slow enough, but watching myself do it on tape made me realize the weight shift killed my grip. Definitely changed how I drive now, just brake earlier and roll through the turn.
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fox.skyler1d ago
Brake earlier and roll through the turn" is basically my new mantra now. Took me way too long to figure that out too.
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mila_sullivan23h ago
60% of accidents I've looked at happen because people brake too early and coast into a turn. You're actually taking away your ability to adjust mid-corner if something changes. Trail braking into the apex gives you WAY more control over the car's rotation and lets you carry more speed out. I learned that from a guy who ran time attack for years and he proved it to me with data logs. The weight shift thing people complain about is just bad technique not the concept itself. Rolling through a turn without any brake input means you're committing to a line with zero ability to correct if the surface changes or another car does something dumb.
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