Q: Should I adjust brake bias during a race? How do I know when to adjust brake bias?
Q: “I am having trouble with brake bias adjustment. During a stint, are you supposed to advance the bias toward the front or toward the rear?”
Q: How hard should I be braking for a corner on a race track? What about trail braking?
Q: “In a chalktalk you did earlier this year there was a statement: get 2/3rds of the braking done in the first 1/3rd of the brake zone and the last 1/3rd in the last 2/3rds of the brake zone. I want to make sure that I got that right.”
Q: “How should I prepare for my first track day?
Q: “How should I prepare for my first track day? It’s organized by a car club – I think they call it a HPDE event.”
Q: Do tires generate the same grip in braking and acceleration as they do in cornering?
Q: “Can you address the g-load differences between cornering and braking. Should tires be able to achieve equal lateral and longitudinal loading?”
Q: Is the turn-in point over-emphasized, and just how important is it?
Q: “I understand that a consistent turn-in is an important concept for novices, but I wonder if we spend too much time thinking about it as people progress through the spectrum. Just as we move from straight line braking to trail braking, should we be de-emphasizing turn-in as something to expect to be consistent? Or, am I missing something more fundamental?”
Q: Do different tires require different amounts of sliding to get the most out of them?
Q: “I wonder how much braking or braking transition points have to do with the changes in tires. I wonder if techniques have evolved with the tires? And does it vary with the type of car.”