The one feeling that will make your heart drop into your gut is when you really botch braking while at speed. Lock the brakes with the roadway quickly running out and you risk not only a mess in the driver’s seat, but a chance meeting with a wall or guardrail. Brake too much while trying to turn, same results. And that’s in the best of circumstances. It’s fun to go fast, but the nicest feeling is when you need to haul your ride down from felony territory speeds and the brakes do their job. On the roads, it’s simple: you don’t bomb around doing 100 mph everywhere, you pay attention to road conditions and you don’t follow too close, giving your car ample room to stop. But what about on the track, where you’re encouraged to speed? Do you know where the brake zones are, or what to look for when picking out where you need to step on the whoa pedal? Fear not, Professor Pobst is back with some knowledge for you, so that when the time comes that you find that corner coming up fast, you won’t wind up with flat-spotted tires and a caved-in nose cone.
