Hi Cobie
I have the 3 books and must stress that I'm only interested in duffing my mates up on track on trackdays and am unlikely to race.
So, whilst a good pal of mine (ex-racer) always jokes that "brakes just slow you down" it seems to be the easiest way of overtaking people.
On a trackday it is the only way of making a safe and couteous pass; a block pass.
Sure, I try and practise the other skills I've been taught but picture the scene;
You set up a rider on a litre sportsbike coming out of a turn and get better drive but due to is superior horsepower I can not pass him
in fact he doesn't even know I'm on his shoulder.
The only way therefore to pass him is to block pass him into the next turn, hence the importance of it to me, especially if he's my buddy!
So, since braking is so crucial to passing people and therefore having a quick laptime, that is why I am so curious as to why in all the Levels, there is no modules on it or classroom sessions.
I would like to be coached on trail braking.
Reading it in a book is no substitute for being coached or else nobody would ever attend the Schools!