Hey Keith;
Great little article... I can't believe after all these years, it still seems like a new excercise. It just goes to show how the sport is growing. Anyway, when I got re-licensed through the MRA they had their school and did the no-brake drill. They didn't really enforce it and the instructor went way faster than I could imagine being comfortable going so I "felt" like I had to overaccelerate the straights to keep him in my grasp -- then brake to make the corner.
I corner-worked one of your schools a couple years after that and made up my mind to participate fully. What an eye-opener! In just one turn, I was entering the corner 18MPH faster on my R1 Streetbike with out brakes than with brakes and gear changes. During the No-brakes drill, I was able to firmly plant the knee down and truly concentrate on the tires and suspension. As soon as we went to regular track day riding, I again sensed my corner speed and checked the speedo.... the no-brake drill let me confidently increase my speeds during normal track day riding.
Kurt
