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[ST] Brake sliding



Perhaps the best current demonstrations of brake sliding are presently put on by Nicky Hayden but it's an old dirt track habit from which his team is trying to wean him because of the difficulty getting the tires to last the distance of the race. At turn two at Laguna Seca you could watch him backing it in under trail-braking while holding in the clutch and banging down through four gears with the shifter approaching the apex;... and all the while passing somebody on the outside! The tricky part is the required transition from brake slide to power slide on the exit, very fancy clutch and throttle work indeed.

Kenny Roberts perfected the technique a quarter century ago and used it for years before power advances overwhelmed tire improvements. He taught the technique with schools at his California ranch using Honda XR100s on a short dirt track,... it's a tradition continued today at the Chris Carr/Danny Walker American Supercamps. Try it,... you'll love it! =8o) www.american supercamp.com
doggydoo


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