09-21-2006, 12:15 PM
i'm kinda the same way. I've found reference markers for a lot of turns, although I don't usually remember them until my pace lap :-), but i adjust around them every lap, depeding on previous laps, how the car feels, etc.
Andy, in the instances that you do get on the brakes too early (NOT too hard, since you should be at full braking nearly the entire time after ramping up progressively) it is critical that you learn from it and tell yourself to brake earlier. However at that particular moment, it allows you to get on the gas earlier which should give you a higher exit speed. Also consider you may be over-slowing the car. Hell, you might even find that you like being able to get on the gas earlier, since it can often help to stabilize a car as well.
Andy, in the instances that you do get on the brakes too early (NOT too hard, since you should be at full braking nearly the entire time after ramping up progressively) it is critical that you learn from it and tell yourself to brake earlier. However at that particular moment, it allows you to get on the gas earlier which should give you a higher exit speed. Also consider you may be over-slowing the car. Hell, you might even find that you like being able to get on the gas earlier, since it can often help to stabilize a car as well.