LVDell

can you elaborate?

BostonDMD

How usefull is LFB in a "pre-computer" car like my '87 911? What is the advantage?

Gary R.

Much faster and smoother transition from brake to throttle. Try it at a reduced pace this Monday in West Bend at LRP... as long as you don't have anything orange in your mirrors.

Veloce Raptor

Sure. Same advantages of settling the car & fast brake/gas transitions, you just have to expect the gas to momentarily cut out. No biggie. I have LFB's in several GT3's with great results.

Mark in Baltimore

I hated not being able to LFB in my 997. When the power delivery cut out, it felt like I was sending an acceleration request by carrier pigeon.

SundayDriver

It is very useful in quite a few places...

A fast corner with light braking that demands that you are on the gas throughout the turn (T1 at Mid Ohio and T6 at Laguna are examples). Stay flat on the throttle and LFB to take speed off without the transitions off then on the gas.

Quick turn no downshift corner where you want a sharp stab of the brakes (T3 at Mid Ohio).

Long carousel (like the carousel at RA) if you can not take it flat. Balance the car between throttle and brakes without the wasted time to move the same foot back and forth.

Those are some of that situations and corners that reward LFB.

BostonDMD

Gary, you know for a fact I will try it on Monday at LRP.... White run group watch out.....

Mark, thanks, great info. as per usual......

SeanR

My right foot feels weird hitting the brake anymore.

Darren

No momentarily, it stays off, and it goes off pretty abruptly, not exactly what I want happening when I'm trying to stay right at the limit in a turn. I guess if you are driving 6/10 it might be ok.

Mark in Baltimore

It sucks at 4/10th's on the street.

multi21

Left foot braking is THE way to go. I learned it in karting and carried it over to cars and used to do it exclusively when I had my M3. The throttle by wire in the GT3 cuts out so badly that it's frustrating and I've gone back to right foot braking.

The proper way to LFB is to never be completely off the gas and use the brake to drag your speed down and balance in the corners. Basically your "BLENDING" the petal inputs at all times when approaching or in a corner.

On the same course in my M3 the difference in LFB was .6 to 1 second faster per lap.

Darren

Thats why I started using my right foot on the clutch.

Larry Herman

I'll be the devil's advocate here. Plenty of drivers go very fast without ever left foot braking. When Schumacher & Barrichello were teammates, Michael would left foot brake & Rubens would not. True that Michael was usually faster, but personally I would love to be as slow as Rubens.

38D

I don't LFB and never found it too be much of an issue, even in my old turbo. Keith Peare didn't LFB either.

Veloce Raptor

LOL...what a crock.

Sounds like you are staying on the brakes way too long. I just use LFB momentarily at most. I assure you that I did not drive Seth's GT3 at 6/10ths at Road Atlanta...