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Actually, now that I think about it, I do have a habit of using tires, engine and brakes to manage speed. I don't scrub them to the point where you can feel them shuddering, but I guess if you think about the physics of it - converting kinetic energy into heat through a very very low level of scrubbing - then it does make sense.
I get more squeal as I'm usually at (or just very slightly below or beyond) the limits of adhesion in the corners, and I deliberately let the tires let go for the purpose of rotating the car.
Surprisingly enough, after 6 track days, I've barely worn the tires down past the 80% mark (i.e. lots of thread remaining), though I do have quite a number of flat spots (nothing major) which I can tell from the increased NVH getting into the cabin.
Probably not the best way to drive, but from what I've been told, the timing isn't bad, and people looking at my driving comment about how the car doesn't track lines the way a Caterham does. Feedback has been that I don't have a habit of braking late, the car has a 'freaky' way of rotating (i.e. tail steps out minutely), and rockets out of the corner.
The timing i get when there's less squeal isn't as good as if I get the car squealing in the 'right' places, which I find somewhat odd.
Thanks, Warr. That got me reflecting more about my driving style. Hmm.
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