Trail Braking Masterclass: How To Trail Brake & Why It's Fast

View the full trail braking guide from the coaches at Blayze here: blayze.io/blog/car-racing/tra...
00:10 - What is trail braking
00:38 - Is trail braking dangerous?
3:14 - Why do racecar drivers trail brake?
5:20 - How do I learn to trail brake?
7:32 - How much brake pressure should I use when trail braking?
8:25 - What corners should I trail brake into?
10:14 - How does trail braking help me brake deeper in a corner?
12:38 - A video review of trail braking

[@juanesteban8827]

Trail braking in and of itself is not dangerous, it's the trees, ditches, cliffs, walls, and all the other things waiting for you off the track when you screw it up! Sorry but I couldn't resist that. Excellent video

[@PM10Racing]

Superb explanation and interpretation of the art of trail braking. Well done 👏

[@alankendall7414]

Consider changing the scale on the brake pressure display in your data system to show the range of brake pressure you are using. Another useful data tool is to display the accelerometer so you can see the g forces as they shift from braking to cornering forces. I had to reset my data brake pressure display to better show the braking forces. Nice video. Well done.

[@BlayzeCoaching]

Agreed with everything you said! That video was just taken from an old IMSA team I drove for, so not up to me on how they format things ;) haha

[@LMPDragon]

Great advice and something I hope to apply to sim racing as well. Confidence is key in racing!

[@BlayzeCoaching]

Everything here 100% applies to sim racing too! The fundamentals are the fundamentals!

[@honeybadgerlodge6594]

Thank you

[@walterscott1067]

Excellent discussion of those three turns. Hope to put some of what I learned about higher corner speeds at Sebring next week.

[@BlayzeCoaching]

@walterscott1067 Good luck at Sebring next week! If you can nail turn 5, 7, and 16 you will be in really good shape. I made an in-depth video guide to Sebring here: blayze.io/blog/car-racing/sebring-international-raceway-the-official-racetrack-guide. If we can do anything else to be helpful please don't hesitate to reach out!

[@BeastZL1]

The graphic at 8:10 is great.