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      03-11-2012, 02:27 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by ajvee View Post
Good point. Lately, I've been easier on the transmission and harder on the brakes. For whatever reason, it is more intuitive for me to downshift progressively rather than slam down to bleed off speed. To alter my patterns, I've started to brake more and downshift less during regular driving as well.

Regardless, Stoptechs are on their way so can start "leaning" on it a bit more.
Yeah, I would definitely use the brakes a lot more at the track. A set of pads is much easier and cheaper to replace than a clutch. I used to be real easy on my brakes until I did the clutch in my E46. It wasn't the worst thing ever but not exactly fun...not looking forward to it.
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