On a track that is drying, or getting damp it’s up to the person behind the wheel to make the assessment of grip level. In entering a turn all you have to assess how fast you can go is the visual coming up to the turn. You’ve got to decide whether the track can handle the speed you’re entering with based on a few tenths of a second glimpse of the dampness level of the pavement.

There’s a huge amount of information to process and make a decision, and get it right! Of course the tendency is to err on the side of caution, however when you’re pushing for a win or position this isn’t always possible.

The decision making process when you’re on the limit of grip, and sometimes having to recover when you’re over it is so fast it’s gotta be instinctual to truly get the max out of the track. This is why practicing and driving in wet conditions

My first time in a Super Trofeo, I was out at VIR working with a coaching client. I wasn’t entirely used to the brakes just yet and found myself missing the apex in Turn 4 twice.

For me, I found that I wasn’t using the full power of the brakes on the initial hit to the brake pedal. When jumping from gas to brake you want to have your “peak” pressure be early in the brake zone. With an early peak pressure you can manage the speed of the car more effectively by “trailing” the brake into the turn.

When the brake pressure is too high at turn in, the tire becomes overloaded which can cause the front of the car to understeer resulting in missing the apex.

With the Lamborghini I found it to have good braking force