Horse wrote:Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:There are just some hazards where you need the brakes to slow enough, regardless of whether you start to slow down half a mile before them
And there's the contradiction: for whatever the reasons (good aerodynamics, autoboxes going into 'neutral', etc.), just easing off the throttle won't actually slow the car too much from higher speeds. As I said earlier, I'll save fuel by easing off and losing a few mph, before braking - but I'll choose my moments and won't p1$$ off other drivers.
Told you we agreed... losing a few mph is significantly different from trying not to use the brakes.
Sometimes you get lucky and don't need the brakes at all, at which point you get to award yourself IAM points (Like man-points but only able to be redeemed against jam recipes)