|
The benefits are that you shorten the transition time from gas to brake, you improve the overall smoothness of the transition (if you can execute), and you gain the ability to make minute adjustments in the balance of the car, particularly during corner exit, without lifting off the gas and blowing your turbo spinup.
The downside is that it's a difficult skill to master, and even experienced LFB'ers have a tendency to ride the brakes on occasion when it's not needed.
It's appropriate to use whenever the benefits outweigh the disadvantage (shrug). I *always* LFB when driving an automatic on the street, simply to gain benefit #1. I LFB in autocross at all times when I don't anticipate needing to downshift. I don't typically LFB on a track course unless I'm in traffic, mainly because you need to downshift much more commonly on a track turn than on an autox course.
KeS
|