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Originally posted by unconvinced
As a former racing school instructor, and having raced for years before that in open-wheel cars and in karting, I can safely say I've never done that, nor seen it done in a racing context. I would imagine that's because the object of racing technique is to go fast.
However, I would imagine those drift contest drivers might do exactly as you describe, and I wouldn't doubt that hollywood stunt drivers often use that technique as well.
That said, a brake bias adjustor is a good idea. For balance in slippery conditions, you would set the bias a bit more to the rear than normal, and balance the car properly as you're coming off the brakes.
The technique of kicking the brake with the left-foot while maintaining throttle became popular in rallying once FWD and 4WD cars gained prominence. It works best with properly adjusted brake bias as well.
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i first heard of it being done in the Ferrari GT race cars to bring the rear end round on slow corners. not powerslide as such, just a quick burst to bring it back into line. since then ive heard some people mention it every so often, and in the Ari Vatanen video i mentioned, he does it while driving the 205 T16