[24Chromium]

I was always taught, and in turn taught my students, that the best way to apply the brakes (in a straight braking zone) was to squeeze them at first in order to get the car to squat for best stability, then hammer them to threshold, gently easing off as you transition to throttle. The trick is to do all this in the least possible amount of time. I've yet to feel I've truly mastered this technique in my 15 years of DE driving!