Doing trackdays vs actually learning to drive

[san rensho]

I used to race motorcycles and my first time on the track, the instructor made us do the "no brakes" drill, which really worked in getting you familiarized with the track. We had to drive around the track without using the brakes, so that our concentration was on getting good corner speed. You quickly got a good sense of the lines to take into corners and the corner speeds. When we added braking, a lot of people's lap times went DOWN significantly. For me, judging speed while braking hard is still hardest part of racing.

Not sure if this applies to cars also.