Since Dan brought up tire loading, I have a few observations, comments and questions. One comment is that upon leaning and as you lean more, you scrub off speed. This is part of the physics of our amazing sport that makes it so interesting. In the case of using the turn to scrub speed, I have noticed on some turns I barely need to brake - such as Turn 1 and 2 at Mid O, and various "kinks" at various tracks. In these cases, your front suspension is not fully loaded, so my question is how does that affect the traction during the turn? I low-sided in a fast turn and probably had not warmed my tires enough, but also didn't use much if any braking going into the turn.