Let me think... I talked to Luke Strom in Thredbo, ok he may not race worlds but he is a consistant top 10 rider in Aus and Aus has 20 of the top 50 riders at the moment so he may know a thing or two. Also I have talked to Rennie once, guess what both say? Brake BEFORE corner, let go of break during corner pedal from apex of corner. Also they said dont skid, skid equals inefficient stopping and tyre wear. Drifting is good for high speed open corners as it allows you to hit it a bit faster and sort of flows better.

What I do, and by no means am I a brilliant rider, is brake before a corner then release during. If I want to drift I will finf the loosest patch of dirt on the line into the corner and just lean forward a bit and slide the rear out. However I am guilty of skidding occasionally, today for example on practice day for the race tomorrow, I jumped over the car landed off line, locked my rear to get sideway, then slid into the berm (without brakes on anymore) and got around, this was much slower than taking the proper line and riding through.

Also last week I did a rider skills course with Steve Marsh, pro Aussie who does the Nats scene and beat Kovarik last race. Well he was saying the best thing to do is just be smooth. Hit the corner a bit slower than you think you want to, let me tell you this is the best advice I have ever heard. He also said that in 95% of situations rolling through corner is quicker as it gives you the best EXIT SPEED. He also has a way with words that is so cool, "The drops aren't too big, just keep your line and you'll be fine"