Bobert wrote: "If you are coming to a curve try to scuff off enough speed with the brakes BEFORE the turn and hold some level of engine power on the drive wheels thru the turn ... This takes some practice ..."

The dear old master-corporal who taught me used to bawl, "Brakes in, accelerate out!" Of course, this is natural when you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, as you have to brake anyway to gear down for the turn. You accelerate steadily as you round the curve, and gear up when you begin to straighten.