Recently i've noticed that you can use the deep sand in certain corners on utah to drag your car around and take corners without braking. i'm not sure if its actually faster but i think its a pretty neat trick. Here is a picture incase you didn't understand
Yes I have done this aswell. I think it's actually faster than breaking but that might be the eurobeat talking. Honestly I was surprised it didn't break my suspension arms off when I did this.
I did a gutter drop last week. I still haven't mastered the "eat a cheeseburger while driving stick" thing yet. Practice....
if you come in too fast with the pessima, it sometimes just snaps the wheel off. so you need to be a little bit careful