Originally Posted by Nathan1234
Wrong and wrong.
This is the point at which the contact patch is just barely sliding a little. It's not sliding much, so you still have control. This represents maximum traction for most tires and is the reason Bob Bondurant says "a squealing tire is a happy tire."
A street tire should be making noise. I've found that some novices go slower than they need to, and some who think they should be on the gas at all times. I suggest working your way up to 10/10ths, not trying to push it from the get go. Get an instructor to ride with you, and then on each subsequent run, push it where the instructor told you you could go faster.
And many cars drop the AC clutch solenoid at WOT (so it won't really do anything when you want to go fast). And even if the car doesn't, you wont lose 10% of your power, and peak power doesn't matter in a real curve anyway.
Do you have a Honda? Turn the A/C on in a Honda and it's like you're pulling a tractor. I think the A/C idea is a good one, and have used it when I was first getting used to racing in the rain.