actually running no brakes at all, I have learned how to drive pretty well with out them , I am not a racer I do all my running in large areas such as athetic fields and areas of the desert I have found. I noticed I hardly ever used the brakes with my MMM so I thought why not just use an ESC that doesnt have brakes and will stay a lot cooler and that is what I have done. After a 20 mins of hard running the motor and ESC are barely warm the batteries are the warmest component....I cant believe how much cooler it runs versus a 5 or 6s system