I'm no expert but all the mud riding i've done over the years I prefer the brake sliding in sand conditions but all mud is different and most is unpredictable you may be able to get the rear to snap back in line but its a gamble because if it doesn't snap back in time you can break something (bike, body, etc.).
If you know your muds then with the right kind I beleive in the sliding technique BUT you better know your mud.
I would recommend practice in sandy slippery trails to get used to the feeling (of your rear end trying to pass you) and master your brake, throttle crontrol then go find a large open flat (as possible) space with that super slippery clay like mud and start playing. I'm talking about that mud thats like standing on an ice cube.
That being said you will see that its real hard to know where the limit of traction is and how easy it would be to get it wrong and cost you time and possabily the race.
Ron
2004 ECDE200
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