I'm tempted to say, after looking at this statement:
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if the fronts lock up before the rears, this will put you into a spin that you will not be able to control
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that this is bass-ackwards from what an average race car will do.
Perhaps with karts this opposite behavior does happen; Experience says that with a race car on a road race track, locking the fronts will not cause a spin, but quite the opposite: the car will basically go straight ahead and understeer right off the racing surface. This is when your braking is being done in more or less a straight line before you begin turning in. If you are braking while turning, you earn whatever happens (unless practicing trail braking, see below.)
If the rears lock first, it is similar to trying to stop an arrow with one finger on its tip. The slightest deviation from straight ahead will result in a snap spin. Same with the car - if a lockup occurs at the rear, you lose the ability to steer and become a passenger!
It's kinda the difference between hitting the wall with the front or the rear of the car - neither is usually good for the car or the driver.
I set my brakes to have the fronts lock a bit before the rears - at least you can steer a little with the fronts locked. Not so if the rears lock.
There is a technique known as "trail braking" where you use the brakes to partially unload the rear tires to assist the car rotating into the entry of a corner. If you're doing this, your driving skills are way beyond mine!
Hope this helps,
Tom
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