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IIRC, T11 is the corner where the largest number of offs happen at A27, including many incidents where the car gets totaled.
The corner being blind in a track day is generally not an issue. At some point, you are going to tell it apart from T8, which is the other blind left turn, so you'll know what's coming. The real "problem" is the crest because having your car thrown up reduces grip, and that can be quite unnerving.
In the Miata, it is not a big issue since it is even slower than MB's FRS lol~ I mostly just keep the throttle steady and ride the crest out. In a higher powered car, I'd back off the throttle a bit, and keep it steady while riding out the crest first. Then once the suspension settles back down, I'd roll on throttle again.
IIRC according to Kees (A27's chief instructor), incidents happen at that corner when people are sending it a bit too much over the crest and the rear end gets loose. The driver panics and either lifts, or worse, get on the brakes. Weight transfer happens and the tail end gets even lighter, and then you're off to a high speed spin.
IMO with that corner, it is best to respect it and approach it by backing off a bit before the crest, and gradually explore how you can push it harder (in the next lap). Alternatively, since there are so many turns at A27, generally for me at least, there are other corners that are lower hanging fruits where I can push harder to shave more time from my lap than to squeeze every last drop of bit out of T11.
I'm sure other more experienced drivers (like Mark and Rich) can offer better insights than I can.
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