ever tried a 5-3 or 4-2 heel-toe downshift as you come off the ramp and slowing down from 60 to 20?

that is fun

 

hmm, interesting, I don't have a problem with my knee banging on the steering wheel, as I don't MOVE my knee at all (all the movements are BELOW the knee, a shift and a 'kick' of the ankle does the trick)

 

rev match....heel toe....same thing...
aka 3 pedal downshift

 

i allways heal toe, i made it habit. i drive better with no shoes.

 

Heel and toe is important. It just seems so natural to me. But......

Watch Dick Turner's autocross video tape some time. He does present a different point of view that is well founded. He basically says to brake in the braking area, and to concentrate entirely on braking. When you come off the brakes then shift into the gear you are going to exit the turn with and accelerate when you need to. A great many autocrossers are very successful with this. Another issue is that many top level autocrossers insist that you must left foot brake to be really fast autocrossing. They do make a point and left foot braking renders heel and toe... well not possible. I think on an autocross the left foot brake is more important than the heel and toe.

Now on the road race track, things are different, but a great many road racers use the autocross technique. Top levels of road racing now have transmissions with face engagement gears that don't require clutch on shifts. So........

I am availalbe for lessons in anyone wants instruction in any of the above techniques :-)

 

i just use my right foot for the gas, and left foot for the brake. that works for me.....gotta love the slush-box

 

Man I cant do it. My ecu cuts throttle to 25% when the break is touched. Its because my ride is fly by wire (no throttle cable) Oh well

 

So you can't rev the engine to 5K or so with the brakes on. That would really suck.

 

ouch....now that sucks....

 

i always do it around town also... i like doing it perfectly into 1st without any jerks... especially when approching a stoplight and everyone looks at me. im such a racer. My pedal is attached to the floor so i have to roll my foot... big toe to pinky toe downshifting.