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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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What is the true explanation of " HEEL TOE SHIFTING "
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Originally Posted by Steve Zamcheck
What is the true explanation of " HEEL TOE SHIFTING "

http://www.crossedflags.com/nuke/htm...article&sid=10

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That's a great article. Worth the read for everyone.
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Originally Posted by Steve Zamcheck
What is the true explanation of " HEEL TOE SHIFTING "
Glad you asked the question. This is not even close to what I thought HT shifting was.
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That is a good article. I learned to drive in a Lotus Elan. Doing the HT thing was just part of driving, as far as my dad was concerned. Drove a friend's Viper the other, the first manual car in probably 5 years, and could still do it like yesterday. I encourage everyone to learn this technique. Not only is it good for the car and the fast way to drive, its just sounds good!.

And if the gap between the brake and gas is too high, or the "heigth" of the brake versus the gas is too much, I use my heel to blip the gas instead of the outside of my foot.

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