Heel and toe
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Heel and toe
I am working on getting a handle on heel and toe. (It's not easy...) Is it my imagination or am I correct in thinking that the distance between the brake pedal and accelerator is a bit further than it should be or is it just my incompetence speaking?
If those of you who are proficient in the technique find the placement ok then the problem is clearly with me.
Thanks!
If those of you who are proficient in the technique find the placement ok then the problem is clearly with me.
Thanks!
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I am working on getting a handle on heel and toe. (It's not easy...) Is it my imagination or am I correct in thinking that the distance between the brake pedal and accelerator is a bit further than it should be or is it just my incompetence speaking?
If those of you who are proficient in the technique find the placement ok then the problem is clearly with me.
Thanks!
If those of you who are proficient in the technique find the placement ok then the problem is clearly with me.
Thanks!
Last edited by JerryU; Nov 24, 2014 at 05:38 PM.
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I am working on getting a handle on heel and toe. (It's not easy...) Is it my imagination or am I correct in thinking that the distance between the brake pedal and accelerator is a bit further than it should be or is it just my incompetence speaking?
If those of you who are proficient in the technique find the placement ok then the problem is clearly with me.
Thanks!
If those of you who are proficient in the technique find the placement ok then the problem is clearly with me.
Thanks!
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But I'd still like to learn to do it with my foot. Just for poo and giggles, I guess. Kinda a personal challenge thing.
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C7 had very good pedal placement in support of traditional 'heal toe' operation. Remember, the term 'heal toe' has nothing to do with either the toe or heal of your foot..... it is all in the placement of the ball of your foot and the rocking of the right edge of your foot onto the accelerator while maintaining constant pressure with the ball of your foot on the brake. Proper seat placement, moving your knee and calf help in achieving the proper action of your foot on the pedals. Practice make perfect!
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I got so I could do it just OK when I was at Spring Mountain, but when it came time to actually run hard around the track, I slid into the 21st century and turned on rev-matching. It worked perfect every time. 
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I believe heel and toe is an old term. If my memory serves me correctly a lotus super 7 had the peddles setup with the clutch peddle at your heel and the gas at your toe. Today it is as you said foot and side of foot. When I taught my son we went to our back yard and practiced. any jerkyness was dampered by the slip of the grass, plus less strain on the drive train. As always, if you want to learn to drive fast learn to drive slow first. I never drove rev matching, I'm sure it works wonderful. Just wondering, what happens when you miss a shift?
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Depends on the car. I've had cars where I use heel-toe and other cars where I use the side of my foot. Both are correct and you use the one that's right for you in that particular car.