could someone tell me what double clutch is and how to do it?
does anyone know any cool driving techniques like drifting and stuff?

 

i suggest you take a class at some sort of driving school. that way, you can at least know how to get yourself some traction before forcebly losing it

 

http://www.skipbarber.com/drivingschool/de...efault.asp?sel=

 

I'm going to Thunderhill in July for performance driving school, you should check it out.

 

wheres thunderhill?
do you have any info for that school?
thanks

 

Any other recommendations for driving schools? I remember the day I picked up my S, there was a mini meet at the dealer and someone told that was the first thing I should do. Should have taken that advice. 1 accident later that probably could have been avoided.

 

c.c - i wear stilletos while driving and i wanted to know if the heel-toe downshifting is in any way better than double clutching. it is nearly impossible to break with the left side of my foot and blip the gas pedal with the right side of my narrow heels. breaking with my toes and revving with the heel of my foot (i.e ) with my shoes doesn't seem to work either because i miss the gas pedal at times. i rev-match/double clutch so i think i drive fine but i wanted to know if the heel-toe method was better for the car.

 

I'm probably going too.

 

Double-clutching is for race cars whose transmissions do not have synchros. The S2000 tranny has synchros. Double-clutching our car is a waste of time that could better be spent accelerating. Heel-toe is not the same thing as double-clutching. Sure, the rev-match is an element (even a goal thereof) of both techniques, but the two techniques are mutually exclusive.

To be specific about defining it, double-clutching is when the clutch is pressed to shift the tranny to neutral and again to shift into gear. Heel-toe, as you know, only requires the clutch to be pressed once.

Oh, and compression braking is not all that bad for your clutch. Don't be afraid to do it if on the street if you need to slow down in a hurry. On the track it gets pretty hairy if you do it when you're near the limit though.

For a primer on track days and how to prepare yourself and your car, check out this link. BTW~ using the racetrack to learn how to heel-toe is not a top priority for first-timers.

hyperpm ~ Which group will you be running in at ThunderHill in July? If you're in the beginner's group, I'd be happy to be your instructor. I've been out at that track in my S2000 many times.

 

-> rev matching downshifts is REQUIRED for square cut race gearboxes
-> double-clutch downshifts accomplishes this
-> upshifts are inherently rev-matched (ie - there's no such thing as a double-clutch upshift)

-> true; it does

-> who accelerates while downshifting?
-> I downshift under breaking
-> I upshift when I accelerate

-> true; not the same thing

-> false; they are not mutually exclusive
-> see below

-> double clutch is like this:
1) clutch in
2) shift to neutral
3) clutch out
4) blip (rev match)
5) clutch in
6) shift to lower gear
6) clutch out

-> heel-and-toe is just using one foot to press the brake and gas pedals at the same time
-> this allows the rev-match throttle blip to occur while breaking
-> heel-and-toe is a misnomer; most drivers use either side of the right foot - press the brake with the left side and roll the foot to the gas with the right side
-> you can double clutch and heel-and-toe at the same time
-> you can blip without double clutching
-> you can blip without heel-and-toe

Want to be a better driver?

1) Go autocrossing:
www.geocities.com/nasa_autox/
www.sfrscca.com/solo2
www.americanauto-x.com

2) Read:
Going Faster by Carl Lopez


-Sean