Pedal is far to the right. And it really seems you need the clutch to change gears in either direction.

My Lotus Elan ('68 S4) had a tight pedal area. However you once rolling you could shift all day without the clutch.

 

I don't know -- have never succeeded despite lots of tries. I really just wanted to thank you for spelling "brake" correctly. A rare skill indeed these days.

 

I thought left foot braking was for only for fwd cars to help rotate/tighten the line without having to let off the gas. Are there any benefits to the already oversteer prone S2k w/ left foot braking??

 

Very beneficial in a couple of ways at least. It allows you to better balance the car in a corner/sweeper by being able to vary both the gas and brake simultaneously and seamlessly; allows much quicker and smoother transition from brake to gas if no shift is required, particularly if you are left-foot trail braking; allows you to rotate the car on braking and transition to gas with more control. Often useful also after the downshift in longer corners. Overall, better balance --> smoother --> faster. You really have to lift your leg and move it to the right to get over the clutch and to get your foot on the pedal, so a bit awkward at first. I'm in the learning stages, and Ive already seen the benefits. I wear narrow racing shoes, and I think it would be more difficult with wide shoes.

Just thought of this. If you aren't in a race seat and harness it might be much more difficult to LF-brake in the S, at least for right-hand corners, since I recall having to brace the left knee against the door to stay in the stock seat.

 

Indeed. My bruises from WSIR just went away. I can't wait until next week

 

Left foot braking is useless if you have to shift gears. I can't see myself using my left foot to trail brake, then use my right foot to brake so I can go down a gear, then uses my left foot again and so on. We all know this car will not shift without the use of the clutch. I am pretty set on right foot braking.

 

For autocrossing, I LFB whenever a 2-1 downshift is not required. For those corners, I use my right foot and left on the clutch. It certainly took a while to get good at it. I practiced for a year in my automatic equipped truck before I started in the S2k. Initially, I'd get confused feet sometimes and jerk the car forward when I meant to hit the clutch on an upshift.

I LFB when ever possible on the street, just to stay in practice and to keep my feet trained and ready to actuate the clutch or brake as needed.

Steve

 

[QUOTE=Windscreen,Aug 28 2004, 04:33 AM] For autocrossing, I LFB whenever a 2-1 downshift is not required.

 

I have found one place where I can use a touch of brake, on a long high speed sweeper. One of the track old timers pointed out that it is a way to adjust in this long corner when you might be a bit hot but don't want to upset balance by getting off and on the throttle. I am not coordinated enough to use the technique many places but it does work in this turn because I have time and am prepared.

 

That's what I've been doing. It's easiest barefoot, but I practice in my race shoes sometimes also. I'm pretty smooth with it on the street now, but I have yet to really try it on the track in my car.