I've been trying to rev match and do the heel toe thing. One question I have is, how do you release the clutch. I know you're suppose to give the throttle a little blip when you heel-toe, but do you just drop the clutch???

 

If you've matched the revs right, you just let out the clutch as fast as you like. The S2000 is so responsive that this is fairly easy to do. It also has a light flywheel so if you get it slightly wrong there still won't be a big jerk.

 

I tried that a few times, and I keep hitting the mat or the wall by the accelerator. It never comes out smoothly and it feels awkward. Maybe I got to get smaller shoes or something. Next time, I'll try it with just socks on.

 

Try it without shoes...thats what I had to do. I am a size 12 which makes it somewhat harder in the first place and I wear sandals and flip-flops a lot which make it even harder. Then I tried barefoot and it was a lot easier. Give that a shot.
-Brandon

 

how do u rev match?

 

Come folks, use the search.

Clutch in, downshift while giving the gas a tap to rev up the engine to match the lower gear you will be in when you release the clutch pedal. Release the clutch pedal.

 

Yea, I just drop the clutch and it's smooth like a baby's butt. Just make sure the revs are high enough, but not too high.

 

LET IT GO LIKE U USUALLY DO...it shouldnt juke or anything

 

If you want to do this like the fast guys, try it down shifting multiple gears wile pressing the brakes at the same time. This technique is done to slow you down from a high speed strait away faster then brakes alone and gets you in the right gear for exiting the corner coming up.

Use your heal to blip the throttle and ball of your foot on the brakes. After a wile it just becomes second nature to apply the right pressure on the brakes and working the throttle to rev match and pressing the clutch to down shift all at the same time. Sounds just like a bike would as they use the same technique. Sounds complicated but it really is easy once you practice it a bit and start to encorperate it daily at some point in your spirited drives. Its fun too Other advanced forms of control can stem from these tecniques as well, such as drifting. Its a good feeling to feel capable in your ability to control your ride in all aspects

 

It was really awkward at first but I heel-toe every time I slow down now for practice and it is starting to become second nature so I don't even think about it anymore.

One thing I want to mention though is that if you have big feet, you may want to put 1/2 your foot on the brake and the other 1/2 on the gas and "heel-toe" that way. You'll have to learn to roll your feet when braking but you'll get used to it.

I was driving a Lotus Elise for a while and had to use this method since the pedals were so close together (I have size 8 feet). However, using the ball and heel of my foot works perfectly on the S2000.