I never really paid that much attention before, but I recently noticed, on the Spoon S2000 video, that these professional drivers would turn their right foot sideways, and step on the brakes and the gas at the same time. What's the purpose of doing that?

 

That's "heal and toe" driving. It allows you to keep the revs up while shifting and braking at the same time.

 

Yeah, just to elaborate, the reason one heels and toes is so that you can be in the right gear when you are ready to power out of the corner.

You can't just downshift and let the clutch back out. What happens is you get compression braking which is hard on the engine, clutch and drivetrain. Not only that, but it upsets the balance of the car, and can cause the back wheels to lock up, not exactly what you want when you are diving deep into a corner.

While braking, blipping the throttle raises the revs. When they are high enough, you can release the clutch and have no engine braking occur, saving wear and tear and keeping the car's balance.

Everyone with an S2k should learn this technique, as the pedals are positioned very nicely for this kind of driving.

 

Richard,

Please feel free to read my posts in the following thread:

http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...p?threadid=7496

It should help to explain the technique. It's excellent fun when you get it right. This is one of the main reasons why I will not buy an automatic car!!

Cheers,

 

I tried to do it and with my size 14 feet is is next to impossible on most cars..

 

http://www.drivingtechniques.co.uk/
Mingster ;this might help.
Giampiero

 

Pretty cool site...

 

It's kinda of like dragging your knee on a sport bike.....practice, practice, practice. I gave up trying heel toe as I always have too much heel and not enough toe.

 

i tried it a couple of times yesterday and almost crashed my car

it's not easy to do at all.