Yes, it

 

Not bad for someone that just learned this technique last summer!!!

To summarize:

Driving fast requires smooth inputs, especially in our car. Rev matching promotes smooth gear changes which do not upset the balance of the car.

H/T is a technique that allows you to be in the proper exit gear before entering a corner. Slow-In, Fast-Out - Repeat after me - Slow-In, Fast-Out. All braking and downshifting should be completed before turning into a corner. This will allow the car to be set up for the exit and the fastest acceleration out of a corner which will lead to higher speeds in the straights.

I heel-toe all the time and you will too once you get the hang of it. It isn't easy to learn, but once you do learn it, you will do it for the rest of your driving years. It's fun too!

 

Guys,

Nice info, one more question: where exactly do i put my h/t.

If tried a few diff position but always there is something wrong.(rev's to high or not enough breaking power)

thanks

Pancho

 

Hmmm, who drove more than twice as many miles on racetracks than you have on your car?! Who did about 7 driving schools last year? Four different racetracks? Well over 4000 miles on road courses...22k miles on the car?! Yea, I thought so! Uh huh...



Pancho, there is a good thread about this with a lot of good stuff from our good friend, Sime. He does a great job at describing some different techniques...

http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...p?threadid=8783

Enjoy!

 

It's the quality of the driving, not the quantity!!

 

ok so when downshifting to revmatch.. to you push the gas while its still in gear.. say 4th before shifting to 3rd..
or after pushing in the clutch and shifting to 3rd before you release the clutch.


also.. do you skip gears to downshift.. say from crusing along in 6th gear.. would you downshift to 4th.. or downshift to 5th then go to 4th?

 

This is complicated, So you are actually reving the engine while shifting? I don't know if i fully understand but you are lightly pressing the gas, while pushing down the clutch and shifting. Someone tell me if I'm I have it right. I really need a performance driving school.

 

Okay... let me see if I can channel the folks from Skip Barber (grin)...


Depress the clutch.

Use the throttle to raise the engine RPM to the correct RPM for the target gear and your speed. Don't squeeze the throttle and hold it - tap it. It's called a "blip" and it is a quick SHARP burst. This blip should take place immediately before re-engaging the clutch so as to limit shock to the drive train when going from a higher gear to a lower gear.

The idea is 'blip immediately before clutch release'.

The point is NOT to do so to slow the car (in modern cars you use brakes to slow the car) but rather to get the car in the proper gear for your exit from a corner.

And, of course, if you want to double clutch you do the blip with the car in neutral and with the clutch released (i.e. depress clutch, shift to neutral, release clutch, blip, *immediately* shift into target gear, release clutch).


Disclaimer - it's late, I'm tired, had wine with dinner and it's been a LONG time since I did the Skip Barber thang so there may be errors in this description and there may be areas where I'm unclear. Suggest that any and all sign up for a performance driving school ASAP if you have questions rather than trusting me.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Insomniak
[B]ok so when downshifting to revmatch.. to you push the gas while its still in gear.. say 4th before shifting to 3rd..

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BLADES2K
[B]This is complicated, So you are actually reving the engine while shifting? I don't know if i fully understand but you are lightly pressing the gas, while pushing down the clutch and shifting.