Siper2 and anyone who wants to comment,

I looked at the http://www.turnfast.com/tech_driving/drivi...g_heeltoe.lasso site and they say you do not need to double clutch with a street car with transmission synchros. So I asssume that double clutching would not be necessary with our car. This would make the heel & toe process easier and if it is not necessary why bother?

 

Hey in "The Fast and The Furious" The kid got scolded for not Double Clutching in a Quarter Mile. Interesting. You better have one hell of a car to have to Down Shift in that race. J/K......

No Double Clutching. Just get a good feel for Entrance speed and life will be Bliss.

 

I agree

 

Double-clutching is a good technique to use to get better downshifting ability, regardless of having synchros, if you ask me. Upshifting, IMO, it isn't as needed. Rev-match is easier if you double clutch.

That argument aside....

Sperry TopSiders or any kind of boat shoe will be decent for driving. If you want a cheap alternative to buying fancy Italian carbon-fibre and zillion-dollar-leather driving shoes (gimme a break ), try Martial Arts lowtop sneakers. Like Adidas, Macho or Discipline. They're nearly as lightweight as a pair of socks, and the soles are just about nonexistent.

You want pedal feel, those are your shoes.

-S2-

 

Have you ever tried to use your left foot to break?
If I do, then the car stops very abrubtly and it's harder to control.
The same thing happens whe I try the heal and toe thing.
I'll probably do it right %60 of the time after the months of practice that I've had.
Shoes are very important to me.

 

call me a fool if you're just kidding but just in case you're not: how to answer the question "what is a clutch?" it's that third, left most pedal (from left to right your pedals would be 1) clutch 2) brake 3) accelerator). if present, then the car is a manual transmission in which case the driver must shift the car thru the gears, pressing down on the clutch to change gears and releasing the clutch to engage the engine once the correct gear is selected. and then there's the need to play with the gas at the same time, especially to get moving from a complete stop. how's that for a non-technical explanation? a manual makes heel-toeing necessary cuz your left foot is working the clutch and isn't available for braking, so your right foot works both the brake and gas.

i don't know how to heel-toe yet - just trying to get used to rev matching.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by KT'S SUZUKA
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call me a fool if you're just kidding but just in case you're not:

 

I think heel-toeing is only necessary when cornering. There's no other time (that I know of) when you need to be both braking and revving up the engine at the same time. The position might be awkward at first but I wouldn't expect the foot to get tired.

 

i still suck!

keep on practicing...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by KT'S SUZUKA
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I think heel-toeing is only necessary when cornering.