good advice, all.

I love my Pilotis for driving.

For me - the Chazmo style (ball of foot on brake and heel on throttle) is most comfortable.

It really isn't *necessary* - but it's nice in some situations.

 

Hey Tom, Doug here. Marco is too kind, but yes, I'm 75% sure I'm going to be at Fall Colors and if I am all you need to do is find me and I will do what ever I can to find a comfortable heel toe solution that works for your feet and your seating position.

Chazmo, Marco has been busy building a moat around his castle, silly man thinks that will keep out the invading Enlightened Force...

 

I don't think my feet are big enough to try this...And yeah, Marco, where you been, bro? I thought maybe you fell in your moat.

 

Wow!
I'm so totally impressed.
It is so nice to read something like that.
I just wish some younger people could come to such a wise frame-of-reference...

 

Hey, wait, that's the corner of the world I moderate...

 

I'm not too worried if I'm not able to figure it out; it's more of a personal development thing with me. I agree with your comment about not needing to impress anyone other than yourself.

 

Hi Doug, thanks for the offer. Hopefully we'll be able to get together during FC.

I did search the competition forum, but couldn't find anything that seemed like it would help me. Could be my use of the search engine though...

 

Hey liggy,

Actually, that's not the way I do it, lig. Just so you guys know, I don't use my heel. I am massively duck-footed (my feet point out when I walk, especially my right foot.

I just put the left half of the ball of my right foot on the brake and use the right half of the same foot (with just a little twist of my ankle) to blip the throttle. It's almost my toes which tip into the throttle, not my heel.

Just thought I'd clarify. Maybe a little Vintage clinic of driving techniques at FC'04 might be fun. Who among those whippersnappers would know how to shift a '60s Dodge Dart (with "3 on the tree") except for us? (the better question would be who would dare race one? )

 

doh! lousy reading skills.

duck footed? I've seen guys kind of "goofy-foot" the heel and toe thing by using the heel for braking and ball of the foot for the throttle.

I think it would be harder to modulate the brake pedal that way but I'm sure if it's comfy - why not?

If it is just a lapping day I would check and see on the helmet thing... more than likely a motorcycle helmet with the current Snell approval would work...

gotta get to work...

 

Chaz, Deb...

Have not been online much lately...was away on vacation last week and believe it or not - I'm still working on the moat . Its almost done now, just cap stone to cut and we have started the planting.

I do miss posting in here though .