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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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What is it? Heard this term before but not a clue what it means except its something about manual shifting.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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serioulsy.............http://www.driftsession.com/drift_te...oeshifting.htm
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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this is dumb, you don't need to do this with modern trannys. It does not give you any advantage.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by baaron
this is dumb, you don't need to do this with modern trannys. It does not give you any advantage.

... I think you are thinking about Double Clutching... which..Cars haven't needed double clutching since the synchromesh transmission was popularized 50 years ago. I most definatly assure you that heel toe shifting WILL reward you with faster lap times, etc.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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hell toe is mostly for track driving, it wont be that helpful in DDing........
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Zilvia
hell toe is mostly for track driving, it wont be that helpful in DDing........
perhaps during the get-away chase but I'll have to try it out... I have a feeling my shoes/feet are too big and it'll be super clunky for me to do without getting my shoe cought either on the plastic underside/dash or the carpet at the end by the gas pedal.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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yeha most guys with larger feet just use the outer flat parts of the shoe...........[]()[]........or in motion..[()]-foot on booth pedals

[]=pedal
()=foot

thats how i have to do it my feet are too long to actually heel toe so i just use one foot on both pedals
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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i heel toe a lot. whenever i need to stop quickly or goin too fast on a turn, sometimes just for the hellof it lol. everytime i race i heel toe
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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Heel toe is an everyday thing...it's almost like second nature now...brake/clutch, blip accelerator while foot on brake, release clutch/brake, accelerate...simple!
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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oh yea, you do the same when you downshift, minus the braking, but you gotta match revs! or else your tranny will be toast
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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this thread just confused the hell out of me
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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Glad to hear so many are Heel toers alike
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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Heel-and-toe is a misnomer. It actually involves the ball of your foot and the side of your foot.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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If anyone has ever watched that video file with the 350z, s2000, skyline, BMW and Porsche race, they have cameras fixed on the drivers' feet and they are all using this method.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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Are you referring to a DUI field sobriety test?
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PETERPIT
If anyone has ever watched that video file with the 350z, s2000, skyline, BMW and Porsche race, they have cameras fixed on the drivers' feet and they are all using this method.

BEST MOTORING IS THE BESTESTEST.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by skank-a-holic
Are you referring to a DUI field sobriety test?
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
lol
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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OK, so you got the right foot on the brake with the clutch in and you use the heel of your right foot to hit the gas enought to bring the tach back up to where it was when you depressed the clutch and then you shift and let off the clutch? Is this correct? Seems like a pain in the ***. Or am I not getting it? That could very well be the case.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Me thinks I just peed my pants.
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