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Old 01-11-2006, 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.
Old 01-11-2006, 09:51 AM
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serioulsy.............http://www.driftsession.com/drift_te...oeshifting.htm
Old 01-11-2006, 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.
Old 01-11-2006, 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.
Old 01-11-2006, 10:00 AM
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hell toe is mostly for track driving, it wont be that helpful in DDing........
Old 01-11-2006, 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.
Old 01-11-2006, 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
Old 01-11-2006, 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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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!
Old 01-11-2006, 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
Old 01-11-2006, 01:11 PM
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this thread just confused the hell out of me
Old 01-11-2006, 01:12 PM
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Glad to hear so many are Heel toers alike
Old 01-11-2006, 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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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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Are you referring to a DUI field sobriety test?
Old 01-11-2006, 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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Originally Posted by skank-a-holic
Are you referring to a DUI field sobriety test?
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Originally Posted by davidv
lol
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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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Originally Posted by davidv
Me thinks I just peed my pants.


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