No, I don't race. I do HPDE events, usually with the Buckeye BMW club. I did a couple of NASA events too, but I didn't like the format (too much traffic!).

 

 

You might try these pedals. They make heel and toe shifting super easy. They are available from http://www.autovation.net/

 

 

so basically its just a way to rev match while braking? Lets you rev match easier, by not having to take your foot off of the break and then taping the gas to rev, instead saving you those precious miliseconds when your revs would be droping, allowing for a smoother downshift? Is this the idea behind it?

 

that and in a racing situation it allows you to brake at maximum force while downshifting.

It definitely is easier to do under hard braking.

I learned it from necessity, it seemed as a kid, no matter what car I had, the first performance mod I would do was to make it so the car wouldn't idle...so I had to learn to cover the gas pedal while braking otherwise the engine would stall. I have no idea what mod I was doing to get this effect either...I had another friend that would get a perfectly good used car and the first thing that would happen to him was the exhaust would fall off...Ah, the good old days of early 70's 4 cylinder beaters.

 

i guess i daily drive rally style haha.
as for me, not exactly sure how to heel toe..also in not sure where and when to use it or when its advantages would show so i just push the limits best i can without heel-toe tricks.

 

ah i see from that gif. heel-toe is just to rev-match into your downshift as your braking, i deff see the advantage now because ive had to brake harder than normal to be able to let off the brakes to get my foot on the gas to get ready to downshift for the apex to accelerate out, i def see the advantages now.
ill try this soon.
EDIT: i used to do this in my last car (turbo civic) because it would drop in idle and stumble for a few seconds if i put the clutch in during hard acceleration, difference was i was more doing it with the left and right side of my foot not heel and toe lol.

 

i find it hard to heel-toe so i wear wider shoes and use toe-toe but i'll try adjusting my seat closer. i was talking to a friend about this and he said normally the brake and gas are leveled on a z. but for safety, the gas had to be lower than the brake in the u.s.

 

For safety? My pedals line up fine when at the race track. Plus, I've driven a Euro spec 350Z at Monza and the pedal layout is exactly the same.

The brake needs to be higher than the gas in order to lineup under hard braking. Heel-toe is actually easier the harder you drive (brake).

 

6'6" size 14 boot, and thats what I drive in most of the time, my boots.

not happenin

 

Yeah you get the idea.

The most important part is the rev-matching bit. The down shift must be smooth in order to avoid upsetting the car's balance. At that moment, we're usually just about to do the turn-in so weight distribution is critical. A bad shift will break traction and send you skidding.

The heel-toe technique is simply the merging of two required action. Slowing the car down and getting on the right gear for corner exit.

 

It's alot easier in a Z than most cars I've driven.

Also, I can only seem to do it at the track. On the street at normal speeds, I usually blip the throttle too much. Having a race seat and sitting lower in the car helps me and now my legs arent bent quite as much.

 

Yeah Its Impossible Since I Have A Auto

 

I find it really easy of course i toe toe and wear a 13 shoe so i could press all the pedals if i turned my foot sideways....dont listen to me

 

That's how it works for me. Or may a little bit of the side of my heel.
Not as much as my American cars. Those pedals gaps are a bit harder to cover.

 

It's not impossible .... just why would you do it? You have another available foot.

Unless of course, and forgive me here .... you don't. Then you'd want to learn how to heel toe it for fast trackin'

 

I actually heel the brake to apply more braking press and so I can stay on the gas. I know that's not the norm but, it works better for me coming out of turns. I can power up on the brake and unload with a little more HP out of the turn or, ease out if I need to.

Edit: Actually, I use a combo of the two now that I think of it. For the downshift I use heel / toe. For the upshift and coming out of the corners I kinda of roll off of the brakes and power up just before I come out of the turn. It seems smoother to me and allow me to come out with loaded suspension if that makes sense to you guys.

 

no its pretty easy for me

 

I'm 6 3 with size 14 and I can't do it with shoes, barefoot I can kinda do it