First off, sorry this is long, but I figured this is the group of people that might be able to help, with some of my background first as well.
So I ran VIR north and Full course this weekend for the first time. I have a autocrossed for a few years now, 3-5 events a year, and this was my 3rd open track weekend. So I am pretty green to everything, and soaking up as much possible, and loving every second of it! This was my first open track event in my new to me cobra, and I have only done one auto-x in it, so I am still learning the car as well.
The car ran great, no issues what so ever. The car has a Kenny Brown suspension package, along with 00R brembo front brakes. During all my 2 previous open track weekend, I really didn't shift at all, my 03 had enough torque to pull my out of most of the turns, and I spent my time learning lines and working on being smooth the the steering, throttle, and brake inputs. So this weekend I started playing with shifting, and my instructor was teaching me double clutching downshifts and heel/toe braking, which I have never done before.
First, I was having trouble with heel/toe, getting the side of my foot over far enough to touch the throttle under braking with the stock petals ....any suggestions for that?
Secondly and more importantly, Muscle Mustangs was there with Kenny Brown, and the editor of the magazine wanted a ride in a non-race prepped car with aftermarket Kenny Brown suspension parts. I had been spending some time with kenny Brown over the weekend, and he asked if he could use my car. So the one of the instructors that I know rather well, took my car out with the editor. When they got back, my buddy who previously owned a sn-95 cobra with a 00r cobra brake upgrage as well, said that my brake pedal felt funny. He said that he was struggling with his heel/toes shift because of my brake pedal. He said the first 3/4 to 1 inch of travel was real soft every time. From there on the pedal felt perfect and consistant with absolutly no fade. But due to the inch of travel before the pedal felt right, he almost had to lift his foot to get to the gas, as opposed to just rolling it to the side. I bleed the brakes the day prior to the event. And like I said the pedal felt great and consistant all weekend, just don't know why there is about an inch of soft travel before the pedal feels right. Any ideas????
So I ran VIR north and Full course this weekend for the first time. I have a autocrossed for a few years now, 3-5 events a year, and this was my 3rd open track weekend. So I am pretty green to everything, and soaking up as much possible, and loving every second of it! This was my first open track event in my new to me cobra, and I have only done one auto-x in it, so I am still learning the car as well.
The car ran great, no issues what so ever. The car has a Kenny Brown suspension package, along with 00R brembo front brakes. During all my 2 previous open track weekend, I really didn't shift at all, my 03 had enough torque to pull my out of most of the turns, and I spent my time learning lines and working on being smooth the the steering, throttle, and brake inputs. So this weekend I started playing with shifting, and my instructor was teaching me double clutching downshifts and heel/toe braking, which I have never done before.
First, I was having trouble with heel/toe, getting the side of my foot over far enough to touch the throttle under braking with the stock petals ....any suggestions for that?
Secondly and more importantly, Muscle Mustangs was there with Kenny Brown, and the editor of the magazine wanted a ride in a non-race prepped car with aftermarket Kenny Brown suspension parts. I had been spending some time with kenny Brown over the weekend, and he asked if he could use my car. So the one of the instructors that I know rather well, took my car out with the editor. When they got back, my buddy who previously owned a sn-95 cobra with a 00r cobra brake upgrage as well, said that my brake pedal felt funny. He said that he was struggling with his heel/toes shift because of my brake pedal. He said the first 3/4 to 1 inch of travel was real soft every time. From there on the pedal felt perfect and consistant with absolutly no fade. But due to the inch of travel before the pedal felt right, he almost had to lift his foot to get to the gas, as opposed to just rolling it to the side. I bleed the brakes the day prior to the event. And like I said the pedal felt great and consistant all weekend, just don't know why there is about an inch of soft travel before the pedal feels right. Any ideas????
