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Heel/Toe shifting question
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<blockquote data-quote="dtheo" data-source="post: 5945865" data-attributes="member: 43146"><p>I just did some google searches: found 2 vids and some tech. I roll my foot rather than using my heel, I need to sharpen my skills so you don't even have to think about it. </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://jalopnik.com/cars/notag/a-little-technique-goes-for-miles-268950.php" target="_blank">http://jalopnik.com/cars/notag/a-little-technique-goes-for-miles-268950.php</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPj9XXW25GA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPj9XXW25GA</a></p><p></p><p>"Heel Toe cannot be done smoothly unless two things are done: </p><p></p><p>1) The pedals must be matched. Normally this is done by adjusting until the brake and throttle are even in height, when the brakes are pressed on. The pedals must also be properly spaced. In my car it required adjusting and bending the gas pedal until I got the match I needed. In many cars, the pedals have some range of adjustment, making the process easier. One thing to remember, as you adjust the gas pedal, make sure that there is a mechanical stop for the pedal. If you rely on the stops in the carburetor or injection system to stop the motion, you will probably bend or break something as you try to squeeze a couple more horsepower out of the pedal. Also, make sure the linkage allows the butterflies in the carburetor to be fully open when the pedal hits your mechanical stop. (<em>I personally don't think pedals have to match, I do it fine in my unmatched mustang pedals but this was on the web)</em></p><p></p><p>2) The technique must be practiced. Do not come to the track, with the intention of learning to Heel Toe. Learn the technique on the street, and practice it until it is second nature, before trying it at the track. If your street car is different from your track car, and your street car has a manual transmission, set its pedals for Heel Toe, and learn the technique. Try to get the pedal arrangement similar for both cars. If you must learn the technique in your track car, make it low on your priority list. When driving the line is second nature, you are comfortable in traffic, you’ve got all of the corner stations figured out, start working on it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Heel Toe is not a required skill at your first event or two, as a matter of fact, you don’t ever have to learn it. It is a tool that will make you a smoother driver (ie. faster!), and you will be easier on your equipment. It’s a tool to add to your arsenal of skills as your high performance driving becomes more polished."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtheo, post: 5945865, member: 43146"] I just did some google searches: found 2 vids and some tech. I roll my foot rather than using my heel, I need to sharpen my skills so you don't even have to think about it. [url]http://jalopnik.com/cars/notag/a-little-technique-goes-for-miles-268950.php[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPj9XXW25GA[/url] "Heel Toe cannot be done smoothly unless two things are done: 1) The pedals must be matched. Normally this is done by adjusting until the brake and throttle are even in height, when the brakes are pressed on. The pedals must also be properly spaced. In my car it required adjusting and bending the gas pedal until I got the match I needed. In many cars, the pedals have some range of adjustment, making the process easier. One thing to remember, as you adjust the gas pedal, make sure that there is a mechanical stop for the pedal. If you rely on the stops in the carburetor or injection system to stop the motion, you will probably bend or break something as you try to squeeze a couple more horsepower out of the pedal. Also, make sure the linkage allows the butterflies in the carburetor to be fully open when the pedal hits your mechanical stop. ([I]I personally don't think pedals have to match, I do it fine in my unmatched mustang pedals but this was on the web)[/I] 2) The technique must be practiced. Do not come to the track, with the intention of learning to Heel Toe. Learn the technique on the street, and practice it until it is second nature, before trying it at the track. If your street car is different from your track car, and your street car has a manual transmission, set its pedals for Heel Toe, and learn the technique. Try to get the pedal arrangement similar for both cars. If you must learn the technique in your track car, make it low on your priority list. When driving the line is second nature, you are comfortable in traffic, you’ve got all of the corner stations figured out, start working on it. Heel Toe is not a required skill at your first event or two, as a matter of fact, you don’t ever have to learn it. It is a tool that will make you a smoother driver (ie. faster!), and you will be easier on your equipment. It’s a tool to add to your arsenal of skills as your high performance driving becomes more polished." [/QUOTE]
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