Heel-To-Toe
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Heel-To-Toe
Heel-To-Toe
The idea here is to match the engine RPM's to the cars speed in the gear you select, giving you a smooth downshift, & keeping the car's balance. Aftermarket pedal covers make heel-to-toe easier. The clutch pedal cover isn't as important as the brake and accelerator. It can stay rubber, but for the brake and accelerator, you want to have a lot of surface area to work with (a flap on the accelerator is preferred).
This brings the brake & accelerator pedal surfaces closer together, making heel-to-toe much easier.
I'll use a common "downshift from 3rd to 2nd while decelerating before a turn" as an example.
1) Apply Brake
2) Push and keep the clutch down.
3) Take the selector out of 3rd gear.
4) Before you stick-it into 2nd gear, you must rev-match. Since you're decelerating, you have to raise the RPM's slightly because you're going into smaller gear.
*The Heel or the side of the foot, applies the gas. The Toe-side of your right foot applies the brake.* (Heel-To-Toe)
5) Once you've given it the right amount of throttle, move the selector into 2nd gear.
6) Let go of the clutch, then let go of the brake (Be smooth). By this point you should be through with the turn (past the apex) and ready to accelerate.
The idea here is to match the engine RPM's to the cars speed in the gear you select, giving you a smooth downshift, & keeping the car's balance. Aftermarket pedal covers make heel-to-toe easier. The clutch pedal cover isn't as important as the brake and accelerator. It can stay rubber, but for the brake and accelerator, you want to have a lot of surface area to work with (a flap on the accelerator is preferred).
This brings the brake & accelerator pedal surfaces closer together, making heel-to-toe much easier.
I'll use a common "downshift from 3rd to 2nd while decelerating before a turn" as an example.
1) Apply Brake
2) Push and keep the clutch down.
3) Take the selector out of 3rd gear.
4) Before you stick-it into 2nd gear, you must rev-match. Since you're decelerating, you have to raise the RPM's slightly because you're going into smaller gear.
*The Heel or the side of the foot, applies the gas. The Toe-side of your right foot applies the brake.* (Heel-To-Toe)
5) Once you've given it the right amount of throttle, move the selector into 2nd gear.
6) Let go of the clutch, then let go of the brake (Be smooth). By this point you should be through with the turn (past the apex) and ready to accelerate.
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 48
From: Toronto
Originally Posted by PrincessIntegra
YEAHHHHH more attention...keep it coming Mak...by the way...what have you done to your car??
Just wondering of course...:cool:
Just wondering of course...:cool:
I drive M3 all stock. Thanks for asking though.
Bye baby.
n00b
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 48
From: Toronto
Originally Posted by PrincessIntegra
Sorry Sam I don't mean to own your thread...but Mak and I go way back to about....3 weeks ago....and any pics?
Sure, anything for you. If you promise to make sure that your posts have a point. Makes it so much easier for everybody else.
Bye.
n00b
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 48
From: Toronto
Originally Posted by PrincessIntegra
Yeppers...did you happen to read what happened to him well the car.....its very sad...and we're all trying to help him cope....
Cope? Do you think he is a little baby or something? It's a bloody car, not the end of the world.
Bye
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From: The Hammer!
wow this thread went down the ******* quick
so anyways...i'm practicing the heel toe thing but i can't get my foot in the position. my toe hits my other foot on the clutch or my heel hits the hump in the floor so i'm trying with the ball and the outside of my foot and it seems to work so far but i haven't been on the track i just do as i'm getting off the highway.. rev matching without braking i got down and ppl ask me all the time how i do it but when your adding the brakes to the equation it makes it a tad tougher
so anyways...i'm practicing the heel toe thing but i can't get my foot in the position. my toe hits my other foot on the clutch or my heel hits the hump in the floor so i'm trying with the ball and the outside of my foot and it seems to work so far but i haven't been on the track i just do as i'm getting off the highway.. rev matching without braking i got down and ppl ask me all the time how i do it but when your adding the brakes to the equation it makes it a tad tougher
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