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Steve X16XE
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
I do it without thinking now.


nice one.

I tried it in my astra the accelerator is too far down so i cant touch it. Ah well.
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aye shame i cant do it with my clown feet i just end up mashing the pedals


What size are your feet?


size 12, might be because i always try coming home from work in my reinforced shoes need some slim trainers or something


[Edited on 16-03-2007 by AuroraSport]
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
I do it without thinking now.


nice one.

I tried it in my astra the accelerator is too far down so i cant touch it. Ah well.


I can't do it in Dad's meriva, pedals are just at completely the wrong angle
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I'll take some photos later on how i do it.

You don't use your heel. It's the side of you foot.

It came from the rallys/F1 etc. where the brake was at the top and the accelerator was at the bottom.
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You put the ball of your foot on the top right 1/4 of the brake pedal, and then roll your foot to the right so that the outside edge of your foot presses onto the accelerator as you brake.

The trick is to apply enough pressure to brake to the required amount, and press the throttle enough to bring the revs to the right level.

Practise with the engine off at first, and then try on a quiet road til you get the hang of it, better than trying first time and shooting your car into the back of a lorry by accident.
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cool, know the principles of it, just the 'trick' as you say is getting it right.
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That what i read you should do..... but.... i didn't. Trying to trun into my m8s street.... "side of foot and toe".... too much revs and nearly missed his street
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try it tonight after work on an empty road.
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thanks alot for the replys ill read it later

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to be honest i dont know how i change
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
I'll take some photos later on how i do it.


Intrested

i love watching pedal cam vids on youtube some of them are awesome

ages and aes ago there was one on here of japs racing in proper heavy rain, gave pedal cam view, was awesome.

ill have a little play later see what i can do

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I have the worst co-ordination in the world to try to do this.

Not that it'll make much difference in the 12v
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going down gear i.

clutch down
tap the accelerator whilst changing to lower gear
clutch up
and floor it

its become a habbit now i always tap accelerator wen changing down.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j-3xIZK-Bk&mode=related&search=
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quote:
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Only difference would be the latter would just rev and not go anywhere as it would still be in neutral.


so same as the first as they are both not in gear


no as the first one states Put into lower gear


cheeky
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whats wrong with just changing gear?

all this heel and toe, throttle blipping shit is pointless
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j-3xIZK-Bk&mode=related&search=


good vid, nicely demonstrates the point!
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whats wrong with just changing gear?

all this heel and toe, throttle blipping shit is pointless


You tried it? It does make a difference (if you do it properly).
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yes and it overcomplicates things. if you have decent brakes and driving ability theres no need for any of that rubbish on the road.
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Less clutch wear if you heel and toe Dave.
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or sync wear.

Only overcomplicates things if you're someone who has trouble walking and talking at the same time...

[Edited on 16-03-2007 by CorsAsh]
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who cares about clutch wear, they last forever anyway. more chance of making a mistake and in real life it isnt any faster on the road.
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i find it more comfortable, leave the motorway at 70, brake, H&T down to 4th at 60, no jerkiness, plus the braking is shared between engine and brakes, so you still have something left to stop you if you need it in an emergency.

[Edited on 16-03-2007 by CorsAsh]
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I disagree, I always tap the throttle on a downchange, always have, always will, it's a habit, I don't think about it.

In not thinking about it, how is it more likely that I will make a mistake, braking in a straight line, as well as using the gears to slow me down too?

Maybe that's why my V6 brakes had no wear after 5k?
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if I was driving a WRC focus in the corsica rally then maybe.

in a corsa on the m25 no thanks.

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