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Originally posted by PreludeBrad
now that u have perfectly explained double clutching.....can u please explain the heal toe double clucth brake thingie...please
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Heel and toe doesn't necessarily require a double-clutch downshift. It is also applicable to a regular downshift.
Anyhow, the goal is to downshift while braking. Since you only have 2 feet and 3 pedals to manipulate, this requires some fancy footwork. You use the ball of your right foot to brake (this is the "toe" part), while simultaneously using the heel to blip the gas.
If you apply it to the scenarios I described above, it's like this:
single-clutch downshift
1. approach corner, start to brake with your right foot
2. clutch in with left foot (your right foot is still on the brake)
3. downshift (still braking)
4. with your "toe" still on the brakes, you pivot your heel and blip the throttle
5. let out the clutch
6. either continue braking or get back on the gas (depends on where you are relative to the corner)
double-clutch downshift
1. approach corner, start to brake with your right foot
2. clutch in with left foot (still braking with right foot)
3. shift to neutral (still on brake)
4. clutch out (still on the brakes)
5. with your "toe" still on the brakes, you pivot your heel and blip the throttle
6. clutch in
7. downshift
8. clutch out
9. either continue braking or get back on the gas (depends on where you are relative to the corner)
This is difficult to practice, so before you head out to your favorite twisty road, you might want to sit in your driveway, leave the car in neutral, and get used to pivoting your foot sideways.
The fast way to learn heel and toe is to do it all the time. You're not going to pick it up by trying it once in a while. Do it on every corner possible. You might even try doing it when stopping for lights (be careful for traffic ahead of you). Normally, downshifting all the way to 1st for a stop is waste, but for the purposes of learning heel and toe, it's beneficial.
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