[LeiboWRX]

Originally Posted by lokutus1

the hard part for me with heel-toe or double clutching is not so much the foot movement, but it's blipping the gas the right amount to match the revs. a lot of times i either don't blip enough or blip too much making the transition less than smooth.

This just comes with time. After a while in any new car, you simply learn about how much blip is required. It is actually easier to blip correctly on the track because it is usually around the same amount for every shift. On the street, depending on how you are driving (ie sedately versus aggressively) the amount of blip is quite variable.

[LeiboWRX]

Originally Posted by Garo666

everything this guy said lol . . .

thanks for the props

[Mohammadov]

Hmm,
maybe guys u havent watch (Best Motoring Video)..i have like 8 series of them..all the japanese drivers do this..
when i first see it..i was shocked!
so i tried to do it!but my foot!it is big and tall !!i cant make it!i tried like 10 times!but i failed!haha.

and about why?
i think -by experience of trying lol- for not wasting some speed!so he can use some accelerating on the corner..is that right?

[La Mer]

Originally Posted by Mohammadov

Hmm,
maybe guys u havent watch (Best Motoring Video)..i have like 8 series of them..all the japanese drivers do this..
when i first see it..i was shocked!
so i tried to do it!but my foot!it is big and tall !!i cant make it!i tried like 10 times!but i failed!haha.

lol, ya it's not too easy. i have big feet to, so I seem to use the width of my foot to control the break and gas.

[lokutus1]

Originally Posted by LeiboWRX

On the street, depending on how you are driving (ie sedately versus aggressively) the amount of blip is quite variable.

this is the exact problem i'm having. when i'm driving more spiritedly, i usually don't have a problem. traffic and such, however, can be difficult for me. i'm getting better though. i only learned to drive stick when i bought my baby in march 05. that was an interesting first month of ownership, but my baby and i got through it unscathed.

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[tito79]

Synchros, bah. Clutches, bah too, for that matter. I probably shouldn't tell people this because they'll go out and break things, but driving a manual transmission car without using the clutch is actually quite doable.

Yeah that's what I was thinking - sounds like what I do every day just out of laziness, lol. Pop out of 4th, for example, rev match and pop it into 3rd never having touched the clutch. I'm not sure how you'd start from a standstill, but other than that I know it's entirely possible to drive without ever touching the clutch.

The concept of heel-toe sounds very intriguing to me. I've always heard people talk about it, never really understood what it was or what it was meant to accomplish. Now that I know I want to go try and figure it out myself.

Thanks for the link! Nice vid.

[tito79]

Originally Posted by Mini996TT

lol, ya it's not too easy. i have big feet to, so I seem to use the width of my foot to control the break and gas.

Well, completely off topic I guess, but I wear size 14...

You might try picking up a pair of those Euro looking soccer-style shoes that Puma (and others) make. They look a little...I dunno, gay maybe. But I was really surprised at how comparitively nimble I felt while working the pedals.

Like these:

[wdb]

Originally Posted by tito79

Yeah that's what I was thinking - sounds like what I do every day just out of laziness, lol. Pop out of 4th, for example, rev match and pop it into 3rd never having touched the clutch. I'm not sure how you'd start from a standstill, but other than that I know it's entirely possible to drive without ever touching the clutch.

Pop the gearbox into neutral before you stop, shut off the engine, put the car in gear while it is stopped and the engine is off, then use the starter motor to get moving again.

I fear we may be causing a big runup in sales of STi gearboxes and starter motors. Kids, don't try this at home!

[Huy]

I find double-clutching harder, i'm not sure why.
I just don't see to get the timing correct as i do with a single clutch heel & toe. I wasn't brought up on cars with shot-synchros, so i've never had to learn, but i have tried and it's more difficult.

I'm just going to stick with what works for me!