mad4slalom
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anyone here know if it is possible to adjust the throttle pedal height for easier heel and toe ? i am finding as its so much lower that i overbrake violently as i try to blip the throttle, or just need more practise. :?
heel and toe help
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I don't know if the pedals are adjustable. Maybe if you put an aluminium cover on the throttle?
For me it was just practice. I was "snatching" the brake as I rolled my foot onto the throttle, but just worked out a foot position that suited. It also varies by the shoe I'm wearing.
For me it was just practice. I was "snatching" the brake as I rolled my foot onto the throttle, but just worked out a foot position that suited. It also varies by the shoe I'm wearing.
I found a couple of things that work for me for a perfect foot position for heel-toe gear changes.
- thin-soled shoes that are relatively narrow (I wear UK size 9).
- placing my foot on the throttle such that my heel is against the bottom of the pedal and the side of my shoe is just touching the carpet on the right side (this is on a LHD car, mind you). I then pivot my foot around the heel to rest the ball of the foot on the centre of the brake pedal, under braking I rotate my ankle to blip the throttle with the right side of my foot while my heel is still at the base of the throttle.
- thin-soled shoes that are relatively narrow (I wear UK size 9).
- placing my foot on the throttle such that my heel is against the bottom of the pedal and the side of my shoe is just touching the carpet on the right side (this is on a LHD car, mind you). I then pivot my foot around the heel to rest the ball of the foot on the centre of the brake pedal, under braking I rotate my ankle to blip the throttle with the right side of my foot while my heel is still at the base of the throttle.
Here you go Woots, If only I had half the talent this man does in his little finger...
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Awesome lap by Senna..All done in loafers too.....lol...
Loving the stabbing and feathering to find grip level.
I wear size 9's and dont have a problem really....Just the angle of your ankle and foot needs to be altered to compensate for the accelerator pedal position..
It takes a bit of practice but its not bad once you get used to it..
Loving the stabbing and feathering to find grip level.
I wear size 9's and dont have a problem really....Just the angle of your ankle and foot needs to be altered to compensate for the accelerator pedal position..
It takes a bit of practice but its not bad once you get used to it..
The height difference between brake pedal and accelerator on the Z3MC is far greater than on the Z4MC. For my Z3MC I bought some AC Schnitzer (fakes) pedals off ebay for about £15 and by removing the OEM rubber covers from the clutch and brake pedals to fit the ACS tops coupled with the raising of the accelerator pedal height by fitting an ACS cover on top, I found that this corrected the problem. I don't find this to be a problem in the Z4MC but would suggest that this would be a solution for those who do.
PIloti prototipo shoes are fab. Rooled heal and reinforsed side right foot.
I think it is a matter of practice. Blipping the throtthe at the right moment and letting go of the clutch quickly. The hardes I find is to apply the right amount of pressure on the brake pedal (modulating) whilst doing the shift and blipping; Bizzarely I find this exercise easier with the ///M on the track when operating at higher revs and braking harder. ON the road, I get it perfect in my little golf TDI.
Sometimes as the revs drop quickly and you've let go of the clutch too late and blipped the accelerator too much you get this momentum pitch in the car. Most of the time though, I find II don't blip hard enough and do not let go of the clutch soon enough - just bad synchronising.
Rewarding when you get it right though! Late breaking coming onto a roundabout baarp snikety snik baarp bit of squeel fromn the tires and bang out of it as if you had your pants on fire.
I think it is a matter of practice. Blipping the throtthe at the right moment and letting go of the clutch quickly. The hardes I find is to apply the right amount of pressure on the brake pedal (modulating) whilst doing the shift and blipping; Bizzarely I find this exercise easier with the ///M on the track when operating at higher revs and braking harder. ON the road, I get it perfect in my little golf TDI.
Sometimes as the revs drop quickly and you've let go of the clutch too late and blipped the accelerator too much you get this momentum pitch in the car. Most of the time though, I find II don't blip hard enough and do not let go of the clutch soon enough - just bad synchronising.
Rewarding when you get it right though! Late breaking coming onto a roundabout baarp snikety snik baarp bit of squeel fromn the tires and bang out of it as if you had your pants on fire.
+1 for a matter of finding a foot position that works for you. My position is sort of opposite of convention. Brake with forward arch portion of foot, throttle with toe. Works well with bottom hinged throttles and badly spaced pedal setups, lots of range to adjust.
As with anything worth learning, takes practice, but has to be physically possible to start with.
As with anything worth learning, takes practice, but has to be physically possible to start with.
