Suzuki Samurai was Re: [geeks] SPARC proprietary (MAJOR RANT)

[Mike F]

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 06:34:53 -0400 (EDT)
Kevin <kevin at mpcf.com> wrote:

> Heel-toe shifting is a technique used in road racing,
> primarily for down shifting in the corners.  Ball of
> your right foot (not the toes) is on the brake while
> the heel of your right foot is on the throttle.  Allows
> for a smoother (and faster) transition from braking to
> accelerating.

I'd say your explanation is pretty good. I first learned about
heel-and-toeing from a book about race driving, but it (and
other descriptions I've read) were really vague about what
is not that complex of a concept (to visualize, not to do :)
After all the talk about it yesterday, I decided to give it
another try in my Prelude; when I'm sitting parked, if I really
stretch, my heel can _just_ make it to the throttle, but there's
no way I could do that quickly or precisely enough "in anger" :[
My gas pedal is pretty far to the right of the brake, as well as
being quite a bit farther back, but someone with bigger feet than
my size 10s might be able to make it work.

> This URL explains it better than i:
> 
> http://www.turnfast.com/tech_driving/driving_heeltoe.lasso
> 
> /KRM
> 
> On 14 Oct 2003 19:53:22 -0500
> Dan Sikorski <me at dansikorski.com> wrote:
> > 
> > P.S. Could someone someone explain "heel to toe" for
> > me? i don't think i've ever heard the term before