09-22-2021, 04:19 PM | #1 |
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Heel N Toe pedal recommendation please
For those of you who are still rowing gears:
Was at the track Sunday and was finding my footwork to not be as smooth as I'd like. My foot was often getting caught or snagged between brake and throttle. I'm thinking I want to upgrade my pedal hardware to something that makes heel -n-toe a little easier to smash. Yes, I know my car has auto blip but that's no fun. What do you recommend for pedals? |
09-22-2021, 06:58 PM | #2 |
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Are you wearing real driving shoes? Like these?
https://www.alpinestars.com/products/sp-shoe I can't heel toe without them in cars where the gas pedals hangs. BMW the pedal is mounted to floor. But in my Miata the gas pedal hangs and I can only heel toe with driving shoes on. Also, I don't actually use my heel. I do plant my big toe squarely on the pedal, but I kinda roll my ankle (as if you would sprain it while walking) and use the side of the shoe to blip the gas. Big toe is really good at trail braking too!
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09-22-2021, 09:37 PM | #3 |
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^ spot on about the ball and toe on the brake combined with the ankle roll to blip the gas. It requires loads of practice and repition. Fancy pedals aren't needed imo. And, I honestly can't tell the difference after I bought $325 Alpinestars. But they look and feel bad ass.
Bravo for disabling auto blip. |
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But I imagine we are all guilty of practicing techniques on the street. I mean who here doesn't apex highway on/off ramps. |
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09-23-2021, 12:04 PM | #6 |
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I usually wear racing shoes though admittedly I couldn't find them for Sunday.
I used to track my 993 and even with shoes found that my heel n toes were only 90% executed with stock pedals. A long time ago, I upgraded them with more robust plates and it made the heel n toe much more accessible. And yeah, I use my inside foot abd outside foot and swing the knee. If you look at most race cars they usually have plates that make the throttle wider and longer and easier to grab. It's a cheat but it works really well. Again, I can heel n toe well enough on stock pedals in any car it's just not as reliable as I would like. And to me track driving is about consistency. I don't want to think about foot work. I just wanna do footwork. If that makes sense? |
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09-23-2021, 05:16 PM | #8 |
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I'm thinking I like the Rennline with the Heel n Toe extensions.
https://www.rennline.com/Rennline-Al...o/P71%2E%2E60/ |
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Monkey Throttle might take a look at these too https://www.srpracing.com/pd-3-and-4...ing-pedals.cfm
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