Heel N Toe

[Perfectlap]

^ that's pretty cool. Although have you considered getting a 996 GT3 seat? It's a direct bolt on for your 987 (no need for extra rails) so you can swap in it in 5 minutes at home. Based on your driving position now it seems like you'd be able to keep your shoulder blades relaxed and pinned back against the GT3 seat so that only your arms are moving.


Here's a great in cockpit video of a former ALMS pro driving another guy's GT3

[Jim Rockford]

Like many, I have found my 986 to be difficult to heel and toe with. Driving my car about once per week at best though isn't helping practice time.

I find the engine is sluggish to build revs quickly during the blip, and the throttle pedal (at least mine) almost has a stickyness and stiffness to it. The other difficulty is that the pedal placement only seems to work when you're deep into the brakes. Which I can appreciate and understand that Porsche took that route when deciding how to set the pedal relationship up (hard driving / track use). So the harder I drive it, the easier the H&T becomes.

For me the shoes that work the best are something that is wide but has thin soles. I find that my Sparco/Puma driving shoes are too slim and rounded. I have found Adidas Gazelles to provide a good combination of width and thinness.

Easiest car I've driven to accomplish smooth and consistent and crisp H&T are Mazda RX-8s. They build revs quickly, the throttle has a very direct response, and the pedals are well placed. It seemed also to somehow work equally well in light driving and hard driving. Even better with a Mazdaspeed exhaust fitted, as it provides sharp audible feedback that barks nicely when you rip off a few crisp sequential downshifts.