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View Poll Results: Heel N Toe
Yes, I can do it consistently 33 39.76%
I can do it occasionally 20 24.10%
I screw it up everytime 25 30.12%
What's heel and toe? 5 6.02%
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Old 04-14-2007, 07:53 AM   #1
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don't know if its the clunky shifter in this car but I find myself rarely down shifting, most of my driving lately is highway. I think I shifted 900% more in general with my Miata, about half of that being downshifts.
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Old 04-14-2007, 07:59 AM   #2
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I can do it w/out a problem, but not in the traditional way. Due to the pedal arangement, I have to roll my foot versus turning my foot and using my heel.
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Old 04-14-2007, 08:05 PM   #3
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I do it all the time, it's a right/left side of the foot thing for me. The pedal arrangement seems ideal for this technique. When the brake pedal is depressed, the accelerator is right there.
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funny fact, in serbia when getting your licence, (which cost an arm and a leg and takes few months) they teach you this.
so both my mom and dad do it all the time, its part of their driving routine, just the other day my mom wanted to drive my car (she never drove a porsche before) so i said sure go for it, so i was sitting in the other seat, and i saw her do it, she makes it soooo easy, but then again shes been driving a manual car for over 30 yrs now.
so the 1st time i ever got in the car my dad explained all that to me, and after a few tries i had it down. btw, i was like 9 or so, but obviously didnt get much driving time at that age lol, so when i got my licecne i started doing it, i still do it to this day on daily bases :dance:
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Old 07-28-2015, 04:10 AM   #5
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don't like stock pedal setup

I only do HPDE and don't brake hard. This is the only way I've been able to do it in my 987.1 S boxster. I'd prefer to use my heel like in other cars. My 350Z was great.

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