Heel and toe

[pharaohjb]

I'm 6'2", and I agree that there isn't nearly enough room for literal "heel" and "toe" shifting. Maybe it's obvious, but I instead use a "roll and blip" sort of shift.

Coming into a corner, I hit the brake with *just* the left side of the ball of my right foot. As the car slows down, and the revs drop, I then just roll the right side of my foot onto the throttle to blip the pedal (while keeping the left side on the brake), downshift, and release the clutch and move my right foot back onto the throttle. Works like a charm.

[Tucker2]

Originally Posted by pharaohjb

I'm 6'2", and I agree that there isn't nearly enough room for literal "heel" and "toe" shifting. Maybe it's obvious, but I instead use a "roll and blip" sort of shift.

Coming into a corner, I hit the brake with *just* the left side of the ball of my right foot. As the car slows down, and the revs drop, I then just roll the right side of my foot onto the throttle to blip the pedal (while keeping the left side on the brake), downshift, and release the clutch and move my right foot back onto the throttle. Works like a charm.

That's exactly what this pro is doing:
Foot cam from the HRT V8 Supercar hot lap - YouTube

You're heel-toeing....don't sell yourself short.

[Porsche9]

Thanks all for the replies.

My big feet, size 13, don't help. I would love to have the room that you see in the videos clips. I had no problems on my C4 which was tight but not as tight as the Boxster. Specifically the C4 had more room for my right leg/knee allowing for a more comfortable position of my right foot and different spacing and setup of the pedals. That car did not have a center console helping in the room department. Blipping the throttle with my heel is awkward since the throttle pedal pivots from the bottom and my toes touch the bottom of the dash and doing it with the right side of my foot is also awkward as I can't seem to pivot enough to get suffienct throttle/blip. Getting the console out of the way may help with the latter as I could get my leg more over to the right. Has anyone removed the console to get the extra room to help with making access easier?

Maybe it's just me. Doing a PCA HPDE in a few weeks with instructors so that will be a good opportunity.

[pharaohjb]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

... and doing it with the right side of my foot is also awkward as I can't seem to pivot enough to get suffienct throttle/blip.

This makes me wonder if your pedal heights need to be adjusted. When I'm hard on the brakes coming into a corner, the brake pedal is exactly even with the throttle, making it easy to just roll the right side of my foot over and blip it.

[Porsche9]

Originally Posted by pharaohjb

This makes me wonder if your pedal heights need to be adjusted. When I'm hard on the brakes coming into a corner, the brake pedal is exactly even with the throttle, making it easy to just roll the right side of my foot over and blip it.

Same for me the brake pedal is even with the throttle on hard braking.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

Blipping the throttle with ....... the right side of my foot is also awkward as I can't seem to pivot enough to get suffienct throttle/blip.

Doing a PCA HPDE in a few weeks with instructors so that will be a good opportunity.

You may want to consider installing a throttle riser and extension. The riser will lift the thorttle pedal to be higher so its more even with the brake pedal. The throttle extension makes the throttle pedal bigger so its easier to reach with your heel or the side of your foot.

http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/28895-rennline-pedal-install-guide-print.html

And yes, working with an instructor will help improve more than just your heel and toe technique!