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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by starshifter
Also, do you experts double clutch while heel & toeing or do it the single-clutch way? And do you ride with the stock pedals?
That's it for now. Thanks a lot
Whoa! I was just going to start a thread about this. Yea, so, I'm asking the same question. Is the heel toe method common in autocross?

About the single/double clutch way, I'm going to guess the experts would use single clutching. Double clutching would only be needed for an older car, with older synchros. What I've been told is that newer cars have better synchros, hence the double clutching method is no longer needed (and takes more time anyway?).

Oo, and about the pedals, I was wondering about that too. I was thinking of getting my pedals adjusted so that they are closer together (in depth, so heel & toe would be easier) but read that this shouldn't be done. Supposedly, when the brake pedal is completley depressed, it still shouldn't exceed the plain of the gas pedal. This is because during threshold breaking, the gas shouldn't be touched.

Hoof, somebody please explain that better. I'm just spitting out some info I've gathered on the web.

I'm definatly interested; keep us posted, experts.
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