general question: heel/toe while downshifting

Mooch · #1 (**permalink**) 03-15-2010, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CoolCarl

Before I went to work today I sat in my car and tried to push the brake and accelerator at the same time (with my right foot). NOT EVEN CLOSE. The gas pedal was a few inches forward of the brake and clutch pedal. My car is a 2005 Audi A4.

Funny. In my 2009 A3, in order for my pedals to line up to blip the gas, my brake pedal has to be pushed waaaay in - to the point that I'm pretty much stopped. Maybe it is time to look into moving the gas pedal forward...

CoolCarl · #2 (**permalink**) 03-16-2010, 01:31 AM

Yea, thats pretty much the way my A4 is. If I really press the brake pedal down I can press the gas a bit. I haven't tried it while driving yet but I would think I would pretty much be stopped by the time I got to blip the gas.

Tommy · #3 (**permalink**) 03-16-2010, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CoolCarl

Yea, thats pretty much the way my A4 is. If I really press the brake pedal down I can press the gas a bit. I haven't tried it while driving yet but I would think I would pretty much be stopped by the time I got to blip the gas.

If you approach the upcoming 40 MPH corner at about 120, you'll have a little more time to blip the gas while hard braking without coming to a complete stop. BTW, in some cases there is very little time for braking and downshifting on the track. Learning to manage the brakes, clutch and gas under such circumstances is one of the driver skills people seek when they go to the track. If you're serious about learning heel-toe, that's the best place to learn it safely.