From the looks of his driving he doesn't seem to need to rev match the car before downshifting. If u look closely at when he does downshift you'll notice he's shifting at a very high pace. The clutch is only used to change down but let go of quickly enough that his engine speed doesn't decrease much. This man is very talented indeed.
May be he doesn't want to use heel-toe. The less grip between tire and track may cause tire spin and slip due to shift lock. When tire slip it's cause less wear of transmission & clutch and jerky motion is reduced. I think tarmac track that coat with thin layer of snow - cause less grip generate between tire and track - not need to rev match downshift. Except tire spin more and cause the car out of control.
@yyjack23 yes may be I was wrong. I see another Panizzi clip from youtube he didn't use heel-toe at all , even in sticky tarmac. It seem shift-lock didn't mean to him :(
Lets get things Striaght, Gilles Panizzi was the greatest tarmac rally driver in the early 2000s so I dont think he needs anyone on Youtube to instruct him on how to drive
Let's get things straight: You heel & toe to prevent locking the driving wheels when releasing the clutch and sudden decceleration of the tires and same time increase the engine speed while downshifting to make the downshift easier for the clutch when releasing it. You double clutch shift to make the shift easier for the gear synchros.
the reason why he doesnt need HEEL TOE is: because when he downshifts the rpm are about 3800 to 5000 ... he was going to the red line (lets say 7000 then brake hard and enter the turn he would have to use heel toe cause the difference in RPM between 7000 rpm in 3rd then brake and get the speed down in 2nd is big and would make a huge bang " ) i know im not clear lol but try it with your car you'll see...
4 cylinder engine have low inertia, and due to turbocharger it has lower compression and lower revs, AWD minimizes slip, rally style driving have other more important priorities rather than keeping max momentum and cutting tenths of a second, i dont think it made any difference.
If it was a high compression V8 on RWD layout i believe he would end up doing because it would actually make difference.
@Mr0KKK0 No I own an evo and I know the REAL reason why he doesn't use it. Because he doesn't need to when the syncros in the transmission are new. Up to triple syncro gears makes for buttery smooth downshifts even to first gear. When the car gets older and the syncros wear out, they do it to get smoother downshifts without breaking the car as well, it's smoother on the parts of the car.
I don't think he is using "special clutch". He only downshift when rev down below 4000rpm. Also you can see each time he release the clutch, the rpm only climb not even 1000rpm. Even for a normal street car, this can be done. Since heel and toe downshift in higher rpm, it won't hurt clutch, but it will hurt syncro for sure. With smooth clutch release, it won't hurt clutch as bad as release clutch quickly but without enough gas during heel and toe.
nobody says he used special clutch, he is driving a stock evo! and in fact every downshift will wear out synchro little by little, with or without HnT, maybe perfect double clutch will help a little!
@epix020 he wouldnt hit the rev limiter , turbo charged cars hit there max power just before the waste gate opens which is before the rev limiter so if u took it to the limit u lose power.
he still using left foot braking. thats something i cant do either
dajboy1 1 month ago
From the looks of his driving he doesn't seem to need to rev match the car before downshifting. If u look closely at when he does downshift you'll notice he's shifting at a very high pace. The clutch is only used to change down but let go of quickly enough that his engine speed doesn't decrease much. This man is very talented indeed.
rcmodder 5 months ago
wow.........he's such a good driver. Love the pedal cam too.
LongRangeBullet 6 months ago
May be he doesn't want to use heel-toe. The less grip between tire and track may cause tire spin and slip due to shift lock. When tire slip it's cause less wear of transmission & clutch and jerky motion is reduced. I think tarmac track that coat with thin layer of snow - cause less grip generate between tire and track - not need to rev match downshift. Except tire spin more and cause the car out of control.
nattapol2522 8 months ago
he simply doesnt heel n toe, thats all, your imagination is way too much! =)
yyjack23 8 months ago
@yyjack23 yes may be I was wrong. I see another Panizzi clip from youtube he didn't use heel-toe at all , even in sticky tarmac. It seem shift-lock didn't mean to him :(
nattapol2522 8 months ago
How does he do that without jumping the car!!!?
saltyninja01 9 months ago
It depends on a driver if you use heel toe or not..
Shinigamikaras 10 months ago
Lets get things Striaght, Gilles Panizzi was the greatest tarmac rally driver in the early 2000s so I dont think he needs anyone on Youtube to instruct him on how to drive
workshop77777 11 months ago
Let's get things straight: You heel & toe to prevent locking the driving wheels when releasing the clutch and sudden decceleration of the tires and same time increase the engine speed while downshifting to make the downshift easier for the clutch when releasing it. You double clutch shift to make the shift easier for the gear synchros.
nitrotrigger 1 year ago
the reason why he doesnt need HEEL TOE is: because when he downshifts the rpm are about 3800 to 5000 ... he was going to the red line (lets say 7000 then brake hard and enter the turn he would have to use heel toe cause the difference in RPM between 7000 rpm in 3rd then brake and get the speed down in 2nd is big and would make a huge bang " ) i know im not clear lol but try it with your car you'll see...
Mr0KKK0 1 year ago
nah, he doesnt use it at all
yyjack23 1 year ago
@yyjack23 ur just dumb ..
Mr0KKK0 1 year ago
face the truth and go practice ur driving, dummy!
yyjack23 1 year ago
@yyjack23 Hi, i believe there is no need for HT.
4 cylinder engine have low inertia, and due to turbocharger it has lower compression and lower revs, AWD minimizes slip, rally style driving have other more important priorities rather than keeping max momentum and cutting tenths of a second, i dont think it made any difference.
If it was a high compression V8 on RWD layout i believe he would end up doing because it would actually make difference.
Thank you for sharing this video.
RCC4487 1 month ago
@RCC4487
they simply dont heel toe while their right foot is on brake
yyjack23 1 month ago
@Mr0KKK0 No I own an evo and I know the REAL reason why he doesn't use it. Because he doesn't need to when the syncros in the transmission are new. Up to triple syncro gears makes for buttery smooth downshifts even to first gear. When the car gets older and the syncros wear out, they do it to get smoother downshifts without breaking the car as well, it's smoother on the parts of the car.
intj123 7 months ago
@intj123 I also never use heel toe, it's not ergonomic for me.
intj123 7 months ago
Non the less, it'd be nice to have some nice roads like this that it was legal to rally around.
estewar03 1 year ago
I don't think he is using "special clutch". He only downshift when rev down below 4000rpm. Also you can see each time he release the clutch, the rpm only climb not even 1000rpm. Even for a normal street car, this can be done. Since heel and toe downshift in higher rpm, it won't hurt clutch, but it will hurt syncro for sure. With smooth clutch release, it won't hurt clutch as bad as release clutch quickly but without enough gas during heel and toe.
oddchung 1 year ago
@oddchung
nobody says he used special clutch, he is driving a stock evo! and in fact every downshift will wear out synchro little by little, with or without HnT, maybe perfect double clutch will help a little!
yyjack23 1 year ago
the master at work......or rather at play
RMutt1 1 year ago
Pro at work
jimmytwix 1 year ago
will this have any negtive impacts on the clutch?
yuyueyuyue 1 year ago
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DRONUX 1 year ago
Gunsai Togue ?
HachirokuSRTurbo 1 year ago
why he didn't use heel ＆ toe ？
Cabinner 1 year ago
Looks like a great driving road, wish I had some roads like that around where I live.
estewar03 1 year ago
@estewar03 its a track mate
aspensubi28 1 year ago
He didnt hit the rev limiter once!
epix020 2 years ago
why would he want to, almost all cars make there max torque and hp below the rev limit, back to playing forza2 for you
freedomsoldier187 2 years ago
@epix020 he wouldnt hit the rev limiter , turbo charged cars hit there max power just before the waste gate opens which is before the rev limiter so if u took it to the limit u lose power.
stuie24977 1 year ago
Clean driving ^^
geforce5700fx 2 years ago
He never did the "heel toe technique "
RancidElf32 2 years ago
he doesn't need to, that's why i post it
yyjack23 2 years ago
Ohh woops my bad misread the discription.
RancidElf32 2 years ago
how does he get smooth transitions while downshifting, not using the heeltoe technique ofc..???
KesAFCA 2 years ago
practice clutch release
yyjack23 2 years ago
@RancidElf32
hell toe is for amateurs
he's a master he doesn't need that
MirceaBv 1 year ago
very nice pilote
octave2512 2 years ago
Very nice
JWRCFIA 2 years ago