Footwork in iRacing. Heel & Toe + Left Foot Braking. Mustang at Lime Rock.

[flylynx2]

@boca10205 actually, no. Sometimes when you need to manage weight transfer very gently LFB is the technique you need even with cars with manual gearboxes.

[boca10205]

I thought left foot braking was only good for cars with no clutch pedals.

[KartCMP1]

The only time I've ever seen drivers skip gears is in endurance style racing trying to be as gentle on the transmission as possible. I agree I like the feel of the single downshifts.

[Wedge4Life]

when you come into turn 1 .... from what I see you gear down twice at once

so i guess your at maximum braking as your downshifting? ... is this the fastest way on this track to enter turn one.... because this seems to be my slowest corner

I'm doing the mazda cup and i'm 2 seconds off the pace of most of the better drivers

[flylynx2]

@Wedge4Life Yes, I'm braking there using "threshold braking", a technique to brake as hard as possible without locking wheels. Taking about shifting, there are different points of view how you should downshift. In "Speed Secrets" Roy Bentley advices to skip gears on downshifting if possible. For example, is you're going on 4th and need to shift to 2nd you should skip 3th gear on H-pattern gearbox and shift straight to 2nd. But I prefer not to skip gears to feel deceleration tempo better.

[tenjinnim]

@flylynx2 o0o0oh left foot braking !!! something i dont see a lot these days... now do it in the real world !!!

[aguchotron]

@tenjinnim that's a real driving technique, they do that in the real world...

[tenjinnim]

@aguchotron i already know that they do it in the real world.. a common trait for winners in the F1 racing world... Im just saying go out and do it in a real car now!!! should be more fun to watch.. you know what i mean ?

[EJ4060]

yea i got the Cup car and Watkins Glen, i love it on road courses. i dont have the cluch or H shifter but its still fun with the force feedback. I got the Logitech Driving Force GT

[EJ4060]

man, great job here bro 10/10!

[flylynx2]

@EJ4060 thank you, I'm still mastering)

going to show driving other cars with different types of gearboxes soon.