Well, in real life I use my left foot to brake, but in the game I use my right thumb (ds3)![]()
What if you need to hit the clutch an brake at the same time?
Well, in real life I use my left foot to brake, but in the game I use my right thumb (ds3)![]()
Wait, at this moment I'm reading your guide about 24h. YOU DON'T HAVE A WHEEL?!?![]()
What if you need to hit the clutch an brake at the same time?
What if you need to hit the clutch an brake at the same time?
Since you don't find many cars with automatic transmission in Germany, the technique tought in German driving schools is right foot braking, because you need the left one for the clutch. If you're standing at a red light with a manual transmission car you have to press the brake and the clutch to a different extent. If you release your foot off of the clutch pedal and a gear is put in, the car will stall.
To cut a long story short, I brake/accelerate with my right foot and clutch with my left one in real life.
Well you'll fail your drivers license test if you left foot brake during your test (at least that's how it is here), so I had to break the habit for that.
Since then though I've gone back to left foot braking. NZ is full of twisty, winding back roads so it's very useful. Who needs a track membership when you can have plenty of fun while still sticking to the 100k speed limit![]()
Never once in my 4 completed 24h races in GT5 I haven't touched a wheel. Only did one race on my mates wheel back on GT3. Other than that, never used one. Don't like wheels
Yes i know, same with me. But i'm talking about when your driving fast say around a quick corner, and you start understeering so while still on the gas, you lightly use your left foot to change the weight of the car to the front to give the front wheel's more grip, eliminating understeer. Driving normaly you can do whatever you like, i'm strictly talking about racing situations.
For the driving test you can right foot brake, then just go back to left foot braking. They only test you for not much more then one hour. It's like that over here in Canada aswell. I'm jealous that you're from NZLEvery time i watch a rally over there I'm in awe of how beautiful and flowy the roads are!
Yeah the roads are gorgeous hereI used to do rally racing in my younger years, I've moved onto roads though after moving to the city. The surrounding country roads are amazing but they're all tarmac. Smooth as anything and the rhythm is great, especially in the mountains.
Even going down the main state highway which in most countries is a very boring route has some amazing stretches of road both in view and driving thrill
Plus practically everywhere outside residential is "Open road" which means you can do 100KM/H even through tight winding roads.
People often say New Zealand has the best driving roads in the world, I don't know how true that is but I know from experience they're spectacular. I used to have a 16 kilometer circuit that I essentially used as a race track. Zero traffic and minimal blind corners so you can really open the taps. Not to mention with the corners how they are you rarely get up to the speed limit in a car like mine (97 MR2)
Does karting count? Left foot braking is pretty much your only option there.![]()
No, we are talking about proper cars here
Seriously though it is strange... I can break extremely well with my left foot in PC sims and GT5 but in a real car... well.. all of a sudden its a little bit harder.
Jesus Christ. I wish, i want to visit there atleast once, with a decent RWD or 4WD car for some extra fun. And honestly, you guys do have the nicest roads, im not one with the experiance but from what ive heard, read and seen. It does not compare to anything anywhere else. Next on the list would be The Alps with their constant hairpins and twisty roads. Gravel + Twisty + Momentum = HUGE FUN!👍![]()
I was just wondering who else uses Left-foot braking in real life racing or rallying and/or GT5 aswell...
The best experience I've had in racing was on a back road in an area called "Bream Bay" (my home town)
Open fields and forests as far as you can see. Massive drop off on one side of the road, solid cliff face on the other. Racing through the road in a Nissan Skyline R33 '96 struggling to keep the speed up while not falling off.
To clarify - This isn't illegal. The road in question is open road so the limit was 100km/h and I never exceeded it.
(I have to disclaim that every time because I've been harassed over this before because people don't seem used to the concept of a fun road not having a speed limit of 50)
But I started off in a mini cooper. 1969 traditional white roof red body. Brilliant little car to drive with and because it's so light you practically take off on jumps
But this is just slightly off topic and I'm mostly just gushing
Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of real life racers on here. There are a few... but I wish there were more.
I use left foot braking to get heat into the pads and rotors while on pace laps. Once we're up to speed and racing, I rarely use left foot braking.
I will get another in-car camera this year, and point it at my feet. Left foot braking, heel-toe/rev matching just happens naturally... I'd like to see it with some picture in picture. It might make for some cool videos.
When I got my wheel a little while back, I tried using my right foot for both pedels because that's how I drive around town...I haven't gotten behind the wheel of a race car (yet). But after a while, I started using both feet in the game because I have faster reaction time this way.