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- BreakerOhio
LEFT FOOT Braking is FUN!
I have overlooked FF cars recently because I've been into the drifting scene and thus been using RWD cars. It made tackling corners so much more fun and rewarding, to drift around them. However, when driving a FF car around the corner, it just wasn't the same, because of the understeer effect. But now things have changed, I use the DFP wheel and it allows for left foot braking, (brake and gas are independent of each other) and I've been experiementing with it. I am having much more fun driving FF cars now because I can drive through corners at full trottle with the wheel turned full lock into the corner and grip the inside walls much more effieciently with a jab at the brakes when my car starts to understeer. Doing the brake jabs sends the rear swinging out and helps puts you into oversteer quickly.
With left-foot braking, the sequence looks like this: Approaching the turn under full power, you rest your left foot lightly on the brake pedal. At the appropriate moment you press the brake pedal with your left foot, while maintaining moderate power with your right foot on the gas pedal. The car slows somewhat and its balance shifts forward just enough to help it turn. When the car has slowed sufficiently, you lift your left foot off the brake pedal and add more power with your right foot. The engine was already producing significant power during braking, so it the car now accelerates immediately.
Benifits:
Left-foot braking has a special benefit for turbo-charged cars. The right foot continues to apply power while the car is being slowed with the left foot, so the engine can be kept at high RPM, staying on the boost. Maintaining engine speed during braking also provides similar benefits for normally aspirated cars. By keeping engine speed up while braking, the car seems to leap forward as soon as left-foot braking pressure is released.
Does anyone else enjoy driving FF cars using left foot braking?
I have overlooked FF cars recently because I've been into the drifting scene and thus been using RWD cars. It made tackling corners so much more fun and rewarding, to drift around them. However, when driving a FF car around the corner, it just wasn't the same, because of the understeer effect. But now things have changed, I use the DFP wheel and it allows for left foot braking, (brake and gas are independent of each other) and I've been experiementing with it. I am having much more fun driving FF cars now because I can drive through corners at full trottle with the wheel turned full lock into the corner and grip the inside walls much more effieciently with a jab at the brakes when my car starts to understeer. Doing the brake jabs sends the rear swinging out and helps puts you into oversteer quickly.
With left-foot braking, the sequence looks like this: Approaching the turn under full power, you rest your left foot lightly on the brake pedal. At the appropriate moment you press the brake pedal with your left foot, while maintaining moderate power with your right foot on the gas pedal. The car slows somewhat and its balance shifts forward just enough to help it turn. When the car has slowed sufficiently, you lift your left foot off the brake pedal and add more power with your right foot. The engine was already producing significant power during braking, so it the car now accelerates immediately.
Benifits:
Left-foot braking has a special benefit for turbo-charged cars. The right foot continues to apply power while the car is being slowed with the left foot, so the engine can be kept at high RPM, staying on the boost. Maintaining engine speed during braking also provides similar benefits for normally aspirated cars. By keeping engine speed up while braking, the car seems to leap forward as soon as left-foot braking pressure is released.
Does anyone else enjoy driving FF cars using left foot braking?
). When I get My PS2 back from Sony I'll give the FF's a try:tup:
I've gotten into drifting ever since i saw the Initial D series 1, and most of 2, and the 3rd stage movie. i've also seen some clips of the Trial Max Movie and found a way to make the r32 in GT3 drift.
