one foot driving (damn i am slow)

[spaceratk]

i just found out that you are supposed to drive with one foot, and was wondering if any1 here drives with a racing wheel and uses two foot.
also why is it that you have to use one foot?

 

[milefile]

So you don't hit the brake and the throttle at the same time. How old are you?

 

[BadBatsuMaru]

People drive with one foot because:

1) you're not supposed to push the gas and brake at the same time

2) you need to use the clutch with your left foot in a manual

 

[Famine]

spaceratk - Not true.

In real life, regular road driving, you use the same foot (right) for accelerator and brake, and the other foot (errrrr, left?) for the clutch.

In not-very-regular-driving - of the racing variety, or more often rallying - people often use their left OR right foot to brake, depending on the situation.

I watched a "footwell-cam" of a V8 Supercars race (Holden Monaro) and the guy was doing a Riverdance. Most interestingly, he wasn't using the clutch for upshifts - he was just slamming the box into gear with his foot flat on the accelerator. DON'T try this with your own/parent's car...

 

[Driftster]

Well you're supposed to drive LEGALLY with one foot. In some states driving with both feet in your liscence test will be automatic failure. But oin racing there is a technique called Left foot braking, it can be used WITH the accelerator or without, either way it dramaticly reduced the time it takes you to actually hit the brake and it also reduces massive weight shifting, enabling for tighter corners and a more balanced race, which also results in slower tire wear.

 

[spaceratk]

well what you say driftster is waht i do ( i don't press both at the same time but to me its quicker)
oh yeah i am seventeen (pretty pathetic isn't it)

 

[vat_man]

I use two feet with the wheel (two feet, two pedals!).

In real life, I'll drive autos with two feet. Our car is a manual, though, and I use the right foot to operate throttle and brake.

Anyone who karts will be familiar with left foot braking.

 

[bengee]

well i think that famine and driftster pretty much summed everything up in this post... left foot braking is not always needed however... and pounding ont eh brakes while gassing isnt smart anyway.... left foot braking is for slight corrections... at least when gas is pressed as well...

 

[Driftster]

Don't diss 17 year olds, I was your age a couple of months ago. I just capitalized on the "Import/Drift Fan Craze"
I hate the craze to death, but there is a HELL of alot of money to be made in it.

 

[Solid Lifters]

I have used both feet in the past, but the best way I found to race or drive for me is to use one foot and "heel-toe" it.

 

[the_cobbinator]

I drive my aunts souped up golf cart with two feet.

 

[Kelly]

Weird I use both feet for my steering wheel,but then again I don't drive a real car so.... I couldn't imagine using my right foot for both accel and brake .

 

[halfracedrift]

Try and use one foot for the wheel.. Sure it might seem to be faster *and is..*but if you use the right foot for gas and brake, u'll find you can actually TRAIN you muscles... *wow.. can ya believe it... a game that trains your muscles AND provides fun?* :whoa:

 

[Duke]

Actually, a certain generation of American drivers was taught to brake with their left foot. My generation was taught to right foot brake, because manual transmissions had become popular again. But I'm not aware of anywhere it's illegal to left foot brake.

Actually, I'll wager that most race drivers left-foot brake when they don't need to be clutching.

 

[spaceratk]

thats why am wondering cause i 'm from guyana and i 've seen people drive with one foot and two feet so when i found out that you are supposed to drive with one foot i thought it was a law over here.

(but other than wearing the brakes out more because of mashing the throttle is there any other disadvantages)

 

[Sominon]

Yea anyone who karts can left foot break.

In a normal car though I can't use but one foot cause my feet are to big

 

[wildcard]

I use one foot when I drive in real life. It is easier for me, although I have never tried using both feet. It seems like it would get confusing to use both, but after a while, you would get used to it. I think in most types of racing, they use both feet for the brake and accelerator. I know they do in NASCAR, but I am not sure about other types of racing.

 

[wildcard]

BTW, I have big feet too, Sominon. I have trouble getting comfortable in a car sometimes because of that. I have to push the seat far back so my feet have room for hitting the pedals. I wear size 13 shoes, and I'm only 17!

 

[delucani]

I dont drive with two feet but doesn't it warp you rotors and destroy your brakepads.

 

[Duke]

Only if you rest your foot on the brake pedal the whole time you're driving, like some 70-year-old from Florida in his Lincoln Town Car. If you take your foot off the brake when you're not using it, it will cause no harm.

 

[Drift260Z]

Originally posted by wildcard
BTW, I have big feet too, Sominon. I have trouble getting comfortable in a car sometimes because of that. I have to push the seat far back so my feet have room for hitting the pedals. I wear size 13 shoes, and I'm only 17!

hah, wussy(j/k). But seriously, I am only 15, 6" feet tall, and I wear a size 15 shoe(coincidence?) and I have more than enough room for maneurving(sp?) around the pedals, but I also wear Chuck Taylor Converse(shoes). For car people with big feet that have trouble with the pedals, try some Converse shoes. They are uber-skinny so I guess that frees up a good bit of room and makes things easier. The only thing is getting use to the Converse are since they are very skinny, they make you feet look LONG (it does help get women though )

bye.

 

[Sominon]

Well, whenever I feel like performance driving I use my simpson racing shoes.

Which is about as skinny as they come, I still cant get both feet in a normal car, it just feels to jumbled. Although in karts it works because my feet are devided by the steering shaft.

 

[K/T_86]

boy this is a great topic. at the intial D arcade i tend to use my left foot to brake because it is faster but the game is missing a clutch pedal so thats one less ting to worry about. in real life this is a big debate at the local autox's. some say its faster some say its too much work, too much work = less concentration which equals = slower times. or too much braking equals slower corner speeds which equals slower lap times again. i believe in the latter. the technique is used for all type of chassis layouts. its really only used if slight understeer is detected and you need a little oversteer to correct your line in the middle of a corner. such as in FWD and AWD they understeer big time so its not uncommon to see their brakes lights go on mid corner. i recently saw a "my car battle" video with Kawasaki vs. an owner of a civic i believe and the owner was using left foot braking and then kawasaki jumped in and smoked that guys time by 2 seconds and all he did was drive normally. one foot gases and brakes one controls the clutch. keiichi later said what the guys problem was and that was he was braking to much slowing his cornering speed. by maintaining equal amounts of tire contact and braking/acceleration kawasaki was able to win. keiichi is king in my book so what he says goes to me =)

for those that drive please try left foot braking in a safe area. its a very hard technique to master and man do your brakes lock up quick (well at least in my car) when your uncoordinated left steps down on the pedal. try brushing your teeth with your left hand its the same idea.

 

[Famine]

Originally posted by K/T_86
try brushing your teeth with your left hand its the same idea.

I'm left-handed. Prejudiced bastard.

 

[sn00pie]

In real life racing you can't really afford to be braking with your left foot. I've always been thought to always hold the clutch in while braking - and heel-toe clutching is very uncomfortable to my knee so...

 

[rice_for_dinner]

Originally posted by Famine

I watched a "footwell-cam" of a V8 Supercars race (Holden Monaro) and the guy was doing a Riverdance. Most interestingly, he wasn't using the clutch for upshifts - he was just slamming the box into gear with his foot flat on the accelerator. DON'T try this with your own/parent's car...

This is called clutchless shifting and is used by most (all) proffesional racers, simply because it's faster if you do it right.

How you do it: let off the gas so your engine speed goes down, then slide it into neutral. Then rev it so the engine speed goes up to match the gear, and ram it in there. When you're at the right speed the stick should slide in without much resistance. None of that clutch nonsense.

It's not that hard to pull off. What is hard, though, is doing it fast. Works on downshifts too (but it's more common on up's).

If you're not an advanced driver you should probably steer clear of this, you can mess up your car pretty badly if you do it wrong.

 

[Jay]

i perfected clutchless shifting on all my cars (exept one)
it has come in handy once when my cluth cable snapped

 

[Jay]

Originally posted by Drift260Z
hah, wussy(j/k). But seriously, I am only 15, 6" feet tall, and I wear a size 15 shoe(coincidence?) and I have more than enough room for maneurving(sp?) around the pedals, but I also wear Chuck Taylor Converse(shoes). For car people with big feet that have trouble with the pedals, try some Converse shoes. They are uber-skinny so I guess that frees up a good bit of room and makes things easier. The only thing is getting use to the Converse are since they are very skinny, they make you feet look LONG (it does help get women though )

bye.

i am 6'3 and have size 15 shoes, and i also dont have a problem with pedals at all

 

[Driftster]

i'm 6'2 with shoe size 15 and I would never think of buying racing shoe's like that, geez those are ugly. I do actually own 2 "driving shoe's" the Lugz Driving shoe, and this independant brand named ICR who makes a carbon fiber shoe, and no the exterior doesn't have the C/F look it's just composed of it. And it breathes REALLY well, I wear it when I do any decent length of driving.

 

[Sominon]

Lugz driving shoe? Bwahahahahahaha.

Those are the best shoes i've worn, and I race every weekened from febuary til october, and in 3 years, have had 2 Second Place, and a First place finishing in points. The sole of the shoe is almost paper thin, but is excellent in protecting your feet like a suit of armor, while still providing the best feel of the pedals i've experienced. When they are wet, they don't slep, they still have a grippy rubber feeling, i've never had a foot slip off a pedal. Not to mention they clean up really well, and the laces are protected by the velcro straps at the top, theres no chance of them comming loose.

Simpson race products > All.