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Posted by: Jeroen Feb 23 2005, 07:06 PM

This guys is flying
Very nice footwork too (hee/toe double clutch downshifts)
If a 914 could only shift like that
Nice whine from the gearbox too

http://gscdownloads.com/leh/sebring/GT3RSatSebring.wmv

Posted by: Tom Perso Feb 23 2005, 07:46 PM

Holy crap, that's pretty damned impressive!

I like the part where he downshifts (double clutched and heel-toe) from 6th all the way to 1st. Classic.



Later,
Tom

Posted by: TimT Feb 23 2005, 07:51 PM

leh keen..Kingleh


young guy lot of talent, and lots of money.. ...

is this really "club racing" anymore?

Ill shut up now..


btw yea he can drive

Posted by: jr91472 Feb 23 2005, 07:54 PM

Posted by: Stutgart46 Feb 23 2005, 08:06 PM

Sweet. I have done a 2:29 there and I felt like I was flying.
Thanks for the video.

Posted by: URY914 Feb 23 2005, 08:23 PM

If you play it at half speed, it will be just like when I use to race there.

Paul

Posted by: Aaron Cox Feb 23 2005, 08:28 PM

6th to first was impressive.....

prety cool...bumpy track

Posted by: URY914 Feb 23 2005, 08:31 PM

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Feb 23 2005, 06:28 PM)

prety cool...bumpy track

And flat as an old airport.
Oh, it was an old airport...that's right.

Posted by: double-a Feb 23 2005, 08:33 PM

******* noob alert *******

what is double-clutching and heel-toeing?

~a

Posted by: TimT Feb 23 2005, 08:39 PM

You wont learn double clutch or heel toe watching this vid

Posted by: ppickerell Feb 23 2005, 08:42 PM

You have to watch it 3 times to fully appreciate. Once for the track view, once for the feet, and once for the hands.

Posted by: JohnnyX Feb 23 2005, 10:16 PM

Enjoyed watching that. Look at his head bobbing around in the rear view. I would have liked to seen a PIP with tach and speedo in top right corner of this clip. Probably stringing redline downshifts. No doubt his time would have been better without the traffic and being able to take the optimal line a couple of times. This guy is one with his machine.

Posted by: double-a Feb 23 2005, 10:23 PM

QUOTE (TimT @ Feb 23 2005, 06:39 PM)

You wont learn double clutch or heel toe watching this vid

don wanna learn it, just like to know what the heck it is.

~a

Posted by: MattR Feb 23 2005, 10:30 PM

Nice video!

Posted by: Andyrew Feb 23 2005, 10:55 PM

Looks like he was skatin on those tires the whole time...

Posted by: airsix Feb 24 2005, 12:42 AM

QUOTE (double-a @ Feb 23 2005, 08:23 PM)

QUOTE (TimT @ Feb 23 2005, 06:39 PM) You wont learn double clutch or heel toe watching this vid don wanna learn it, just like to know what the heck it is. ~a

A technique of using your right foot to control both the throttle and brake at the same time. This allows you to match the engine rpm with the speed of the transmission input shaft as you engage the clutch durring a downshift while braking. If you do it correctly It makes braking and downshifting at the same time a smooth opperation that does not upset the car and allows you to brake hard while at the same time always being in the correct gear for whatever speed you are traveling. Technically you are using the ball of your foot on the brake pedal and your little toes on the gas pedal. It takes some practice and proper pedal height/spacing to make it work well. The pedal arrangement in a 914 makes it fairly easy. The technique is called "heel and toe" because very early cars had brakes actuated by your heel and throttle actuated by your toes. The name just stuck even though it doesn't make sense any more.

A quick way to learn the technique is to set your idle so low that the engine will stall unless you keep a foot on the gas. You'll quickly learn to brake and feather the throttle at the same time to keep the engine running. You'll be heel-n-toe downshifting in no time.

-Ben M.

Posted by: scott thacher Feb 24 2005, 12:56 AM

as for somebody say if a 914 could shift like that, i dont think the shifting had anything to do with it a 914 does not even have a throttle response good enough if the car should shift that well.

and for the nood question, double clutching is letting the clutch out during shifts when the car is in nuetral to use the engine to match gear rpms, but to do this well you need to be able to heel toe it which is using your foot to hit the brakes and gas at the same time, in a very controlled manor to bring the rpms up the the point where the gears are moving at the same speed. this has very little wear on syncros and helps prevent spins when the rear wheels suddenly try to turn at a faster or slower speed as well as slowing the car with the brakes

Posted by: Andyrew Feb 24 2005, 01:00 AM

I feather the throttle all the time.. and heel and toe durring downshifts..

Its common practice for me now..

Im starting to practice left foot breaking

Now, Double clutching is just doing two clutch actions, one to disengage the gear, and one to engage it... Am I correct or...

I never got the double clutch one.... (tried doing two actions once really fast, just felt slow.. and my left leg hurt from moving so fast... )

Posted by: scott thacher Feb 24 2005, 01:07 AM

QUOTE (Andyrew @ Feb 23 2005, 11:00 PM)

I never got the double clutch one.... (tried doing two actions once really fast, just felt slow..

you dont need to totally disengage the clutch, just enough to get the gear to slacken up to go in to nuetral, then once the gear speeds are the same the second slack allows the gear to engage, done right you can stop the car from spinning, save wear on the tranny and is faster track times

Posted by: Lou W Feb 24 2005, 01:27 AM

That was assume.

Posted by: VegasRacer Feb 24 2005, 03:16 AM

Nice job of driving a fast machine.