Gear Changing

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Gear Changing
Tweet Topic Started: Oct 17 2007, 08:11 PM (382 Views)
Andy	Oct 17 2007, 08:49 PM Post #26
Unregistered	Loopyleesa Oct 17 2007, 08:47 PM God I learnt to drive in the days of ponys and carts.... Im allowed to say that, no one else is were those the days they gave away licenses to people instead of doing tests? or is that just the excuse of a bmw driver
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Loopyleesa	Oct 17 2007, 08:49 PM Post #27
Loopleesa@hotmail.com Posts: 4,460 Group: Members Member #257 Joined: April 16, 2007	I was told by a rally driver once ONLY to use the gears to slow down where possible on road use!!!
	[GK-customfield]Leesa Sutton[customfield-GK]


Scooby_Widow	Oct 17 2007, 08:49 PM Post #28
Unregistered	thng is u lot learnt to drive back in the dark ages lol.... cars are totally different now to what they were say 50 odd years ago (okay 30 odd years ago :lol: lol) lol no power steering no abs etc so the techniques have to change in accordance to the spec of the car your driving so on and so forth etc etc
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Loopyleesa	Oct 17 2007, 08:50 PM Post #29
Loopleesa@hotmail.com Posts: 4,460 Group: Members Member #257 Joined: April 16, 2007	Andy Oct 17 2007, 07:49 PM or is that just the excuse of a bmw driver Nope, thats just BMW drivers
	[GK-customfield]Leesa Sutton[customfield-GK]


RA Jay	Oct 17 2007, 08:51 PM Post #30
4 Have Gone But Never Forgotten. Posts: 7,083 Group: Members Member #26 Joined: December 22, 2006	I always slow down through the gears and always have down thats what i was taught.. No remarks about how long ago that was please!!! Plus the burble sounds sweet that way...
	1995 WRX - 318bhp/300ftlb - SOLD - 2005 2001 WRX Bugeye - 235bhp/230ftlb - SOLD - 2007 1996 WRX Type RA - 282bhp/285ftlb - SOLD - 2008 1997 STI Type RA - 350bhp/320ftlb - SOLD - 2009 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR - 286bhp/280ftlb - SOLD - 2009


Loopyleesa	Oct 17 2007, 08:52 PM Post #31
Loopleesa@hotmail.com Posts: 4,460 Group: Members Member #257 Joined: April 16, 2007	Scooby_Widow Oct 17 2007, 07:49 PM thng is u lot learnt to drive back in the dark ages lol.... cars are totally different now to what they were say 50 odd years ago (okay 30 odd years ago :lol: lol) lol no power steering no abs etc so the techniques have to change in accordance to the spec of the car your driving so on and so forth etc etc OI, 20 years you But yes your right, cars have changed, most of the cars I drove when younger only had 4 gears!!!
	[GK-customfield]Leesa Sutton[customfield-GK]


Julian	Oct 17 2007, 09:39 PM Post #32
Doesn't have a home to go to! Posts: 1,511 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: December 22, 2006	I use every gear when upshifting and downshifting. I've also gotten myself into the habit of heeltoeing everywhere



Brad	Oct 17 2007, 09:41 PM Post #33
Detailing Machine Posts: 1,640 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: December 22, 2006	I just heel and toe down through the box... Got in to the habit of doing it and just use it daily
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MR 8	Oct 18 2007, 08:47 AM Post #34
. Posts: 0 Group: Banned Member #5 Joined: December 22, 2006	Depends how fast I am driving... but I wouldnt use the gearbox to slow down as its extra strain on the transmission. On a track I brake, sort of heal and toe blip matching speed to gear etc and go down that way but using the brakes to slow the car. On a road I brake then change to appropriate gear. Brad your heal toe skills are cool and as hard as I try it I just cant seem to do it lol



amnesia	Oct 18 2007, 08:50 AM Post #35
There's no replacement for displacement ! Posts: 2,809 Group: Members Member #78 Joined: December 29, 2006	MR 8 Oct 18 2007, 08:47 AM Brad your heal toe skills are cool and as hard as I try it I just cant seem to do it lol Follow the link I posted about how to do it, and practice (but not when there's someone behind you as braking with your heel off the floor takes some care)
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Loopyleesa	Oct 18 2007, 08:51 AM Post #36
Loopleesa@hotmail.com Posts: 4,460 Group: Members Member #257 Joined: April 16, 2007	I try and do it but its soooo much to remember!!! Its bad enough remembering to change gear whilst putting the clutch down :lol: in my lazy engine car
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MR 8	Oct 18 2007, 10:58 AM Post #37
. Posts: 0 Group: Banned Member #5 Joined: December 22, 2006	amnesia Oct 18 2007, 07:50 AM MR 8 Oct 18 2007, 08:47 AM Brad your heal toe skills are cool and as hard as I try it I just cant seem to do it lol Follow the link I posted about how to do it, and practice (but not when there's someone behind you as braking with your heel off the floor takes some care) Its not that Dan, I usually brake in that manner anyway, or left foot brake, just depends what I am doing at the time. I just cant get my foot at the angle for the heal and toe. Brad showed me, I think it is mainly because I sit too close to the steering wheel. But then I prefer to be in that position. I'll have a read on the link though. I have compensated with a quick brake, blip to brake which although isnt quite as good still seems to work ok. Would be nice if i could master heal and toe though.



dan_t	Oct 18 2007, 02:02 PM Post #38
Here to stay Posts: 136 Group: Members Member #72 Joined: December 28, 2006	I agree its taken me ages to be able to heal toe but now i've got it I can do it whenever I want, and its just starting to become the "natural" way to do it when I'm driving fast. I found while learning that I could do it while trying but as soon as I got into the quicker stuff I would forget about it lol



Julian	Oct 18 2007, 03:14 PM Post #39
Doesn't have a home to go to! Posts: 1,511 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: December 22, 2006	I find it really depends on what shoes you've got on, and also the position of the pedals. Some cars are easier to do it in than others. Honda's are a piece of piss, engines are so responsive they leap to the correct revs and pedals are reasonably close together



amnesia	Oct 18 2007, 03:26 PM Post #40
There's no replacement for displacement ! Posts: 2,809 Group: Members Member #78 Joined: December 29, 2006	The throttle pedal on the MR2 is about 1" closer to the bulkhead than the brake and clutch pedals. This means when you're braking you don't need to swivel your ankle up so much to get on the throttle pedal. Which is nice Leesa's BMW has a floor mounted throttle pedal which makes it a doddle to do.
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Loopyleesa	Oct 18 2007, 03:45 PM Post #41
Loopleesa@hotmail.com Posts: 4,460 Group: Members Member #257 Joined: April 16, 2007	amnesia Oct 18 2007, 02:26 PM The throttle pedal on the MR2 is about 1" closer to the bulkhead than the brake and clutch pedals. This means when you're braking you don't need to swivel your ankle up so much to get on the throttle pedal. Which is nice Leesa's BMW has a floor mounted throttle pedal which makes it a doddle to do. You better not do it in MY CAR
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