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Hi Jack,

Jack wrote:

> Question for all you GPL hotshoes:
>
> All you guys posting these incredible GPL times...Are you driving with both
> feet or are you using heel-and-toe to trail brake?
>

My times are not incredible, but I think what I am about to say will be worth
some value :)

I brake with the left foot, even though I have a combined gas/brake T2
controller.

>
> If you've switched from using one foot to two, how's it affected your lap
> times? An are you using combined or split axis pedals?
>

I 'think' the amount of time to switch from gas to brake and back (with 1 foot)
is taking 1/10ths of a second off your laps times on each transition.  Besides,
doesn't your foot get tired? :)

Seriously, when switch pedals with 1 foot there is a small period of time when
no gas or brake is being applied.  This will make the car unstable (to a
degree).

Even with combined axis controllers, I think left foot braking is good because
you can quickly brake and/or gas when required.  Now keep in mind with a
combined gas/brake controller left foot braking is more like left foot
'slowing' until you release the gas pedal; however, this does produce a very
smooth transition between accellerating and decellerating that will improve
your times.

I started left foot 'slowing' in Nascar and never went back to using 1 foot.

>
> Thanks for your feedback!
>

NP :)
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Jason Monds
"My other car is a Ferrari"
http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my non trail-braking setups
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