Drivers use the "heel and toe" method to smoothly combine braking and downshifting as they approach a corner. Good drivers know that blipping the throttle between gears in a downshift to speed up the engine to match the tire speed keeps the wheels from locking and stops the back end from ...
'Heel-toe' is a technique used in auto racing to allow you to downshift and brake at the same time. If you want to go fast and keep your transmission from exploding, you have to use heel-toe. Someone once asked: "I have a question regarding about heel toe. Is heel toe same thing ...
To double-clutch during a downshift, perform the following steps: Let off the throttle, press in the clutch, and shift the “stick” to neutral. Let out the clutch. Bump the throttle to make the engine “blip.” Sometimes inmy MGI’ll press in the accelerator all the way to the floor...
Heel and Toe downshift gear changes. "The heel bones connected to the toe bone..." The heel and toe gear change technique is critical on the racetrack but also very useful in every day driving. When you are on the track it is important to keep the car in its power band and if you ...
Maybe your significant other doesn’t like manual cars (ask us how we know. Just ask us) and you’re trying to make your shifts as smooth as an automatic gearbox. Maybe you’re out on track, driving at pace, and the compression-braking effect of a non-blipped downshift would lock up...