rec.autos.simulators

> BTW, I can hop feet as I don't drag the gas while braking in a straight
> line, I only feed in the gas while going into the corner, so I can use the
> clutch while downshifting then quick hop feet for the corner. I tried it
in
> GPL for a day and was about a second off my PBs at each track doing that,
> but also PB's are your very best and I wasn't quite used to it yet, so I'd
> figure it's about 4 tenths of a second slower a lap at a track that takes
> mid 1m to complete.

> Thanks,
> Alex


> > A couple of clarifications....  When I say clutch I don't mean button on
> > wheel.  I'm talking about a third pedal.  Also I do know that clutch use
> in
> > GPL is not necessary at all.

> > > I was refering to the fact that use of a clutch in WSC (or GPL) will
> > require
> > > right foot braking (unless you can match revs).

> That is from my original post.  Plus I'm not sure what will happen if you
> over or under rev during a clutchless shift in WSC.  You are right though,
> syncromesh is heavy and can't synchronize the engine input and transmision
> output shaft as fast as good driver.  If you miss one shift because you
> don't want to use a clutch you might lose just as much time as you would
by
> simply using a clutch the entire time.  I guess it all depends on the
skill
> level of the driver.
>   If you can heel and toe without right foot braking I want your autograph
> ;)

> > Why would a clutch in WSC require right foot braking? Don't they use
> > dogboxes? Even privateers use dogboxes! That's like the first thing you
> > should buy if your serious about racing.

> > BTW, I can hop feet as I don't drag the gas while braking in a straight
> > line, I only feed in the gas while going into the corner, so I can use
the
> > clutch while downshifting then quick hop feet for the corner. I tried it
> in
> > GPL for a day and was about a second off my PBs at each track doing
that,
> > but also PB's are your very best and I wasn't quite used to it yet, so
I'd
> > figure it's about 4 tenths of a second slower a lap at a track that
takes
> > mid 1m to complete.

> > Thanks,
> > Alex


> > > A couple of clarifications....  When I say clutch I don't mean button
on
> > > wheel.  I'm talking about a third pedal.  Also I do know that clutch
use
> > in
> > > GPL is not necessary at all.

> > > > I was refering to the fact that use of a clutch in WSC (or GPL) will
> > > require
> > > > right foot braking (unless you can match revs).

> Thanks,
> Alex


> > If it's good enough not to for Jean Alesi (see
> > http://www.itv-f1.com/media/cache/itvf1/story_6848.php3), then it's
> > good enough for me!

> > He's quoted as saying "I do not do left-foot braking. I use my left
> > foot to stand on when I step out of the shower."

> > Yeah, I know if I don't learn I'll probably never better my painful
> > 121.8 GPLRank :-(

> | I have only been playing GPL for about a month.  Watching my
replays, I
> | can tell that where I am really losing time is in the entry to
turns.
> | So I had been thinking of trying left foot braking anyway, and this
> | thread got me to finally try it.  It took a day or so to get used to
it,
> | but once I got it I knocked almost half a second off of my best lap
at
> | Monza, and a full second off of my average.  OTOH, my best lap is
still
> | only 1:33.58 and my average lap is more like 1:35, so you could
argue
> | that with continued practice I would have seen the same improvement
even
> | with right foot braking, but I know for sure that I am entering the
> | turns better using left foot braking.  I am able to control the
entry
> | better, which means I can cut it closer than before, and I am
getting
> | better consistency.  I guess theoretically I could do the same thing
> | with heel-and-toeing, but that feels so much more awkward than left
foot
> | braking, and the pedals on my Logitech FFGP controller aren't really
> | well spaced for it.

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