How many of you Auto Drivers drive with two feet?

CDepp

I agree. It takes conditioning to drive, at all, with coordination and what not.

I can toe and heel as it's become second nature over the years of parking lot drifting and SCCA open track runs. And, I've driven the Z with a 1/4" of ice on the car and enough coming down to lock the windshield wipers with almost bald tires and in the snow on Potenza's. But, left foot braking, after seeing my brother use it and trying it myself, scares the living crapola (that's fancy Spanish) outta me.

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nmjaxx9

1 foot pedal to the metal 24/7.

kenchan

are you idiotta? (is that how you say it?)

FlawlessZ

I did this once, well long story short, first car I ever drove (dad's tundra, I was 13). After I parked perfectly, my dad simply said "I better never see you driving with two feet again." Well all I thought to myself was, if its not a Manual! hahaha

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LunaZ

If you're going to cite SCCA experience, left foot braking is totally an autocrosser technique, especially in a FWD car.
I have ProSolo medals to prove that it works.

I've won events in both a GS ITR and and a CP Miata braking with my left foot.

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CDepp

Yes, it is common for autocross in AT FWD cars.... on race tracks. I'm arguing that toe and heel and left-foot braking are nothing similar for many reasons: the desired result, the application, and the technique. The only thing they share is that both would require practice, just like driving at all.
The citation of SCCA and off-road drift experience was to explain where one would apply toe and heel appropriately. I also used that to explain that while I can perform the maneuver, and I would drive in ice storms and snow on bald tires in the Z, left foot braking in traffic still scares the crap out of me.

Side story:
I've never used an AT for solo courses, and the only FWD I used was at the drags and it was a MT as well. I'm not knocking left-foot braking as a racing technique. I'm knocking it as a technique for drivers just beginning and for some experienced road drivers who would panic in an emergency situation.

Congrats on your wins!

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Jasonle

I've never heard of this either? wow that's interesting.

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CDepp

You can usually see those who do it when the person with the brake lights on accelerates with the brake lights still on.

(there is a very slim chance the pedal spring on the brake isn't clearing the light sensor, but I would speculate that's a 1 in every 50 or 75 situation)

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Airwalk

Can't remember what video I was watching on Youtube, but I remember there was a race and the tv screen had a first person view and a view of the drivers feet on screen at the same time. The driver was doing really well as I remember it and was passing cars with using both feet. Fernando Alonso also does the two foot style

ayrton88

I'm pretty sure most F1 drivers left foot brake today since the clutch is behind the steering wheel and is only used to get the car moving. They have to trail brake to be fast. That said, I would be willing to bet they don't left foot brake in a road car. Most are from countries that automatics aren't common. I know even though Schumacher and Jean Alesi have modern Ferrari, they both drive original Fiat 500s that are certainly manual. Completely crazy concept to me to left foot brake a road car. Of course I haven't driven an automatic in years.

lhinojos

Never new people drove automatics with two feet. I have, however, noticed some cars on the freeway with the brake lights on driving faster than me. Now it all makes sense lol

R0bDC

I drive auto with both feet, I was told that I was going to struggle learning manual because of this. So far after 7 months I drive fine! I also drive my truck which is an automatic once in a while and Don't have any issues going back to it.

I guess I'm just a beast!

lemon-fresh

Yea... Definitely a natural.

I think I'm Shifting Wrong

JARblue

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