{"id":5766,"date":"2024-05-09T15:17:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T05:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elantrikbits.com\/lotus-elan-blog\/?p=5766"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:43:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T23:43:53","slug":"heel-and-toe-pedal-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elantrikbits.com\/lotus-elan-blog\/heel-and-toe-pedal-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Heel and Toe Driving In Your Lotus Elan."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Heel and Toe Driving Technique.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To be considered a true sports car driver, you would probably be able to brake and heel & toe while downshifting your manual gear box.<\/strong>

Would that be true or not?

For the majority of “old school” sports car drivers, this technique is pretty much a given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practicing and perfecting this driving technique will truly set you apart from the run of the mill everyday sports car driver.

Its a pretty cool party trick to impress your friends while you drive. Call it dancing on the pedals, or just plain old fancy footwork if you like, but it’s an awesome and a very satisfying driving technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be that as it may, remember that not every pair of foot pedals in a manual car are set up correctly for heel and toe, you may have tried it and found that its difficult to do, and to be honest there’s not much that can be done unless the pedals are removed and re-arranged with some re-engineering work to make it happen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you watch the video below, note that not all sports cars lend themselves to heel and toe. The Lotus elan being a fabulous drivers car and one that readily lends itself to competition is quite naturally a great heel and toe drivers car with the pedals set up correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, sit back and enjoy a video demo of the classic heel and toe technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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