This is the best one I've seen that shows the heel toe-down shifting.

I'm sooo out of my element here! In Fresno it was real hot and dry during summer. Spring and Fall are gorgeous, and Winter can be foggy, but doesn't last all that long.

Here, it rains all the time like a cow pissin' on a flat rock. I've never seen such large raindrops! It doesn't get as hot, but the sun feels hotter for some reason. The humidity sucks, as do all the mosquitoes, the likes of which I've never seen before! (Fresno used to really go after and kill 'em.) There are no mountains here. Every time I see a hill I get excited before Cyndi, as nice as can be, tells me that it's just a garbage dump that's got grass growing on it. LOL Back there I could get into the San Joaquin River ever day with the dog from late March through Early November. Here there is no water close enough that's good enough to get into. And the roads....I've never seen roads so poorly maintained and designed before. There are huge bumps followed by even bigger potholes all the time. And so much of it is concrete and not asphalt, which I'm not used to. Anyway, winter is going to suck! It's already gotten colder with more wind than I've seen back in California, but at least the mosquitoes are going away.

In any event, I love Cyndi :wub: more than I can tell you....But I can't say the same about Michigan!

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I did tell you about the snow, right? :scared0016:

Oh, aren't you sweet! I didn't see this until just now! :yikes: :wub:

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You just had to go pull out my Sucker Certificate, didn't you?! :rolleyes: If I didn't love you so much, I'd...I'd...I'd...I don't know what, WOMAN! :wub::wub::wub::wub:

Glad to see you two love birds posting on here again...

Cool (literally) stuff :thumbsup:

Yes, -that is the ultimate certificate !

:wave: Thanks. We missed you too.

Yes Bruce, thank you! :chevy:

:( i'm still working on mine

you want to heel-toe in a straight line because you don't want to be downshifting in the middle of a turn. too easy to break the rear end loose

...oh wait - you meant drag racing :facepalm:

ouch :yikes: the pedals in my car ain't very conducive to barefoot driving - not even stock ones
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if the camaro clutch engages/releases as high as i remember, he's working the clutch really slow, it seems

No, I won't be driving barefoot with pedals like that. :yikes:

I think the way he is driving is for effect in the video. It would be nice to see him driving all out too, but it wouldn't make for a good instructional video.

good point. the best way i learned was to watch a couple videos like this & then just go out & do it. start off by just sitting in neutral & practice just pressing the brake with the ball of your foot. when that feels comfortable, start incorporating the throttle blips. some people just roll the right side of their foot forward to push the gas; others twist their foot so the heel is able to push the pedal. do whichever is most comfortable for you. my method tends to be a slight combination of the two.

once you feel comfortable with those motions, start adding the clutch movement (leaving the gear selector in neutral). after that starts feeling fluid (or somewhat close enough) start rolling. remember: the purpose of this is to be able to change gears while braking in a straight line, so make sure you've got some speed going. easiest to practice with is 3rd ->2nd. don't be afraid to rev it up on the blip - that was my problem & i'd end up not getting the RPMs high enough to match well.

if it helps rev-matching, just practice without braking. get about halfway up 3rd & let off. as it's coming back down, tap the gas & shift to 2nd. this'll help you get the feel for where the engine needs to be spinning for a certain speed/gear. this is actually how i drive every day. i don't necessarily downshift per-se, but when i do coast down to were a lower gear is needed, i try to rev match just to give my clutch a break.

Dude! the rain drops... OMG.... Same thing in FL... They're like the size of a coffee cup. One smacks you on the head and it's over....

I'm not sure if one summer is worse than another the dry of the west or the humid out here... They both can suck... But I'll tell you what. the next knucklehead that says... Oh it's a dry heat.... :mad0260:

I really do mis Socal... Gah.. but it's just so damn expensive... But try to find a road with more than a 15 degree turn in it down here in FL.... :mad0260:

I used to love driving up to Julian HOURS of curvy mountain roads... :(
Ya, this list of stuff that my wife "left out" keeps growing too... :laugh: