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No heel apparently involved. He did a 'side to side' on brake and gas.
I used to use TOE on brake and HEEL on gas with my VW. When I wasn't in a hurry I skipped the clutch altogether.
The amount of room by the pedals seems to make a difference.
Too much is never enough
make it easier...I have had cars that easily allow it to be done and others which have the pedals placed wrong. My Lotus Cortina was great for it as was the Elva Courier. The VW Jetta was not nor is my Chevy/Jeep.
Thankfully my Ford Focus ST is ideally set up for it...
I guess Carroll Shelby taught them a thing or three about shifting fast..
Wasn't Carol Shelby's 'pet' Cobra an Automatic?
Too much is never enough
but am looking for the info..
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/shelby/1967-shelby-cobra-427-super-snake-ar25745.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cobra
3 speed auto for the Super Snakes
Well, I DO know.
I remember seeing this a LONG time ago and it stuck. It seemed wacky, but here is the link.
Read down and you'll see reference to a 3 speed automatic. Even the PHOTO clearly shows a non-stick shift shifter. Or however you want to phrase it. I'd be guessing when I called it a C6.
I sure it was a real PIA to get the Ford Automatic to withstand the huge power input from that 7 liter fire breather.
When you think about it, it makes sense. Some very fast cars these days are using DSG style 'dual Clutch' where 2 transmisssions are basically parallelled to a single output shaft and coupled at the input thru clutches, only ONE of which is engaged at a time.
Too much is never enough
I thought Senna developed that flutter technique on the throttle to make up for the turbo lag, not sure if that car has one....
6 cylinder, no turbo.
Thanks for that. Maybe it was just something that Senna also did to have a lighter touch on the throttle with a high horsepower machine.
I like how they just jump in like they're going for a Sunday cruise. No helmets, no fire suit, who needs it? The only thing missing was a case of beer.....
...I owned an '95 red NSX T-top with chrome wheels for a couple of years.
Most fun I've had in a car since high school ;-)
Always loved them. I have a CL-S but it has little in common with the NSX. I'm approaching 200k miles and the car has been exceptionally reliable. I'd love an NSX but they still command a high dollar.
You bet they do. A numbers proper which has been maintained will do nothing but get MORE valuable.
Most people don't know that for a while they came with TITANIUM connecting rods, the set of 6 being worth more than a compact car of the time.
Too much is never enough
...thanks.
Acura imported only a couple of thousand of them a year so they were always hard to find.
After driving mine for 2 years I sold it for $2000 less than I paid for it.
Now they are getting rare.
The new ones about to come out look ugly in comparison.
Give me the previous NSX over virtually anything that's available today. It's the last world-class car that's still a car and not a supercomputer on wheels. I'm all for automotive progress to make a daily driver safer and more efficient, but for the sheer thrill of actually driving and using all of your senses (and limbs) to connect with the car this is the one. Enough power, magnificent handling, and legendary reliability all in a hand-made chassis. It's a spiritual extension of the Jaguar E-Type, Ford Cobra, and Ferrari Daytona.
...the only two things about the old NSX I would change:
- the exhaust note/engine sounds like a sowing machine.
- the rear tires only last 6000 miles.
Otherwise near perfect.
You mean something went thru rear tires faster than my S-2000?
Wacky:
Too much is never enough
Friend has gone through 4 sets of Michelin Pilot SS in least than 2 years.
I have an Acura with a 6-speed but heel-toe action is something I still have trouble with.
Makes me yearn to be out on the back roads in Sonoma & Mendocino county - That's Fun w/ a stick!
But, I LIKE automatics.
Kickdown for passing, ..... !
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
But what about the feeling of satisfaction when one executes a smooth 3-pedal braking downshift? I remember seeing a film from the "old days" of F1, where the driver was doing a high-speed jig on the pedals...couldn't even follow what he was doing.
That is a lot easier than an uphill start (you fail your test here if the car moves backwards at all) but after twenty years of it I don't miss either.
There is not much satisfaction, it's just a tedious routine I can do without.
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