Left foot breaking uncomfortable

#21

"Asgeir Nesoen" wrote...

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Thanks for repeating what I said, but making it sound scientific. ;-)

Jan.
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#22

Lol, I didn't bother to read through the entire thread, so I read your
post after writing my own. And I thought I was the only smart guy
around, hehehehe. Well, king for a day. Or smartass for about 12 seconds.

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On 09.05.2007 00:48, Jan Verschueren wrote:

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"Asgeir Nesoen" wrote...
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Thanks for repeating what I said, but making it sound scientific. ;-)

Jan.
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#23

I should stipulate that playing enough on sunday that you limp on monday,
has been done (lol).
Plowboy enlightened us with:

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It has been done (VBG)
Asgeir Nesoen enlightened us with:
The muscle accuracy of your left foot needs some heavy practice in
order to do a good job at braking. That'll come around eventually.

But, and this is important: You need not hover your left foot over
your pedal for any period of time. Race car drivers don't do this
either. They keep their left foot out of the way for as much time as
possible. In order to let it rest, and in order to avoid accidental
sagging of the brakes which is, of course, bad for speed...

You need to move your left foot away from the brake pedal,
preferrably let it rest on a dedicated "platform", and the platform
needs to be higher (in the actuating plane of the pedal) than your
pedal so that you can just slide/rotate your foot to the right and
land comfortably on your brake pedal. This is good for reaction, and
will be more than adequate for normal race conditions.

Letting your foot rest will improve accuracy too, because the static
position over your braking pedal will be bad for your muscle, you'll
tense up, and you'll eventually end up with a hurting leg. How's that
for realism, arriving at work on monday morning with a limp due to
extensive racing on sunday...

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On 01.05.2007 00:06, DerekBaker wrote:
My right foot's fine, but leaving my left foot on the brake pedal
for the fastest reactions is uncomfortable.

Me or the pedals? I'm using a Thrustmaster 360 Modena. Don't drive
in real life.

Thanks

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Left foot breaking uncomfortable

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