J98GT said:Who taught you people to drive? What is the point of double clutching a new Mustang? Downshifting through every gear at a stoplight? That is just plain retarded. Use your BRAKES. Stopping/slowing the car is what they are DESIGNED FOR.
And double clutching does NOTHING in a modern tranny that has synchros. Only truckers and race car (REAL race car not a Mustang with a bunch of stickers on it) drivers need to double clutch.
Heel and toe downshifting CAN and SHOULD be done when entering a corner if you need to choose a lower gear to accelerate out of the corner. It should NOT be done if you are coming to a stop. Why? Because there is no need to downshift in the first place.
CottonBurnerz said:That makes a whole lot of sense to me than 50% of the posts in this thread. So, all you need to do is just press the clutch, put in neutral, let off clutch and use the brake until come to stop? That's what I'm trying to get a habit in doing at least.
CottonBurnerz said:Also, I don't know why people do the heel-toe bliping RPM stuff when they want to come in to a turn without stopping.
If I go at 40mph and want to turn right at the next ligt which is green. I just press the clutch, put in neutral, let out clutch, and then apply brake until I come to the turn then just when I was going to come out, I press the clutch, take foot off the brake, shift to 2nd, blip the throttle to match rpm in 2nd, then release clutch. no heel-toe require..
My point is.. it is unecessary to blip the throttle while braking at the same time when coming out of corner. If you like to do it then go right ahead. I'm just saying that it's unecessary that's all... just like doing doulble clutching...
J98GT said:Here is the proper method for driving through a corner:
1. Approach corner going straight
2. Once you reach the braking zone, Brake. Still going straight.
3. Under full braking, heel and toe downshift to the proper gear. Still going straight.
4. Once you have braked and downshifted, turn into the corner.
5. As you turn in, roll off the brake (or continue LIGHT braking "trail braking") and approach the apex
6. As you pass the apex, you should be fully off the brake and begin rolling on the gas.
7. As you are rolling on the gas, smoothly unwind the steering wheel until you are going straight and at full throttle.