Re: Heel & Toe technique

[raf40@oes.amdahl.com (Richard Funnell)]

>On Fri, 9 Feb 1996, Graydon D. Stuckey wrote:
>
>>
>>       I have always used the ball of my foot on the throttle and the heel
>> on the brake, from my RX7 days.  When I got into the Quattro, it took
>> about two days to get used to the new driving position, and the
>> responsiveness of the engine to blips, but it works just fine now.
>>
>
>Isnt that backwards??? Ol' Skip Barber taught me to have the heel on the
>throttle...
>
>Bob
>
I think it depends on the pedal layout and personal preference.  I was
taught at Russel to use the right side of my toe on the throttle, tilting
my foot clockwise on the brake pedal.  I have read before and since that
either method is accepted practice.

Richard Funnell,
San Jose, California
'83 urQ
'87 560 SL