Can you be too big to heel and toe?

[scherzkeks]

mazdatezzer said:

Can't h&t at all in my Octy vRS diesel 'cos the engine management cuts power while you're braking. Think it's the same with all VAG cars. Too clever for their own good.

Eh, not my experience. VAG cars cut power if you try and brake with your foot already on the gas (most cars with drive-by-wire throttles do this). However, if you apply the brake first you can definitely blip the throttle in a heel-toe rev match.

[UK952]

scherzkeks said:

Eh, not my experience. VAG cars cut power if you try and brake with your foot already on the gas (most cars with drive-by-wire throttles do this). However, if you apply the brake first you can definitely blip the throttle in a heel-toe rev match.

My audi also lets me heel and toe but if I left foot brake it holds the brakes momentarily after I have released the pedal - not sure why? I don't really left foot brake anyway (unless karting ) so not a problem just strange!
Tony

[molineux1980]

I can heel & toe in my Mk1 MX-5, but only just. The standard Momo stering wheel is rather large diameter, and my thighs are pretty big from playing football and mountain biking. There isn't much clearance for a proper heel and toe!

I can't get anywhere near H & T in the wifes mk5 Golf GTI due to floor hinged pedal.

[MC Bodge]

molineux1980 said:

I can't get anywhere near H & T in the wifes mk5 Golf GTI due to floor hinged pedal.

I found that the Audi A3s (same pedals) and 3 Series BMW with floor-hinged pedals I've driven were straight-forward enough to do it in. Are you actually trying to use your heel rather than the side of your foot to blip the accelerator?

[MegaMinion]

I'm 6'2" as well and couldn't heal and toe in my MX5 until I put Elise seats in, now it's a piece of cake. I can't heel and toe in my Dad's Elise as my knee just hits the steering wheel.

[jbaddeley]

I used to do what OP described and was told not to by an instructor. By breaking then moving foot to throttle to blip and then back to brake and changing gear he described it as creating a rocking motion therefore destabilizing the car. If the foot pressure on the brake pedal is constant and the blip is done with the heal then this destabilizing is avoided. He reckoned it was only really any use for racing but I've since learned how to do it for pleasure and apply it on trackdays and on the road for fun. Bmw accelerator pedals lend themselves to this technique very nicely in my view.

[iguana]

Its the car op, not you, its physically imposible for me- 6ft3 to h&t an mx5 mk mk1 with standard steering wheel, shove a dished wheel on there so there is room for the knee & bosh problem solved.