Can you be too big to heel and toe?

[devnull]

I'm a fairly large chap - >> 6"2' and 16 and a bit stone, with a 55/45 bias towards my leg length. I've studied lots of videos, practiced and there is no way in hell that I can heel and toe in my MK2 MX5 (or any other of my manual cars that I've driven).

Is this normal? I'm perfectly capable of rev-matching on downshifts and can even do it on deceleration and light braking, but not in the way I see on videos.

Am I alone in this??

[devnull]

SK425 said:

devnull said:

I'm perfectly capable of rev-matching on downshifts and can even do it on deceleration and light braking

If you are rev matching a down shift under any amount of braking, how are you not doing H&T already? (I presume when you say "light braking" you still mean your right foot is operating the brake pedal?)

So to clarify - approaching junction or roundabout, foot off accelerator, begin deceleration, clutch down, blip throttle to match and change down to lower gear, use increased engine braking to slow further, brake to warn others and bring vehicle to a stop.

What I can't do is brake and move my feet in the typical heel and toe fashion