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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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01/25/09 12:36 PM
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Diego_Ted
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everyday driving I use my right foot. but for racing you need to use both feet, especially while driving the top end 
Ahhh the bracket racers method, I do see the reason to the madness.
In my case the reason I ask is in my last outing with "El Picoso" I was going for a new best and kept my foot in it what I though was 5 or 6 feet past the stripe. So I got on the brakes and wrecked the car!! Well it turns out it was more like 100 ft passed the stipe and I have heard it mentioned that I may have hit the brakes too hard and that is what caused the back end to come around. Now I am not sure this is what happened but pulling my foot off the pedle and moving to the brake takes a split second, so I was wondering if I had my left foot on the brake pedel already, it that would have made a diffrence?
Diego
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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01/25/09 12:37 PM
01/25/09 12:37 PM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Left foot, I cant slide my right foot across, the steering column is in the way.... plus I left foot all the time on the street so its normal to me 
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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#203852
01/25/09 12:40 PM
01/25/09 12:40 PM
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Quicktree
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everyday driving I use my right foot. but for racing you need to use both feet, especially while driving the top end
Ahhh the bracket racers method, I do see the reason to the madness.
In my case the reason I ask is in my last outing with "El Picoso" I was going for a new best and kept my foot in it what I though was 5 or 6 feet past the stripe. So I got on the brakes and wrecked the car!! Well it turns out it was more like 100 ft passed the stipe and I have heard it mentioned that I may have hit the brakes too hard and that is what caused the back end to come around. Now I am not sure this is what happened but pulling my foot off the pedle and moving to the brake takes a split second, so I was wondering if I had my left foot on the brake pedel already, it that would have made a diffrence?
Diego
probably would who knows, sounds like you may have panic a little. you would be surprised how many feet you can travel in a split second at speed.
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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#203853
01/25/09 12:45 PM
01/25/09 12:45 PM
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Greenville, South Carolina
BBLM23
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I use both feet when racing. Left foot braking, right foot is under the hook for the throttle return...
Walter
1969 Dart Swinger w/ARC Pump Gas 493 B1/BS 10.18 at 130mph
Racing Pro in street trim.
1981 Aries ARC 548 B1 8.88 at 147mph (footbraking)
1996 Ram 2500 V10 16.52 at 80mph
1981 Reliant 400
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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#203854
01/25/09 12:52 PM
01/25/09 12:52 PM
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Las Vegas
Al_Alguire
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I am a left footer. I actually ALWAYS use my left foot, racing or driving. Been doing it as long as I can remember. You mean you guy dont practice your closing or tightening up a race on the street with lite poles, crosswalks etc. Or work on reaction times at the lites? Heck I have considered installing a line lock on the daily driver so I can work on my button game while sitting at a stoplite 
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
[Re: Diego_Ted]
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01/25/09 12:54 PM
01/25/09 12:54 PM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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everyday driving I use my right foot. but for racing you need to use both feet, especially while driving the top end
Ahhh the bracket racers method, I do see the reason to the madness.
In my case the reason I ask is in my last outing with "El Picoso" I was going for a new best and kept my foot in it what I though was 5 or 6 feet past the stripe. So I got on the brakes and wrecked the car!! Well it turns out it was more like 100 ft passed the stipe and I have heard it mentioned that I may have hit the brakes too hard and that is what caused the back end to come around. Now I am not sure this is what happened but pulling my foot off the pedle and moving to the brake takes a split second, so I was wondering if I had my left foot on the brake pedel already, it that would have made a diffrence?
Diego
More than likely your prop valve was just set wrong,
it had to much front brakeing... I mostly use my
rear brakes for stopping instead of the little skinny
fronts. But if you think about the way you stop on
the top end .... you just let off the gas... the front
end noses over and at that second you hit the brakes
PRETTY HARD... thats alot of transfer to the fronts
and taking the weight off of the rears... its getting
light back there and maybe throw in a side wind,
it really doesnt take alot to get it loose if you
use alot of front brakes
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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#203856
01/25/09 12:57 PM
01/25/09 12:57 PM
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State of confusion
Thumperdart
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I`m a left foot braker and drive the same way on the street. Just seems easier and safer.
72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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#203857
01/25/09 01:12 PM
01/25/09 01:12 PM
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Toronto Ontario, Can
Glen440
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Since my daily driver is stick I always use my right foot for gas and brake driveing around.
At the track I 2 foot it till I'm after the stripe. I stay full throttle while using the brakes at the stripe.
I had a close call with my duster on its only outing last year. I put a safe neutral valve body in it and the first time I tried neutral at the stripe I almost went off the track. At 137mph you travel real far in a couple seconds. I was too used to my 11.90 car which I barely need brakes in shutdown.
I think if the back of the car is real high, it may get out of shape under hard braking. I saw pics of my Volare in shutdown and it slams the front pretty good
87 dakota 6.1 hemi
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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#203858
01/25/09 01:34 PM
01/25/09 01:34 PM
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Diego-Town, CA
Diego_Ted
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everyday driving I use my right foot. but for racing you need to use both feet, especially while driving the top end
Ahhh the bracket racers method, I do see the reason to the madness.
In my case the reason I ask is in my last outing with "El Picoso" I was going for a new best and kept my foot in it what I though was 5 or 6 feet past the stripe. So I got on the brakes and wrecked the car!! Well it turns out it was more like 100 ft passed the stipe and I have heard it mentioned that I may have hit the brakes too hard and that is what caused the back end to come around. Now I am not sure this is what happened but pulling my foot off the pedle and moving to the brake takes a split second, so I was wondering if I had my left foot on the brake pedel already, it that would have made a diffrence?
Diego
More than likely your prop valve was just set wrong,
it had to much front brakeing... I mostly use my
rear brakes for stopping instead of the little skinny
fronts. But if you think about the way you stop on
the top end .... you just let off the gas... the front
end noses over and at that second you hit the brakes
PRETTY HARD... thats alot of transfer to the fronts
and taking the weight off of the rears... its getting
light back there and maybe throw in a side wind,
it really doesnt take alot to get it loose if you
use alot of front brakes
Mr. P I think you are on to something we pulled all the proportion from the rear brakes and only the fronts were stopping. I WILL NEVER MAKE A BRAKE ADJUSTMENT AND NOT MAKE A TEST 1/2 PASS TO CHECK THEM OUT AGAIN, AS LONG AS I LIVE!~!!
Ted
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
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#203859
01/25/09 01:42 PM
01/25/09 01:42 PM
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I DRIVE like a taxi driver in NYC, left foot braker, plus you need to race the stripe with the left foot, i tap the brakes after the stripe and never under no circumstances ever stand on the brakes hard.
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker???
#203860
01/25/09 02:17 PM
01/25/09 02:17 PM
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USA
Ron Silva
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I am a "left Foot" Braker.
But, that got me into trouble resently driving my new Challenger SRT8 6 Speed. I was ending my 30 mile commute getting off the freeway on this long offramp chasing a stale green light. I was hauling a55 and had to brake at the last minute and then make a quick left turn. Well, I stomped down on the "clutch pedal" and [Edited by Moparts - Keep it clean]! NO BRAKES! Oops! ANyhow, now I am on the REAL Brake pedal at the very last minute full antilock turning left and spilled my freaking drink all over. What a Dumb A55.
SRT DEMON ONE SEAT
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Usually racing much faster cars these days.
