What is Heel and Toe Driving?

OK, you're hanging out with your car buddys andyour right driving shoe.
they're talking about heel and toe shifting or driving andWhen using the heel and toe technique, performance
you're asking yourself, "what is heel and toe driving?".driving shoes can greatly improve your ability. Next,
You'll probably be mis-lead into thinking that youyou're wondering what is heel and toe shifting good
somehow use your heel to press the gas while usingfor? Primarily it is a technique that enables you to
the toe of the same foot to press the brake.down shift smoothly without having to double clutch or
The reason you're confused is because the termloose power to the wheels. It also allows you to more
comes from older car designs, where the gas was onquickly put torque and power to the wheels for rapid
the left side of the pedal assembly and you COULDacceleration while keeping the car balanced. This is
use your heel and toe in that fashion. Obviously, thatsespecially true in a high performance car, like the
no longer the case. As such, the difficulty ofShelby Cobra. In fact, Carroll Shelby has a line of
performing heel and toe driving is lessened by gettingperformance driving shoes designs specifically for heel
special performance driving shoes that are designedand toe driving.
for heel and toe driving; hence, heel and toe drivingAnother use for heel & toe driving is downshifting
shoes, or performance driving shoes.while sliding or drifting through a corner. By tapping the
So, what you're actually doing is putting the left side ofgas pedal while you're applying the breaks in a corner
your right driving shoe on your break pedal's right edge.and feathing the clutch, you're able to downshift while
When you want to BLIP the gas pedal, you twist yourkeeping the engine's revs up.
right ankle and hit the gas pedal with the right edge of