Foot cam from the HRT V8 Supercar hot lap

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This is the foot cam from my hot lap in the V8 Supercar. Just gives you an idea of how intensely V8 drivers actually do drive.
I was the passenger. Driver was Neil Crompton.

[@ThatCostumedGuy]

The rooftop cam of this footage can be seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2exmGWmg6adn9k

[@joseangelmonterroza9364]

It's too late....14 years too late.

[@ThatCostumedGuy]

@@joseangelmonterroza9364 The rooftop footage was also uploaded 14 years ago. People keep asking if there's other footage and I got tired of replying to the question, so I finally pinned my answer.

[@joseangelmonterroza9364]

@@ThatCostumedGuy is there anymore footage other than rooftop and footcam?

[@shinjushaji]

Video uploaded 2 years ago and your comment posted 2 weeks ago...Love you man,love you..❤

[@ThatCostumedGuy]

@@joseangelmonterroza9364 Yeah mate, the in car: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJyzfYqbj9dqhsU

[@maxfreed675]

Is this showing up in anyone else’s recommended 13 years later?

[@thiccus]

yes , u are not alone

[@logannaslund1057]

Max Freed yes

[@rickybobby7997]

Yes youtube is stupid. I seen this 13 years ago. Many new videos but they can not reccomend for some reason. Need to find a new video site youtube pisses me off with old videos and bullshit ads

[@prashantjawale3018]

Thts true youtube are u drunk

[@PeepoGranted]

Yes

[@aidankreltszheim3599]

0:37 my god that downshift was beautiful

[@PingHorror]

That clutchless shifting though.

[@drkstr7]

dog box transmission.

[@frankgile1996]

Well, he still has to use it for the downshifts, but, yeah, it looks pretty god-like...

[@thomasmackenzie6269]

David Garden its sequencial you idiot😂

[@liamplayle495]

Thomas Mackenzie this was in 2006. Sequential didn’t come into V8 Supercars until 2008

[@jessical3422]

David Garden pp

[@deekay2578]

0:37 He went raw in that clutch 🔥

[@fry.master]

The ol “make the car take a screenshot”

[@gcm747]

Ahhh, the unmistakable sound of an Aussie V8 Supercar! In case anyone is wondering, the driver is tapping the brake checking for pressure prior to committing to full brake application when he enters his braking zone.

[@JohnKickboxing]

Rally car drivers never do brake checking.

[@RixifyTV]

@@JohnKickboxing ok and?

[@JohnKickboxing]

@@RixifyTV It's not necessary.

[@scordatura9259]

@@JohnKickboxing I think it's because they constantly do braking and small brake taps essentially always ensuring and feeling there's pressure on the brakes but for tourers they usually always brake check not just v8sc but also btcc and the rest

[@JohnKickboxing]

@@RixifyTV I think it's a custom that the old tought new genneration track drivers. Those days, it was necessary for track racing where brake technology was unrelible. Today, I find no formula car driver taking the custom.

[@danielellis2874]

double clutching on the way down as well as heel toe... makes it look so easy, I nearly went through a shop window when I tried that! haha

[@estbeta]

Daniel Ellis been there...

[@Jehco14]

I don't see any double clutching. It's just heel and toe, it's impossible to do double clutching on a sequential gearbox as you can't get the car to neutral in between the different gears. And if this is a H pattern gearbox, then he might do it but since he's on the clutch while giving the blip, it's regular heel and toe.

[@BrandonKent136]

wtf are you talking about?

[@homiegee5968]

watch from 1:04 J-H he double clutches with the heel toe at same time

[@Jehco14]

Well yeah that's hard to tell if he released the clutch enough to make it effective but that's definitely the spirit

[@AmanV18]

0:35 That Heel-Toe...❤️

[@HKS.702]

Samir

[@neezduts4297]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5e1qmmIbpKpoJY

[@youwantshum9860]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raK1dqeYgcpnqbs

[@ramadevikadapalla8191]

What is the heel touch anyway

[@youwantshum9860]

Ramadevi Kadapalla when downshifting you brake and rev match at the same time. Heel on the gas and toe on brake. Can also be used to stabilise the car in rally applications.

[@tayfun366]

what a sound, jesus christ

[@jesusdenazaret3131]

U RIGHT MY SON AWESOME

[@dendikurniawan8577]

LoL

[@alanmac8807]

Aussie 5.0L

[@bigorsetomatoesauce6403]

blacksea no.

[@Schultzy1992]

blacksea wrong it a Holden V8

[@canciaro]

I like how he taps the brake pedal just before braking, just to make sure the brake is ready!

[@RixifyTV]

He does that to make sure theres brake pressure before going into a turn

[@Clumrat]

​@@RixifyTV Yes, that is what the 15 year old comment says

[@CominazziniDavide]

@@RixifyTV he does It because when You Jump over a curb the brake pads May move away from the brake disc and You might get a long pedal in the next braking point. By tapping the brake You make sure the pads are in contact with the disc 👍👍

[@lemans_fan]

@@CominazziniDavide he does that to reduce the rpm to use all the potential of the brakes.

[@TheWretchedWorld]

@@lemans_fan no its because of pad knock off

[@anuraggupta8406]

If my mom sees this, she will think I drive like this only.

[@_kurjala]

same my mom already does, she'll think that once i get my license i'll try to recreate GTA irl

[@iTECiii]

Every mom will think like that if we show this and scold us not to do this in the road

[@Tropicsca]

notice the dirt sliding back and forth in the crevices of the petal setup

[@FastPaull]

I love how he give's the brakes a tap before the turns to make sure they ready to go and working.

[@brw147]

yeah, it's pretty amazing that someone can do all that while driving around a track although I imagine that once you get the hang of it, it's not that hard to do

[@blaaaaaaaa2017]

B Wigg thats any profession. Get the hang of it and its easier later. Lol

[@nikolaburic3821]

Wow 11 years old commentar

[@bremCZ]

It's hard to do better than everyone else on the track.

[@subhadeepbhatta1212]

He prolly dead bby now

[@user-rq2mp4dr5l]

@@subhadeepbhatta1212 lol what if its actually true

[@diogo8500]

Dat heel & toe tho. Awesome.

[@chetanyabareley9424]

What a great time of showing this video on my recommendation list after 14 years...GG KZbin

[@rockystelone21]

The sound of that engine brings a smile to those who appreciate the power!

[@TheFantom00]

Love the little dabs at the brakes just to make sure there still there :)

[@p.moura28]

actually that is for placing the brake pads in place. When you hit the track curb, car shakes a lot, the brake pads get kind of out of place, when you apply a little pressure they get back on place so you can break stiff

[@kingawags]

Said it before, I'll say it again, it's not just to re-seat hot pads but it also loads the front of the car back up to help it be pointed after a straight.

[@samuraik933]

@@kingawags i thougt it was to realocate the brake fluid in the lines

[@zittotu96]

I remember watching this,when i wanted to learn how to drive a manual. Saw this. I tought it was fucking impossible,and i quitted. Ahah

[@kingawags]

This is definitely not the video to be watching if you're learning to drive manual..! haha You're gearbox will certainly fall out of the car if you do it this way. lol

[@Robwra320]

+Damo Mihelich loool

[@WilhelmX666]

actually, driving a manual like that, will save it on the long run. Obviously not many transmissions will like a power on shift, but downshifts will be much easier, smoother on the gears.

[@zittotu96]

I live in italy. And we fucking race with cars. Nobody here drives automatic. We all learned how to use stick.

[@chaseb7336]

You obviously "quitted" school too

[@Pope10]

looks like he's putting a lot of muscle into into when he is accelerating.. awesome footwork.

[@sapphire062]

Pope10 Are u still alive ?

[@uvejsshahini594]

​@@sapphire062I don't think he still is, what about you?

[@AussieMusicRocks]

At 0:13 you see him clutch, and then slightly lift the clutch as he blips the throttle. This is done as the shifter goes through the neutral slot on the down shift and it gives the gear box a quick spin lifting its rpm in order for him to select a gear maybe two or three gears lower than he was in. Youll see him do it repeatedly on rapid downshifts.

[@TysyTube]

2021?🤣🤣🤣

[@greenstorm4965]

Yeppp

[@sralonsito]

heyy, wyd here! hahaha

[@bilkillenbilkillen4609]

Yey

[@klevjokullsi9124]

Here

[@theoriginalcasertino6554]

i'm here bro

[@catastrophic82]

I really miss the old days of H-Pattern boxes, they just made for better racing. Defiantly a insane level of skill on show here from Cromly!

[@holdenv8superstar]

My old man started to teach me how to drive around the age of 12. It was just the basic stuff at first, then as I got more confident I started to teach myself how to drive manual. With being a large fan of the V8 Supercars, I took a fancy to the whole 'heel & toe' type of driving. When I started my drving lessons at 16, my instructor was very impressed that I tought myself but he said that style should be kept on the race track... Well, that advice only stayed in his car... not mine =D

[@wswan81]

Non sequential box, ignition cut for flat shifting. Uses clutch 1-2 to be nice on the mechanicals. Hope this explains it.

[@S.Nordang]

+william swan thank you!

[@longie1201]

+william swan wrong, its not Sequential box this is 2006 alll running H pattern dogboxs

[@kcrossover4267]

You don't need the clutch to upshift on a sequential gearbox so I highly doubt this is one

[@Barry_Block]

thanks!

[@heuuarnesen4473]

K Crossover You can hear the car upshift without him touching the clutch, its just from first to second gear he uses the clutch

[@enasksenos]

Man, last time I remember even touching the brakes with my left foot it could cause an accident.Some none smooth action there. This guy is a legend!

[@mulletbubbles9909]

i nearly cause an accident when i brake with my right foot

[@buddybubble3264]

me when i'm late on the way to work.

[@hugq14]

Evil Mofo Are you stating or asking??? Use punctuation!

[@dishantsonani9134]

Nope. You'd be eating dust if you try driving like this for sure 👍

[@lauti9655]

Wow finally Samir learned to drive and he is no longer breaking the car

[@MrMetabolism]

Actually, the clutch was still used very frequently in V8 supercars. Not only was it used to get the car rolling, but also when changing across gates so the driver could prevent damage to the engine by accidentally changing down a gear, and for all downshifts. The clutch isn't used for every up-shift though, there is a microswitch mounted in the gear lever that cuts power to the spark plugs when the driver changes gear. This removes load from the gearbox and allows a gear change

[@Binford2500]

i like how he presses so hard on the breaks he has to put on the clutch for fear of stalling :) awesome vid

[@videos-for-friends]

I don’t even care how old this is. the damn footwork is phenomenal

[@pikirandewasa9311]

KZbin 2020 : "take this 13 y.o driver foot.."

[@TheGroundBeef]

my lord that sounds awesome

[@benpasquale6353]

you cant beat that sound...i dont care what anyone says

[@bigorsetomatoesauce6403]

ta tata fuck off they do, this vids about v8s not your poxy shit rockets

[@bigorsetomatoesauce6403]

ta tata what car is featured? Exactly and who's gonna learn this when you get taught how to drive one when start driving for v8s 😂, so no as I said no one gives a shit about your f1

[@bigorsetomatoesauce6403]

ta tata you don't get it do you -.- this vid is just showing his foot work it's nothing to do with showing people techniques -.- and you saying a v10 f1 is the best sound is stupid , a v8 is more intimidating then some 1-4 ltr pocket rocket

[@szczuru96]

Brubaru sti>v8 ;)

[@benpasquale6353]

you tell them buddy

[@19escort73]

Another answer is the V8 Supercars have a unique thing called a "shift cut" which is essentially a button on top of the gear lever. When the driver pulls a higher gear, they push the button down and that electronically cuts the motor out just to take enough strain off the drive-train to pull the next gear without needing the clutch. That is why you hear a loud crack or pop when you sit trackside at a V8 event and listen to the cars changing gears.

[@EnterGenericUserName884]

I dont quite understand the way he shifts; is it an H shifter or a sequential shifter? Also don't quite understand why sometimes he uses the clutch and sometimes not. And how can he shift by having the throttle fully open? Does the car have a mechanism that cuts the ignition while shifting? Hope someone can explain to me how this gearbox works.

[@jpedraza17]

Look up, clutchless shifting, heel toe downshifting, power shifting and rev matching, the transmission will allow you to do all this at the cost of some wear and tear. he performed all these very nicely

[@deltoidsforaltoids]

This car is fitted with a "Dogbox" transmission. Everyday "Synchromesh" transmissions use brass synchronizer rings to gently match the speeds of the the input shaft and the selected gear. This is most comfortably done by disconnecting the engine from the transmission via a clutch. Dogboxes use heavy duty "dog" teeth that force the input shaft to match speed with the selected gear instantaneously. You cannot be nice to a dogbox. To get the car going from a stop and into second gear, a clutch is used to make these transitions easier on the transmission, but in higher gear you can just slightly lift off the throttle, slam into the next gear, and go. Flat-foot shifting (where he doesn't clutch or lift the throttle at all) is achieved through ECU programming (usually ignition cut). All this is to reduce shift times. Dogboxes are designed to stand up to the abuse of hard, fast, unclutched shifts for racing use. They often use straight-cut gears--which is why you hear a high pitched whine coming from the car! Ever notice a manual car whines in reverse? The reverse gear is usually straight cut.

[@EnterGenericUserName884]

+deltoidsforaltoids Makes perfect sense, thank you!

[@EnterGenericUserName884]

+Billy Han Thank you ! Very good info. And as you said, he taps the brakes to check the pressure in the braking system. In other words he checks whether the brakes are "still there" ;) By slightly tapping the brakes you can check for brake fade, thats what a racer once told me. Btw are you german?

[@EnterGenericUserName884]

***** Du hast "sequenziell" und "technik" geschrieben, da hab ich mich kurz gewundert ;)

[@gothops154]

Everyone’s talking about the shifting but no one is talking about the brake tapping to seat the pads at the end of the straight for the upcoming brake zone. That’s the real thing that’s impressive here

[@Steerz]

Well this video from 14 years ago got recommended to me. And I’m trying to learn the youtube algorithm, geuss I’ll just wait a few years lol

[@ThatCostumedGuy]

Apparently this hits the recommended list quite frequently. I still get about 8000 views a day on it, and most of those people watch the entire video, so I think that affects the why's.

[@Steerz]

@@ThatCostumedGuy ooh that’s nice! The watch time is important indeed :)

[@logannaslund1057]

13 years later and it finally arrives Into my feed

[@FindingFactsOfficial]

Title should be :- Learn Driving in 1 minute 🔥

[@mattwhitten4296]

The heel toe rev matching in the corners is top notch!

[@vk2afl]

Fantastic. Great to see the H pattern in action (including your other video). Bring back the H pattern shifter to V8 racing I say! :-) Cheers.

[@kingawags]

I love this comment. I agree, but.. I'm pretty sure supercars are about to make the switch to paddle. Which after you saying about H pattern 12 years ago makes it Soo much sadder.

[@TristanN47]

@The91efcivic This is the old V8Supercar with the H pattern gearbox. It has an electronic gear cut at 7500RPM but if the driver wants to short shift, he uses the clutch. With the present V8Supercar, the clutch is not needed to up shift, the engine is cut whenever the sequential gear lever is pulled.

[@anirbandey7141]

What a coincidence, got my driving license yesterday.

[@04svt_twinscrew]

That tourqey sound at like 1 minute is so epic in the low revs. What a car! 4.9L @ 620 HP!!!

[@neokgatla]

How to drive fast efficiently without hurting the gearbox or engine.

[@Wrenchbender412i]

@getplaning You are correct. There is no pressure in the hydraulic system until the driver applies the brakes. The pressure is the same regardless of how many times the driver pumps the pedal. Giving it a few pumps just brings the pedal up so the feel is the same each time.

[@iciclesxjfc9662]

Боюсь представить на что они камеру прикрепили...

[@fenf777]

Roommate: what you doing? Me: watching a guy give a good foot job Roommate: wtf

[@windshearahead7012]

Lets be honest, you didn’t actually search for this

[@agmsr9983]

😂😂😂

[@Skydrag.V60]

I would tho

[@samuelrasool4116]

I did actually

[@JDGS.Sharpy]

This video came out in the year I was born. Now I’m here watching it😂

[@FlavioSpirit]

Boa noite meu Amigo !!!! Que vídeo fantástico. Pilotagem clássica. O ronco do motor também é fantástico. Gostei demais mesmo. Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal. Grande abraço do Brasil......

[@theoookami9255]

Driving is art, precise footwork, delicate when you have and brutal but accurate when you need, itsl ike he is painting the road he is rolling on.

[@alexkrisztian6797]

JUST REW UP! :D What a nice footwork.. :) It's amazing. :) Great VIdeo.

[@christophermccord3316]

When he taps the brake pedal with his left foot he's doing it to fake out the driver behind him into thinking that he's actually braking when in fact he isn't.... that's some fancy footwork indeed....

[@xxgoonridersxx1424]

What are thossseeeee

[@longie1201]

+Danny Uvena v8 supercars with H pattern gearbox

[@bigorsetomatoesauce6403]

+longie1201 he's on about the shoes man

[@ogeemoto2853]

I second h pattern. Sitting on the gas for the multi gear down shifts. Sequential would have gassed each gear change individually

[@pbl_07]

Those are my puma crocs

[@TeriWilde]

at least they're not crocs.... hahahaha....

[@MBballer2]

Notice how he dumps the clutch initially after exiting a corner then he just floats after that! Gotta love a sequential😍

[@RussBohaty]

Howdy, I like this video. When you going to have more of these type of videos? Hope to see more videos from you soon. Russ

[@joseph7073]

This vdo was before i born and it is recommended in 2021🙏

[@jyos....401]

Who here,after 14 years?

[@user-tn1vc1xz5d]

Clutch is often used 2 to 3, to ensure the correct gear is selected before clutch lifted. Its faster than getting the wrong gear and losing pace e.g getting 5 not 3. Ignition is cut momentarily when "flatshifting" without clutch and gas pedal is on floor. "Confidence tap" on brake pedal on long straight, checking for brake pressure before heavy braking at end, slightly longer taps keeps pedal firmer. Heel n toe downshifts due to no synchro and straight cut gears - makes for lighter gearboxes due to no longitudinal forces on shafts that you get with bevelled gears (thus thinner cases), but they are noisier. Clutch is needed if shifting up without full throttle.

[@eastdocs]

Anyone imagine the driver was a Ayrton Sennna

[@Bob.Sacamano]

It’s Neil Crompton! How good

[@brunoghonaim2123]

I've just gotten my first car (manual, of course). The throttle and brake pedals are a bit far apart with the throttle being lower and farther to the right of the brake. Because they're so far apart, I can't do heel-toe very well without mashing the brakes or having my foot slip off the brakes. Any tips?

[@wiwjdbj]

Same here

[@darkpit1303]

Try to get used to it. I also had the same problem but now i don't even think about it anymore

[@elemento1991]

Late reply but my focus st was the same way. They actually sold an aftermarket aluminum block you could mount behind the throttle pedal to raise it up some. Once I did that I could heel toe so naturally it wasn’t even something I had to think about while driving.

[@hfeng7053]

Why does he sometimes tap the break before actually breaking????

[@olivershannon285]

because he is dabbing the break to check he has break pressure. It a confidence thing.

[@amd.0001]

Oliver Shannon doesn't that slows him down? i think i've heard keiichi tsuchiya on best motoring show said tapping the brake before hard braking helps to force the fluid back to the caliper (like bleeding the brake).

[@Prof.Mokster57]

n the brake is like so soft to step on? I tot usually the braking pedals of a car is like fking hard to be depressed so much? (Pls enlighten a noob in motorsport thanks =) )

[@lukeweyant6771]

from what I've been told, it settles the rear on the long straights if the rear gets upset at all from bumps.

[@laxer27]

I would say he's preloading the brakes so there's a decrease in the braking time but it can also be used to settle the car, a quick tap of the brake pedal can shift the weight of the car forward (over the front axel) which will give more bite/traction while keeping the rear planted. If he just slammed the brakes and turned in at once, it would be a major load shift and the front opposite tire of the direction he is turning would take the entire force of the car as the weight was shifted.

[@ashikali5462]

14 years after ❤️

[@ThatCostumedGuy]

Yeah, it was just dirt :)

[@cl4589]

I feel like i found a gold mine... I'm the first like and reply on this 13 years old comment =D

[@abdulrhmanadel7097]

@@cl4589 lol 😂

[@YUNUS.E.G]

Hello

[@sotiify9221]

Wow old comment,this comment is just as old as me

[@pepijndegroot7728]

My little brother wasn't even born when this video got uploaded😬

[@mrwhite-qn3ku]

is it an H pattern or sequencial? I'm confused..

[@911gpd]

.

[@lewisr993]

+911gpd if you watch enough racing, you learn the difference in shift times. It's slight but easy for me to hear and differentiate

[@911gpd]

Well I actually watch a lot of racing. What surprises me is the fact that he's not using the clutch after the first time he's re-accelerating. Therefore it would make sens to be a sequential gearbox. And the gear-changing time seems small enough to me for it to be a sequential too. But maybe I'm wrong ^^

[@longie1201]

H pattern holdens 2006 model

[@mattnev8625]

It's a holinger 6 speed sequential dog box

[@tommy9927]

1. He clutches only once because he shifts directly from a high gear into the gear for the corner. That can be a direct shift from 6th into 2nd 2. He taps the brake before the braking area to bring the brake pads close to the discs. On racing cars it can happen that the pads get knocked away from the discs due to bumps or riding the curbs. So the brake is right there and he has no dead pedal. No need to warn other drivers for an upcoming turn.

[@Astrothunderkat]

0:31, hes got it clamped, how did he shift?

[@EnterGenericUserName884]

+Afrothunderkat Probably there is some sort of mechanism that cuts ignition for a split second, so the load is taken off the gearbox and you can shift.

[@RetroGamerr1991]

+Afrothunderkat Rev-matching.

[@EnterGenericUserName884]

***** ???

[@Geniuseus]

+nutellabananenmist You can shift up without using the clutch with basically any car if you find the right RPM and do it quickly. G.

[@EnterGenericUserName884]

+AtomNyuszi You don't call that rev matching though, rev matching is required for downshifts only. And in sequentials theres no need to find the right rpm, you just shift quickly once the gearbox is unloaded.

[@davidkosa]

Notice how, on a long straight, he taps the brake pedal with his left foot. That is a check to make sure the pedal is high and hard, verifying that he will have good braking going into the corner. If the pedal is mushy, he will lift and try desperately to get the car slowed with little or no brakes before he gets to the turn.

[@nwgts437]

+davidkosa ?? No. There isn't enough pedal pressure applied to judge soft/hard. It may be an ancillary benefit. Between braking points the movement and flex of the wheel/rotor will push the pads off the rotor. The main purpose of tapping the brake pedal is to set the pads against the rotors to ease and quicken throttle/brake transition and clear the rotor of water/dirt. Many modern sports cars will 'pre-load' the brakes like this automatically when the ECU detects aggressive throttle lift.

[@GoproInvent]

+davidkosa Also to keep the revs as the ideal number when shifting

[@jgmedina]

Why does he push once and then when he change gear again he doesn't push it?

[@robbel1425]

only uses clutch when shifting across the gate such as 2 to 3 or 4 to 5 not 1 to 2 3 to 4 or 5 to 6

[@gilbert9394]

rob bel interesting i never knew these transmissions operated like that. as i was wondering the same thing

[@EvanDavisTheOne]

rob bel Car has a sequential gearbox, so not shifting across a gate :-)

[@aaronjames589]

Evan Davis Car does not have a sequential. This is HRT's 2006 car. They all ran H pattern back then.

[@thomasruggiero654]

jgmedina its a dog box

[@James7796ify]

Hes so good he gets bored and shifts without clutch lol. and for people who are asking. you can change gears without the clutch by feeling out the gear by knowing your own car. also its a race transmission the gear changes are so quick anyway. The cluth does not have to be engaged for the trans to switch gears

[@Photonenshizzl]

and weirdly in addition to that, shifting without clutch prevents gear wear. that is said because most race drivers are on the throttle again before the clutch is completely released and therefore the gears wear out more easily than when shifting clutch less.

[@ZFORCE01]

@AyhanHouseMusic It is called rev matching, makes the down shift while under braking much more smoother keeping the the car controllable.

[@alig.20]

0:12 missed the clutch i think LOL

[@matixok1167]

Um no?

[@alig.20]

@@matixok1167 well I dunno

[@GeeNee25]

When I hit three pedals with both legs my driving instructor laughing and saying I'm a moron.

[@radicalgaming5476]

2019?

[@genedrakes686]

Watch every few months! Completely wrecked a pair of pumas indoor Karting! Heels a mess and outside of right show! Thousands of laps over a 3 year period plus they my outdoor karting rain shoes!

[@Alfaduk]

This was from the old H pattern gearbox days. Some/most driver would use the clutch when changing from 2nd to 3rd so they made sure they got into the 3-4 gate. Not getting into the 3-4 gate and into 3rd, meant shifting back to 1st. You can imagine the end results of that.

[@justingrant4860]

Big deal this is no different than how I drive my 08 grand caravan

[@nebulae87]

and to know that this is all done without even thinking about it....amazing.

[@Schultzy1992]

love that acceleration tap from from 0:20 to 0:24

[@MrMetabolism]

Its actually because as the brake rotor spins it often pushes the brake pad back into the caliper a small distance. So when the driver goes to brake, there's a small delay between the time he presses the brake pedal and the time the car starts slowing while the pad moves into contact with the rotor again. At high speed this delay may translate into a few metres and the driver may be travelling too fast to make the corner. Tapping the brake pedal ensures the pad is in contact with the rotor.

[@JoeYork202]

why isnt he left foot breaking

[@oshawottisthebest123]

You don't left foot brake in most cars. Also, it would be awkward crossing your right leg over to push the clutch

[@longie1201]

some v8 supercar drivers do it in the wet usually

[@MarcosGarcia-kg7ds]

Left foot braking is used on slipery conditons, on the track ir tarmac it's useless, at least that's How It is on WRC

[@fabsalomon85]

Fabian Coulthard is a left foot braker and he used to left foot brake all the time back in these days even though they were running that dogbox gearbox

[@unleasheddrivers1281]

monkeykong It is good to left brake when you are not about to shift because you have more control, having to move your right foot between throttle and brake can waste time

[@tommy9927]

Forgot to add that in V8 Supercars most drivers flat shift in the gate (1st into 2nd, 3rd into 4th, 5th into 6th) and clutch when they cross the gate (2nd into 3rd, 4th into 5th). Yes it's an H-pattern box Clutch is always needed on downshifts, but they've changed to sequential shifters now, so it can be all clutchless. Some do use the clutch downshifting and most do in the wet as rears tend to lock easier then

[@ThatCostumedGuy]

QLD Raceway

[@Flu_Tang_Clan]

V8 Supercars and DTM were some of the best cars of the era.

[@user-lr7pq7xb2o]

Охуеть,я так же в гараж вьезжаю

[@user-mp4ph8lx2c]

Ахуелда я тебе через 4 года лайк поставил

[@JEZZ7]

No. Read Omar Awad's comment. "When racing, the brake pads are pushed away from the discs due to vibration, he presses the brakes slowly and lightly before the turns to bring the pads into their position so he gets a good brake when he presses the pedal."

[@Marksxz144]

Opa

[@freedomofspeech6368]

Those pumas are bad ass.nice foot work.

[@jerrystewart7451]

Learned heel-toe in a 2003 Mini Cooper S. Was a lot of fun, but I was never so glad I did until I met someone on a narrow, mountain road and had to let them pass. I had a 5 speed Cummins Dodge dump truck with trailer on the back, and the road was steep and gravel, and by the grace of God, I managed to not stall or roll back! I sure was white knuckling it though!

[@jasonmuscat3945]

I thought my s2000 had the best sound in the world until i saw this clip jesus its like a roar of an angel

[@Deadbolt1975]

The flat foot shifting or no lift shifting is controlled electronic through a limiter that keeps the rpm's from redline when the clutch is engaged. You can not do that in your street car unless you have done some mod's.

[@ThatCostumedGuy]

@kewl10mac Where do I say it's me driving? Check the other videos. Driver is Neil Crompton. It was in car footage from QLD Raceway taken during my hot lap. I was the passenger.

[@AaronJhodgson]

@v8luver64 This video was taken when they used the 6 speed H pattern box. Thy used clutch going from 2nd to 3rd and 4th to 5th as it was across the gate. It was more as a safety thing incase they missed the shift and locked the gearbox up, grinded gears etc. the cars of today in v8SC have a sequential box, which is leave your foot flat and pull back to go up through the gears, push forward to go down through the gears. No clutch is needed on upshift or downshift

[@hordurar]

God damn it, I read foot CRAMP and was waiting the whole video for it! Still, that's some great footwork.

[@excelephant]

@DuneBman No gate, it's a sequential box. He uses the clutch on some lower gear shifts because there is more torque load through the gears and this takes extra load off the ratio in order to make the shift easier and to minimise the chance of damage due to the harsh cut in from the ignition cut out shift switch after the shift is made.

[@sudsywudsy2737]

14 years later and I’m here

[@deezynar]

@1337shellc0der Someone else already pointed out that the shoes are made of fire proof material. One other design feature of driving shoes is that the soles do not stick out sideways beyond the sides of the shoes. Normal shoes usually have a lip on the soles that sticks out and can get caught on the back side of a pedal as you lift a foot up. Racing shoes are smooth and don't snag. Every sport has special footwear.