Left foot braking and DCT

[koastal]

In the quest for more involvement from my DCT gearbox, I have commenced experimenting with left foot braking. As the only thing lacking with dct is what to to with the left foot now it doesn't have to pop the the clutch (dct owners that drive in manual still get to row thru the gearbox ).

I have been pleasantly surprised by the benefits associated with lfb. It appears to have similar benefits to heel and toeing in the way that it aid and abets balance and weight transitions when driving vigourisly.

It also appears to require similar skills to learn. As your left foot now has to be recalibrated from just pushing the clutch as hard and fast as possible to learning how to modulate the brake pedal. Feels very odd and clumsy at first but perseverance rewards
I will be experimenting over the next few weeks to see if what feels like a better balanced ( brake and accelerator simeltaneously applied) translates into faster times. It feels like it should but time will tell

[05C4R]

i have never not used my right foot to brake in an auto my entire life, i have to say its weird that you would sacrifice the speed and ease of lfb for doing everything with the right foot, my old man taught me to drive that way or you were a girl, LOL


oh yeah, i just remembered it just sux with VW's as if you hit the accelerator and brake at the same time the engine cuts out for a couple seconds which can be hairy when turning in front of traffic

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by beemer

i have never not used my right foot to brake in an auto my entire life, i have to say its weird that you would sacrifice the speed and ease of lfb for doing everything with the right foot, my old man taught me to drive that way or you were a girl, LOL


oh yeah, i just remembered it just sux with VW's as if you hit the accelerator and brake at the same time the engine cuts out for a couple seconds which can be hairy when turning in front of traffic

It's a safety thing.. You can't be accelerating while right foot braking.. When you go from manual to auto type car, and you're not used to lfb-ing, it's a VERY dangerous thing to do

I've driven fwd cars until this one, so lfb-ing was how you had to drive around a corner quickly lol

[05C4R]

yeah its strange cos all the driving instructors at EC tracks days told me its better to lfb in my auto 135i, maybe cos its rear wheel drive

[Nugget]

Doesn't it cut the throttle when you hit the brake?
That's why you can't do a burnout in a DCT car (not that I've tried of course).