I've mentioned before that I found a pair of Simpson Go Cart boots, for
$40.00 at the Simpson store in Mooresville North Carolina. They look just
like the leather racing boots, have the Simpson patch on the side but are
canvas uppers and are not lined with Nomex. They work great for
autocrossing.
Larry
>From: "David Hedderick" <davebs14@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "David Hedderick" <davebs14@yahoo.com>
>To: <evolution-discussions@yahoogroups.com>, <autox@autox.team.net>,
>"Dave Hardy" <dave2020@mindspring.com>
>Subject: Re: [evolution-disc.] Seeking opinions from Left Foot Brakers
>Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 18:06:35 -0600
>
>Get little shoes. :-) Wrestling shoes on sale work great $20-$40
>usually if you look hard enough. IMHO I think left foot braking is the
>way to go. I started it from day one when I started autocrossing and
>I think it is a big advantage. Good luck to you. :-)
>
>David
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Hardy
> To: evolution-discussions@yahoogroups.com ; autox@autox.team.net
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 3:39 AM
> Subject: [evolution-disc.] Seeking opinions from Left Foot Brakers
>
>
> I have wanted to try out the whole left foot braking concept, but my
>large
>size, coupled with the small footwell in my civic has not been condusive to
>this. I am going to be spacing my steering wheel out, which should allow
>me
>to move the seat back and get my knees out of the dash, and that will help.
> I
>had a thought on relocating my seat though. Would there be any advantage
>to
>mounting the seat at a slight angle, where I am aiming toward the center of
>the car slightly. It seems to me that this would do a better job at aiming
>each foot at it's appropriate pedal, like a go kart. It would make
>clutching
>a bit more difficult, but that is rare compared to braking. For reference,
>my
>setup is:
>
> 89 Civic
> Kirkey Seat on I/O port Brackets
> Momo 330mm steering wheel spaced out as far as need be.
>
> Any thoughts? Am I just weird?
>
> Dave Hardy
> 89 SM
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