[Spridgets] Driving Schools

[Guy Weller]

I learn't to drive in a car that had no sychromesh
on any gears, and the first 4 cars that I owned
all had no non synchro gears. So I learn't a full
double de-clutch routine.  But I very rarely use
it these days. Even done by well practised drivers
it is just too slow. It has no benefit at all with
a syncho gearbox and is certaiinly not
recommended.
However, one should accurately adjust the revs
part way through the change on a down-shift and
some people mistake this for double de-clutching.
This is far easier with heel-and-toe, but even
this is a bit of a misnomer in a Spridget. The
action is  using the outer edge of the foot (not
one's  heel) on the throttle, whilst breaking with
the ball of the foot.

Guy

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[mailto:spridgets-bounces+guy.weller=tiscali.co.uk
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Behalf Of Chris Manuel
Sent: 12 December 2007 00:50
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Driving Schools


>From the BMW circles I belong to, the best way to
put it is "..brakes are
cheaper than clutches, so have fun."

I tried heel/toe, but my feet are too big to make
it fun and comfortable.
Double clutching is great with a car you know.

Careful when you try that in a friend's car that
does not know about that
with them in the passenger seat.  It is fun
watching them reach for the
fitzle and grab bars.

Chris

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[mailto:spridgets-bounces+cmanuel=wi.rr.com at autox.
team.net] On Behalf Of Bud
Pazur
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 3:02 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Driving Schools

What?? Everyone doesn't do this on their
spridgets?  Actually I rarely
>double clutch a shift except in rare situations,
but I downshift virtually
>every gear every time.  Am I wearing out my
clutch and gearbox prematurely?
>Don't bother answering this rhetorical question
because I'll keep doing it
>anyway cause it sounds cool.  Maybe thats why my
brakes last so long.



I've always double clutched on all my driver cars
over these long years.
Maybe that is why I've never replaced a clutch -
even after as much as 160K
miles. I guess I'd rather replace brakes than the
clutch.

Bud Pazur

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