Heel-and-toe shifting

This article is about the driving technique. For the similarly named drumming technique, see Heel-toe technique.
Not to be confused with left-foot braking or double clutch (technique).

Heel-and-toe shifting[1] is an advanced driving technique used mostly in performance driving with a manual gearbox,[2] although some drivers use it on the road in everyday conditions in the interest of effectiveness. It involves operating the throttle and brake pedals simultaneously with the right foot, while facilitating normal activation of the clutch with the left foot. It is used when braking and downshifting simultaneously (prior to entering a turn), and allows the driver to "blip" the throttle to raise the engine speed and smoothly engage the lower gear.

  1. ^ Heel and Toe Braking - Shifting Technique Tutorial: Hooked On Driving. Hookedondriving. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Shifting, Up, Down and Heel Toe". National Auto Sport Association. 2021-08-06. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2023-08-30.