nzskater

Driving my Tipo 997 TT I find that 95% of the time I left foot brake. The only problem is that due to the pedal position being designed for right foot braking my left leg starts to feel a little uncomfortable on a (boring) long drive (spirited drives I am usually distracted by the fun so don't notice any discomfort).

Am I the only one who tends to drive like this? Has anyone modified the pedal to position it in such a way that it's more suitable for using your left foot? Do you stab the clutch with your left foot when occasionally driving a manual and wonder why it's not slowing down?

Chrono

I used to, just in traffic, but any accidental accelerometer + brake results in a nasty engine power dive so I stopped cold turkey.

I have the inverse of that. Coming from manuals, I get in my 911 Tip and occasionally stab at a clutch that isn't there and hit the brake and wonder why it IS slowing down.

LexVan

The only people I ever knew who left foot broke were really old people.

mattyf

I though it was a track technique for automatics, reduces time between gas and brake application and can be used to keep boost up in turbo cars.

LexVan

I don't know any old people who track.

mattyf

Lolz

Chrono

I wonder how old? We were taught (early 80's) to never touch the brake with the right foot. These days, drifting while texting takes precedence over such mundane details.

nzskater

My left foot gets bored otherwise. I used to have one stronger leg from skateboarding, I'd hate to find a continuation of the problem now that I drive often.

Makes sense though, why not use both feet? I foresee a manual-less future where only really old people right foot brake!

Hella-Buggin'

I do.

Perk10

x2.

And I place my left foot on my dead pedal and use it for leverage when driving hard.

LexVan

You can always tell when you're behind a left foot braker; their brake lights flicker at times or go on a strange times, and the blue white hair.

david

Tongue in cheek, right?!

Methinks that if driving on the road is your only activity / sport, the only thing that will change is the size of your ****.

nzskater

Ha, definitely. Although skateboarding can off balance you you a little!

user 72902

But can you pass them?

996tnz

Lol. Have you considered broadening your social circle? They probably have little choice on those small electric buggies...

Same here. Fastest way to drive a Tip on track, as explained earlier, and allows quicker braking reactions and adjustments on road too. Also good preparation for karting and single seaters.

I have the same occasional discomfort with the pedal position so keen to hear back if you solve it. As you say, no problem on track (even during a recent 3 day track tour with about a thousand miles of driving all up), but can become annoying during regular commutes.

It actually makes enough of a difference on track (mostly to mid corner composure and adjustability) that I'm learning to mix left foot braking and heel and toe downshifts in a manual track car too (about as hard as it sounds - it comes down to maintaining the same rate of brake pedal pressure change while swapping the braking foot and needs to be completed by turn in to preserve smooth trail braking). Getting the hang of it now and have gone well in races while using it most corners, but will see how it develops.

I've looked for easy answers to the comfort side of the offset pedal problem (best candidate being a left thigh bolster) but ideally I think the car would need the pedal moved and to be recerted as a low volume vehicle (if they allow it, but it's not something I'd do to mine).

Seldom, but occasionally happened to me in my 996T. Hated it and asked my tuner to kill this programming. Not sure he succeeded but I'd trained myself not to invoke it by then anyway so haven't experienced it in well over a year. Maybe it's not a problem anyway when PSM is completely off? Will do some tests to check.