Veloce Raptor

Generally at the very end of my left leg.

winders

I think "important" and "should" are too strong of words here. Especially for people that are driving cars without dog boxes, sequential boxes, or automatic boxes.

Left foot braking is an advanced technique. The student is much better off learning to heel and toe and double clutch than they are left foot braking. Even once those techniques have been mastered, how important is left foot braking?

I am sure there are plenty of racers from the Sports Car era that had traditional manual transmissions that never left foot braked. Heck, there are successful racers out there right now that don't left foot brake.

Scott

Yellow996

Dan:

You could always stick it up Benz's a@@.

911 Crazy

911Königin

Nope, 944S2
Yes, it is not too difficult......
+1
You don't like to win?

+997

ir_fuel

I agree.
What is the use of left-foot braking on a 997 GT3 for example? As soon as you hit the brakes the engine is cut off anyway if you keep the accelerator pressed.

Veloce Raptor

Not totally true. You have around 2/3 to 3/4 of a second until the ignition cuts out. So LFB works quite well up to this point...and is useful after this point as well if you simply need to brake w/o downshifting. I will LFB in GT3's all the time where appropriate.

bobt993

As VR explains it is still very adaptable to the modern car. This is one of those I never learned it so it is not required responses. It is a tool and it promotes better car balance/pedal reaction time. I constantly compare data with drivers not yet doing it to show pedal transition lags and brake pressure ramps being slower in areas that time can be gained. The OP posted a broad subject matter and I feel this is still an important technique to add to your driving/ race craft. Scott, I think if you do a fact check you will find a lot more pro racers use it than you think.

ir_fuel

Ok let me put it differently:
what is there to be won left-foot braking that can't be done with the right foot if you just want to brake without downshifting?

ir_fuel

And let me add: in a Porsche car. I know it can be useful in FWD cars.

Veloce Raptor

Quite a bit, actually: quicker gas-brake-gas transitions, easier to subtly adjust attitude of car in a corner w/o losing momentum or positive throttle, etc etc etc

ir_fuel

That last one seems quite tricky if you have to take into account that the ignition can be cut off if you do it for a bit too long.

Veloce Raptor

I respect your opinion, but I have found that in reality with a bit of practice on egas cars, it works fine.

dasams

Quite true with proper seats and a harness but in my car with adaptives, pushing on the dead pedal during hard cornering keeps my body in place. All the while, my upper body and arms stay relaxed. Dave

Frank 993 C4S

Other what was explained above by Bob and VR, you would fully understand the merits as a passenger in Bob's car. As I stated earlier, it even works for an idiot like me in a modern car if you're very smooth about it.