1 or both feet?

[B80]

Hi all,

So I'm new to wheel/pedal world. Running 2 peddle setup on Fanatec GT Pro.

Do you recommend using 2 or 1 foot?

Cheers.

 

[Abarth_71]

Both. Soon get used to left foot braking.

 

[B80]

Both. Soon get used to left foot braking.

Cheers. That's what I naturally did on brief go the other day. So will stick with it..

 

[Jump_Ace]

My feet are too big to left foot brake on CSP v3s. I wish I could remove the clutch pedal and put the brake pedal in it's place, aw well.


Jerome

 

[5thwheel]

Three pedal setup but only one foot at work here. I'm driving a manual in real life - wouldn't want to pick up any gaming habits and accidentially step on the wrong pedals out there. Left foot is clutch-only.

Probably a non-issue with an automatic though, apart from extra wear on the brakes. Next time...

 

[Daz555]

I use left foot braking when using sequential gears and right foot braking when using manual/clutch.

I don't race many manual cars to be honest so to retain the muscle memory in my right leg/foot I often run laps alternating from left foot to right as I drive the circuit - turn 1 left foot, turn 2 right foot, and so on.

 

[FA_Hayes]

My feet are too big to left foot brake on CSP v3s. I wish I could remove the clutch pedal and put the brake pedal in it's place, aw well.


Jerome

You can swap them. I did for awhile before I came up with a better solution using shaft collars so I can freely adjust spacing.

 

[Jump_Ace]

You can swap them. I did for awhile before I came up with a better solution using shaft collars so I can freely adjust spacing.

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I wasn't able to loosen those red screws nearest to the pedals. I stripped them trying to loosen them I guess I had the wrong size, or they put loctite on them.


Jerome

 

[FA_Hayes]

I wasn't able to loosen those red screws nearest to the pedals. I stripped them trying to loosen them I guess I had the wrong size, or they put loctite on them.


Jerome

Ugh. Sorry man.

I stripped the middle scew but was able to spin the heel plate once I disassembled it.

Why they used aluminum fasteners is beyond me. No loctite just too damn tight.

 

[PirovacBoy]

Definitely 2 Feet if you want to have the shortest reaction time.
1 Feet is cool when using a Handshifter and Clutch but when using Paddle Shifters it’s all about quickness and Reaction time 😁

 

[DigitalRelay]

Three pedal setup but only one foot at work here. I'm driving a manual in real life - wouldn't want to pick up any gaming habits and accidentially step on the wrong pedals out there. Left foot is clutch-only.

Probably a non-issue with an automatic though, apart from extra wear on the brakes. Next time...

I drive manual in real life, but don't use a clutch while sim racing, and started left foot braking a few months ago. It's way better in the game, and I've never come close to accidentally messing up driving a real car. Maybe it's from kart racing, but it's not an issue for me.

 

[Jump_Ace]

Ugh. Sorry man.

I stripped the middle scew but was able to spin the heel plate once I disassembled it.

Why they used aluminum fasteners is beyond me. No loctite just too damn tight.

Update. That set of pedals stopped working properly and I got Fanatec to replace them (likely refurbs, but thats okay!). I found a set of hex wrenches with longer 'handles' to give me more torque and they all came off just fine. I did ask Fanatec about it, and it does void the warranty (but I'll swap them back around and remove the PBK if necessary and hope for the best, haha).

I still have a ways to go to re-learn left foot braking again, but to help, I got the okay from the boss to go to K1 Speed today (while she watches the kiddos). Whoop whoop! My goal is to get on the monthly leaderboard, the weekly one isn't too tough...or at least is wasn't pre-covid.


Jerome

 

[5thwheel]

I drive manual in real life, but don't use a clutch while sim racing, and started left foot braking a few months ago. It's way better in the game, and I've never come close to accidentally messing up driving a real car. Maybe it's from kart racing, but it's not an issue for me.

Fair enough and I agree its unlikely to cause issues but as for me I don't drive my real car very often these days: home office, inner city flat and all have killed the need for it. I just keep it around as a luxury and the main 'gameplay' I get out of it is the challenge to maintain the starter battery so my driving practice for the most part comes from sim racing these days.

 

[TheDabbinDave]

Ever since I had the Logitech DFP for GT4, it has natural to left foot brake. It was pretty much automatic. In a real car however, it felt REALLY weird lol. I don’t drive anymore, I have too much vision loss and didn’t feel safe. I have a retina disease that causes tunnel vision.

 

[FA_Hayes]

Update. That set of pedals stopped working properly and I got Fanatec to replace them (likely refurbs, but thats okay!). I found a set of hex wrenches with longer 'handles' to give me more torque and they all came off just fine. I did ask Fanatec about it, and it does void the warranty (but I'll swap them back around and remove the PBK if necessary and hope for the best, haha).

I still have a ways to go to re-learn left foot braking again, but to help, I got the okay from the boss to go to K1 Speed today (while she watches the kiddos). Whoop whoop! My goal is to get on the monthly leaderboard, the weekly one isn't too tough...or at least is wasn't pre-covid.


Jerome

Good stuff, man. Glad it worked out!

 

[rivermandrake]

This is an interesting thread, I use one foot because I'm scared of training my left foot for braking and then being involved in a real life vehicle collision. Seeing people recommend 2 feet is tempting me though...

 

[Daz555]

This is an interesting thread, I use one foot because I'm scared of training my left foot for braking and then being involved in a real life vehicle collision. Seeing people recommend 2 feet is tempting me though...

Nothing to worry about. Your body won't get confused - you will continue to use your right foot naturally when in your real car.

 

[timekiller001]

Both feet for me.
I got my first wheel when I was 11 for GT4, so long before I drove a real car.
I tried left foot braking in my car (in a controlled, slow environment of course), and there's pretty much no way to get confused.
The position in my real car is so different, I'd need to put my left foot so far to the right it's unnatural.

Also with my Fanatec DD Pro with CSL pedals I have my brake pedal all the way to the left, where usually the clutch would be.

So two completely different environments.

 

[rivermandrake]

Nothing to worry about. Your body won't get confused - you will continue to use your right foot naturally when in your real car.

I will be doing some unbolting and moving pedals this weekend!

 

[Goshin2568]

This is an interesting thread, I use one foot because I'm scared of training my left foot for braking and then being involved in a real life vehicle collision. Seeing people recommend 2 feet is tempting me though...

If it helps, I started sim racing with a wheel in 2007, almost 2 years before I could drive a real car. I've been left foot braking in sims that entire time, and I have never once instinctively done it in a real car by accident. Not even almost.

 

[Napalm_LT]

1/2 feets for me. I use 2 feets when drive a car with sequential gear box and use 1 or 2 feets when use h-shifter - left feet braking when I don't need to downshift and right feet braking when downshif is needed under braking.

 

[NosOsH]

Allows you to overlap your inputs, if done well I think it helps in not upsetting the car.
Smoothing your transition.
Faster of course as well.