Here's the "footwork" video you all wanted...

[Killercanary]

I put up a video the other day of an in car shot of me going through the gears, the only thing was you couldn't see the "footwork" going on in the last video. Well... here it is. I had my wife go with me on our lunch break and do a little more in car video. Its like 30 some degrees here, so the nitto's didn't hook as well as they did in the last one as you'll hear when I hit 2nd gear. Well, I hope this helps some of the other guys that are trying to learn to shift quicker what is going on with the pedals... again this is EXACTLY how I drive at the track. I don't powershift it as you can see I lift (although VERY quickly) between every gear change. Anyway... enjoy. I am actually suprised the tires held in 1st for as cold as it is out, even though I just rolled into it. For the guys wanting to know how to "launch" if you watch closely as I pull out I launch the same way... you'll see my right foot move very little and my left foot operating the clutch does most of the work. This is a poor example as I couldn't pull out with any decent RPM but it will give you the idea.

Paul's Foot Work!

PS- I made a "fly by" video too, but I don't have time to upload it right now. I will later tonight.

 

[gcomfx.com]

Nice.... What's the rev in 2nd?

 

[1hot5.0]

Can't wait to see the fly by video.

 

[Killercanary]

Nice.... What's the rev in 2nd?

I was shifting right at 6000rpms on the stock tach, or did you mean the sound of the motor as soon as I hit 2nd? If that's what you mean that was the tires spinning as soon as I hit 2nd and then them grabbing.

 

[Killercanary]

I had my wife take 2 in car videos. This one is a close up of my feet and I wasn't going to show it, but it will give you another idea of what is going on. I didn't like it at first because it was almost TOO close, but now I think this one is the best.

Pauls footwork 2 EXTREME CLOSEUP

 

[Joes95GT]

I like how you can hear the motor as the tires break loose in second. Those are very helpful videos. Do you move your seat up at all when you race? For me, I've always found that moving the seat up slightly helps me stab the clutch a little better. I'm also assuming by how fast you shift the clutch doesn't get completely disengaged? My fastest shifts always come when I don't disengage the clutch ("half-clutching").

Christ Paul, you should open up a library for all these "educational" videos you're making. We'll call it PBS - Paul's Broadcasting System.

Joe

 

[gcomfx.com]

or did you mean the sound of the motor as soon as I hit 2nd? If that's what you mean that was the tires spinning as soon as I hit 2nd and then them grabbing.

I couldn't tell if it was that or you slipping the clutch some, but yeah that's what I was talking about.

 

[blksn955.o]

damn man nice car and nice driving skills.......

I second the PBS..............

We could add a vid. of someone powershifting to give a view of how that is done as well.. call it driving FAQ.

 

[gcomfx.com]

Paul.... write up a tutorial and I'll add it to my site along with the vids.

 

[nmcgrawj]

I hope i can drive that well one day.....Good Job! Thanks for the videos!

 

[ARed1995GT]

when i first saw this i was like damn, hows the wife gonna get a clear shot of his feet while hes shifting and going full throttle.... damn, makes me realize i have to do lots more practice with shifting

 

[Black95GTS]

I thought I was a young Jedi, but now realize I am still a Padowan Learner.

tell your wife we said thanks, its money that she skipped lunch break to film her husband shifting.

 

[Killercanary]

Joe, at the track I move the seat WAY up so I have to do a lot less "reaching" and shifting with my arm as you mentioned earlier. Its NOT comfortable, but it definitely helps. I do TOTALLY disengage the clutch though... it get pushed the whole way to the floor on every one of those shifts in the video, if I don't it will NOT go into gear. Watch my left leg and you'll see how far down it goes.

Paul- what kind of tutorial do you want me to write? I mean stuff happens so quick that its hard to tell someone what is going on. Its just a quick stab and grab. I do leave off the throttle, I do push the clutch pedal all the way down, I cup the shifter and pull it back on the 1-2, then I palm the back of the shifter for the 2-3, and then reposition my hand to cup and pull the shifter back. If you do this you will virtually eliminate missed shifts (unless you have driveline issues like me). If you "force" the shifter you'll miss the gate and it won't go in.


I'm glad you guys like these videos. I know from looking at some of the combos on here and the dyno numbers they are making that they should be faster than they are. Shifting is a big part of that... think about it when you are shifting you are NOT accelerating, so the quicker you can get it done the better.

In case the above links go down, here are the same videos... Try the above links FIRST.

Paul's foot work


Paul's foot work closeup


Here's my "fly by" I just did it for fun... the tires AGAIN did not hook when I hit 2nd!
Paul's "fly by"

 

[onebad95]

PBS = Paul's Bar Setting

 

[mystang94gt]

Wow thats some driving paul. Makes me wish I had a stick.

Damn AODE

 

[WhiteStallionGT]

Damn it exceeded bandwitdth.

 

[Killercanary]

there are other links here that work...

 

[go.rei GT]

Nice vids Paul. I wish my car revved that fast...3.08's
That is exactly how I shift, except for the 3-4 shift. On that one I use a little more wrist (see the first vid). Instead of cupping from the side on that one I cup higher up, not quite directly on top. That way you can flick your wrist back at the same time as you pull back, gaining a little more speed (and you really don't have to worry about missing 4th). Now I want to know what I can do at the track lol.
As far as people needing to practice, I developed my skills from always being late to school, and hauling @ss to make it to class on time. The fast shifting was a biproduct of necessity.

 

[OrangeMustangGt]

omg man, woah someday i will rip like that lol. but seriously tommorow im gonna go and shift the hell outta mine and try and be like you.

 

[OinkAodeOink]

Man your wife must really love cars, or you..lol

I hope to someday meet a woman of such character!