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Originally Posted by marecki7
Seating position is also very important. Your seat should be adjusted properly. As my instructors informed me: your seat should be far enough so you can place you feet flat on the ground behind your pedals. In this position your knees should be almost straight, but when you move the feet to touch the pedals, knees will be slightly bent.
Back of the seat should be close enough so you can rest your wrists on top of the steering wheel with elbows straight. If you can't touch the steering wheel with the wrists, you are too far, and if the wrists are too far inn on the steering wheel you are too close.
It takes some time to get used to, but after you do it will make a huge difference.
I also use a CG Lock. Its a small inexpensive device, which locks the waist belt (prevents the lap belt from moving). Basically it prevents my hips from sliding while cornering.
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being 6'3" room is my problem. a further problem in the Si is that the seat doesnt really get that low for a sporty car. probably because its still based on a civic, but the seat sits very high off the floor of the car, even at the lowest position.
if you watch your knee when you make the rotation to use your heel, watch, your knee will raise. in the Si i dont have enough room for my knee to raise.
i agree that the bottom mounted pedals are designed for heel toe shifting (and why i lol everytime someone on this site says that sports cars shouldnt have bottom hinged pedals), but the knee room makes it impossible for me. i dont understand why you dont like people to use RSOF? everybody has a different body geometry, and turnfast.com is the ONLY website ive come across which doesnt make some mention of a RSOF Heel toe.
finally, take a look at
Piloti where i bought my driving shoes. ALL of their driving shoes reinforce the sidewall of the right side of the right foot. why? drivign shoes have flexible soles, but they dont want the shoe to flex when your trying to do a RSOF heel toe.
oh and just FYI, i got my pedal today, and just placing it over and pressing the brake i have still have ample room in between the brake and gas pedal. now the room between the two pedals feels like it does is most cars.