I'm pretty much a rookie with heel-toe work too so I'll try my 2-cents. I've had 7 DE days spread over 3 years with only 2 of them in my Cayman S.

There are a lot of things happening the first time on the track and you may have sensory overload. You don't want to be learning heel-toe under these conditions! Don't worry about heel-toe, no one expects you to be a expert driver the first time out.

The first few sessions on the track your instructor may tell you to leave the car in one gear and drive the line smoothly. This depends on the track. I know my first time out ever at Lime Rock Park I was able to leave my A4 in 3rd gear most of the time. Good communication is the key, let the instructor know about your shifting concerns when they get in the car and he/she will help you!

Now as your speeds pick up, you may be braking harder and deeper going into certain turns. With the slow entry speeds, you'll need to downshift to climb out of the turn without bogging.

The time to downshift will be BEFORE the turn while the car is straight and balanced. How do you downshift on the street? Are you smooth and give it some gas to bring the revs up a bit before letting the clutch out? If so, do the same thing but just give it a bit more gas to rev the engine up since you'll probably be going much faster than what you would engage the lower gear at on the street.

I started to attempt heel-toe after 3rd day at DE but only at certain turns where I had time to setup and some room to runoff in case I flubbed it. But before doing it, I would tell my instructor exactly what I was planning to do so he/she won't be surprised at any possible uneven braking when I blip.

Part of the fun at DE's is learning new things so just take it easy the first time out!

Post back here after your event with a report of how things went.

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Pete
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