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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 02:16 PM
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Default "Racing" pedals... do they help?

So my friend just got a set of these special "racing pedals" http://www.scfyb.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=51209#51209

and he claims that you can do some sort of gas/brake thing at the same time. While they look cool and I may buy a set just because they look 1000x better quality then Sparco/Razo Clamp-o-matics, I can't see how they allow you to step on the brake/gas at the same time... or at least any better then you could with stock pedals. Is this BS, or is there some merrit to "racing" pedals?
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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 09:58 PM
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yea its true. The bottom of the gas pedal is made bigger so its easier to do the heel toe type down shifting.
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Old Jun 16, 2003 | 08:40 AM
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IMO, if you do a lot of "active shifting", not just your standard clutch in slip and go i say they are totally worth to move pedals over to fit your foot movements a lot nicer.

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