Left Foot VS Right Foot Braking 

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He drives like a driver, but he talks like a co-driver... what is this witchcraft?!

I remember when I accidentally did left foot braking on my driving test and the instructor reacted in a way that seemed like he just saw me kick a kitten to death.

Im watching this so that I can get better times on Dirt Rally

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"downhill full throttle, very slippery you know, very dangerous" how on earth is he so casual about it lmao

so many "keyboard pros" trying to find error by stating that he did not heel toe/rev match. For god sake, Heel toe is a technique to rev match, no heel toe doesnt mean no rev match. If the speed of the car at the lower gear matches the engine speed, heel toe-ing the rpm higher will only kick the car forward. Due to the super low traction conditions, the car decreases to a very slow speed where rpm blipping is not needed. I think a skillful driver like him surely knows what is and how to do a heel toe rev match downshifting.

Learning to left foot brake changed my life. My commute has some good twisty roads and a reasonable stretch of dirt/gravel road that I need to navigate. Before I started left foot braking it felt sketchy and uneasy, but since I learned to left foot brake I feel like I have far more control over the car. I even catch myself using it all over now, not just on the dirt.

I watched this video earlier this year and immediately began practicing this. I hit some forest and mountain dirt roads and kept working on it until fairly comfortable. Great technique for weight transfer and reaction time. Well this absolutely just saved my ass and my beloved 2003 Bugeye. I live a couple miles up a tight dirt mountain road and we recently got hit with freezing rain then almost a foot of snow. First drop off the paved road onto ours is a quick 6 story drop with a slightly more than 90° right turn right after, short left then narrow right over a crest. As I crept over the first big decend I noticed that even with very light tail braking my tires were already trying to lock and I was gaining speed while on the brakes... not good. In the middle of the plus 90 turn is a deep ditch and a tree line. I applied light throttle to get the tires turning then left foot braked to transfer weight. The car immediately began to rotate then I grabbed some throttle to further rotate the car while keeping me out of the trees. I drifted easily around the decreasing radius turn, let off the throttle momentarily while steering into the turn to get the car to rotate for the short left, left foot braked to once again transfer weight to the outside and initiate my turn, tapped the brakes again with my left foot to further rotate the car then quickly back on the gas for the short right over the crest. My little girl was screaming with laughter... meanwhile I was absolutely puckered up because this could have been very bad. Thankfully your great instructional videos with a fair amount of seat time to practice absolutely saved us. Thank you so much for this great content that is so very useful even in normal day to day driving when all I'm trying to do is get home! You guys rock!!

I was driving on an empty road this morning and was wondering what it would be like to use the brake with your left foot. Mind you, I was not intending to use break and throttle at the same time, just to gently slow down using my left foot. The moment I pressed the brake, at least in my perception, the car suddenly decelerated and came to almost full stop. Items that weren't fixed flew forward. There was no damage to me or the car whatsoever but it would create a dangerous situation if someone was driving behind me. Lesson learned! Seems that due to years of practice my right foot has developed much finer sensibility for the break pedal than my left one. I won't be trying this again unless on a designated track. So, yeah... I decided I should share this with you, lads. Take care and stay safe.

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One thing not mentioned here is that lfb also helps keep the boost on. Boost comes on quicker when you don’t go from full vacuum (off throttle) to full throttle (like when you rfb).

If you are still trying this at home, keep in mind your left foot (especially for manual drivers) is not accustomed to much sensitivity so some of you might be flying through the windshield the first time...

wtf this guys good af

You da real MVP. Your videos are so explanatory. It's great.

This is the video I've been waiting for. Thank you and keep up the great work!

Nice racing shoes :)

I never understood how rally drivers had so much control at high speed on snow, eye opener

I have been driving with both feet for 60 years and it has saved me many times. I can't tell you how much faster you can brake with your left foot than trying to move your right foot over to the brake. I can't thin of any other way to drive!

I used to watch these videos a lot. Now that I've built a sim I can start applying some of this knowledge. This is fascinating stuff. What I've noticed is right foot only does give you that one arm tied feeling. Left foot braking is objectively more beneficial but it's easy to over do it. Practice makes permanent so I've gotta focus on not over doing the brakes.

Hey I just want to let you guys know I've watched all of your videos a lot over and over this year I'm going to the Southern Ohio Forest rally I maybe co-driving a car based purely on what I've learned off of you and some other stuff online but just unbelievable thank you so much and God bless

In my country there is some serious dangerous street driving so i have to be improving and learning to keep my family safe and getting out of trouble, plus getting to my errands on time. Left foot braking has helped Me to dominate the street imposing my will, taking advantage from even the most temerary drivers. It gives me competitive advantage taming the aggressive driving that we experience here in the Dominican Republic. Also it makes me take advantage of every opportunity that rises in the daily Driving. So yes, it is a tool that had improved my safety and performance in daily driving!

your coordination is amazing!

Great videos! The clarification and break downs are on point. Thanks a lot.

I just grew up using manual transmissions where I always used my right foot for both braking and throttle. After I became a more skilled driver I was able to use my right foot effortlessly and without thinking to simultaneously brake and apply throttle. When I got my Porsche years ago, and now with my Nissan 370Z ,I've been able to refine this further to where I do heel and toe braking and rev matching naturally.

Its insane, your drive is soo fast ans smooth and your talking is verd calm and easy to understand, BIG PROBS!

Hats off. Fantastic driving!

What talent to drive like that and to speak that much. Amazing video! more like this would be great

I don't see these shoes in the Sparco catalog, what model are they?

It's a beautiful piece of driving! Like ballet! So smooth! You make it look easy :)

I'm amazed how you can be driving so quickly and so smoothly, yet speaking so eloquently and calmly to the camera at the same time! Couple questions though, how applicable is LFBing on tarmac, and especially on track? Especially since on tarmac you generally want to minimise weight transfer as much as possible, or at least keep it smooth (hence I found your dab of brake at 4:33 most relevant). Also, could you comment on the effectiveness of LFBing as a form of rudimentary traction control when exiting slow corners on FWD and RWD (NA and turbo) cars? I experimented with LFBing when I went to a trackday with my dad's minivan, so any pointers or advice would be much appreciated! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v59WDGxVVoo.html

Stunning, absolutely stunning

The fact that he’s “trying out right foot braking.” What a g

Godlike driving, truly amazing and mesmerizing

I was actually trying to learn left foot breaking on my regular daily commute and was wondering how much it worth learning. Thanks!!

I used to left foot brake when I had a car with a twin clutch gearbox and it definitely helped. Now that I’m back to a manual I do struggle to modulate the different pedal pressure used between clutch and brakes.

Nice video man. Great controll of vehicle.

this dude ... this dudes something :) driving that awesome and explaining every single step in the same time well... thats amazing ... dude was born to teach that art

That was some damn smooth driving man, props.

Excellent video & demo. I'll take more control any day.

Beautiful driving.

Imprezzive xD Very helpful! Will try this on Dirt Rally, when I get my G27 back to work with both the pedals simultaneously.

Excellent video and explanations for all aficionados of rally. But amateur folks who drive manuals should not use left foot braking! Perhaps, I'm wrong. Deep inside I feel like we should just educate people and civil school instructors 'cause left foot braking could have prevented a lot of standard accidents when people hit the front car into the rear. I don't understand people voting down or complaining that the measurement wasn't precise. It was just a very rough illustration. It was also an H-manual gear shift, not a sequential manual. So what? This is a very good instructive video.

That difference... And your second run was no where as clean. If you did a few back to back both ways I'm pretty sure the difference would increase.

That's some nice driving!

this is so cool man!

wow! Came here looking for some sim racing tips. This video had my heart racing. Amazing and scary as hell.

So true I have better luck using both feet for breaking more control absolutely this video was explained very well! Bravo🤞🏻👏🏼

Great driving! Many of us tall drivers like myself use both feet by default because our knees hit the dashboard and steering wheel in many vehicles, thus preventing us from fully depressing the brake. lol

Awesome video thanks bro

Great driving! The studded tires definitely help!!

Leaving aside the multitasking, what an excellent driver. Very smooth. The LFB was a bit harsh but otherwise pretty good.

Biggest problem I had was the VA WRX driving position is too high for left foot braking. Switched to a Sparco R333 seat to lower the seating position, now I can start to practice left foot braking.

Great and informative video mate, so you are using the break with left foot while at same time using gas pedal to have a better weight control of the car and still keep up decent acceleration? I really have to learn that :)

Lovely to watch

Wow nice driving!

Jesus. Your driving is smooth as silk.

great video thanks and great driving as well thanks wyatt and TeamOneilRally for another great video and you can tell your not on studds by how you were driving studds you would have shaved a second or three atleast im guessing maybe that might be a video worth doing for us since im not sure whats faster in snow arent studs more for ice r do the have anyadvantage in just snow ?

I am a sprint and endurance racer. 1 second every lap is 14-45 seconds faster in a race. 1 second is a lot of time in sports.

Wow, those downhills would sketch me out not using any left foot. I was a little uneasy watching. Nice job Wyatt, great video!

definite immediate sub

Great video!! You instructor guy, whats Your name ? Very well done, i like it a lot! Cheers from Poland

Living in the wilderness of Norway, I definitely need this to get to my job in wintertime :D (just kidding - but I love to drive my Quattro on these winter-roads)

Awesome!

I saw you on Junkyard Empire when the guys from that show came over and took a course with you.

I always use a left foot breaking in my dsg 😀👍

Why have I never seen you race? You are definitely a good driver and could def be in top 10 in rally america (especially that the big guns stopped playing for now).

The nice thing about living in Montana is that i can go out my back yard and try this around.

Guy knows how to drive!

Most impressive part by far is doing all of this in snow boots.

I practice left foot driving, but then I have an automatic. I really wish they made a dedicated (Automatic Trans) Throttle value pedal in place of the (Manual Trans) clutch pedal to actively change shift points. It used to be easy to do this on throttle cable trans links but now that everything seems to be drive by wire controls to the trans and throttle position - - it just makes things harder. You'll be surprised how much funner cornering is when you can actively play with the shift points on an auto. Not necessarily better but it feels better.

left foot breaking does wonders in executive protection driving as well

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Definitely makes me feel in control with left foot braking,rather than right foot ,right foot is good but while I 'm pushing the car , left foot braking makes me more confident can't explain but it's more suitable with obviously more experience of left foot

This is oddly satisfying to watch in 2x speed for me...

With right foot braking do you move your whole leg at transition between gas and brakes pedals or do you mid position and move the ankle only?

I gotta try left foot braking, it sounds ideal, but takes some getting used to.

You are a Great driver/pilot . A WRC levem. Amazing •™D• A PORTUGAL 💯🏁👊👍

He’s really good at this game

Insane

I only know that two-footing an automatic cuts vital time off my stopping distance. And make faster snap turns in narrow city cross streets. And that using just the right foot can and will cause "pedal confusion" in at least one make of car, where the pedals are set up poorly and the ecu allows both gas and throttle to be applied at the same time. In a stick? I just try to never use that center pedal.

damn that subaru is a monster :D

How can you avoid understeer? I went rallying with 2 Friends in a rwd Drive Car on gravel. it has a welded diff, which causes a Lot of understeer. My friends did much better than me though. Any tips? I tried a pendulum entry, but i dont really know when to hit the brakes... Accelerating mid corner often caused understeer aswell

Respek! Rally drivers sure know their shit.

I noticed you left foot braked through one slowish corner, I guess because you didn't need to downshift. how do you keep from stalling the engine, especially on such a slippery surface? or does the engine just pick back up when you ease off the brake some?

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I'm still confused using the brake and gas interchangeably to increase handling. So is it OK to press them at the same time? I guess your not trying to but, if your foot is coming off the gas and on the brake alttile overlap is fine?

DAMN son, this is real life dirt rally except one mistake you're into the trees and it cost $$ and you can hurt your ass big time...respect!

Thanks for the video! maybe the hardest part is to get comfortable braking with the left foot.. any tips for acquiring enough muscle memory to execute it as second nature like RFB?

Awesome video. Out of curiosity, due to my extremely myopic view of rally driving, is there a reason you weren't revmatching/heel toeing on downshifts? Was engine speed low enough for it not to matter or would that have upset the balance of the car over steering in some of the corners?

Is it weird that left foot braking is just the way I learned to drive?

Forget the left foot braking..anyone can do literally do it..its your driving that is hell fascinating..

Need to do that test on streets and highway for normal driving conditions. NOT A GOOD TEST FOR NORMAL DRIVING.

I learned driving with left foot braking, now its kinda scary to full send while right foot braking, and if im on the simulator I cant heel toe lmao

Your going so fast on the snow

My man

Throttle managment is paramount.

how can you do that in those boots? i have some Asolo's and they're clunky and heavy as shit and i have a hard time driving my automatic corolla to the supermarket while wearing them.

Who won?

I wish I could drive like that. Even without the talking, I don't mind.