double clutching

[dwj100uni]

hey, jus read a post with this in it...was just wondering it was and how you do it? dave

 

[CJ]

Think its where you dip the clutch to match the revs for the speed youll be going in the lower gear which should lead to reduced lag. I think.

 

[rory182]

double de-clutch used to be required in older cars I think to get into gear without a synchromesh... cars nowadays dont have a sycromesh in reverse but do in all forward gears.

Hence the crunching in reverse if youre still moving forward.

 

[rory182]

Note that for racing, the pause in neutral with the clutch out is not required, as in racing its practiced primarily to avoid reverse load on the clutch and wheel-locking, rather than working around dodgy gearboxes. In which case its simply refered to as heel and toe

 

[almaghrbi]

Quote: Originally posted by dwj100uni on 09 June 2005

hey, jus read a post with this in it...was just wondering it was and how you do it? dave



It is simple

Clutch change to Neutral, CLutch again change to next gear.

As above required in the old days, not any more

 

[m4rk]

and its not easy and youl probably be slower if you try doing it.

 

[telford_mike]

Flying along in a high gear, dip clutch and change down (keep clutch pressed) blip throttle and engage lower gear and release clutch.

Saves your clutch but is slower (youll notice I didnt get a chance to brake during that sequence!).

Just slam it in for Christs sake!