On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 10:39:34 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 9:42:32 PM UTC-5, DoN. Nichols wrote:
On 2016-12-13, wrote:

I could individually operate all the pedals, but I also took
advantage of the closeness to trade off brake and accelerator by using
the sides of a single foot.

Aha! Yes, I remember that some writer, writing about the MGA, called it "toe-and-toe." I don't think that my toes would easily adapt to multitasking.. d8-) Drag braking was just becoming accepted as a racing technique (late '60s), and there was already a hell of a lot going on when you engaged in that.

For "drag braking" read "trail braking." My memory is getting a little blunt on the edges...

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Ed Huntress