minitici
|
| posted on 30/9/08 at 09:48 AM |
|
|
Two pedal controls
Anyone considered using brake and accelerator pedals and a hand clutch on the gear stick or steering wheel?
Jonathan Rarity's "Ghost" hillclimb car uses this system.
He uses the clutch only for starting and stopping. All shifts are done with a flatshifter mechanism.
He just keeps his right foot planted with a few dabs of left foot braking.
Have a look at the video of his run at Sunday's Doune Hillclimb. As Jonathan runs the car without bodywork, you get a great shot of his feet in
action.
Video
|
|
|
|
|
whitestu
|
| posted on 30/9/08 at 09:53 AM |
|
|
That's one scary video!
The thought of hitting one of those trees frightens the life out of me!
Stu
|
|
|
minitici
|
| posted on 30/9/08 at 09:56 AM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
The thought of hitting one of those trees frightens the life out of me!
Stu
Tell me about it 
Here is one I put into those same trees
|
|
|
aka Keith
|
| posted on 30/9/08 at 10:02 AM |
|
|
IIRC someone has set up a clutch control for hand, but found it a little difficult to use turning right into a busy road.
So I suppose it comes doen to how it is set up, and what you use your car for.
[Edited on 30/9/08 by aka Keith]
|
|
|
mad4x4
|
| posted on 30/9/08 at 12:08 PM |
|
|
quote:
IIRC someone has set up a clutch control for hand, but found it a little difficult to use turning right into a busy road.
Is "This car is only designed to Turn Left" going to cause a problem at the SVA ?? Or will it get a special clause like vehicles with no
headlamps....?
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
|
|
|
aka Keith
|
| posted on 30/9/08 at 12:11 PM |
|
|
 I will try and search out the build that covered this build. He had a foot and hand clutch (ex biker and prefered the hand control but admitted
that foot operated clutch for turning out into roads was best).
On the track (as per the very scary video) hand clutch works well, cause no need to merge into traffic on the clutch.
[Edited on 30/9/08 by aka Keith]
|
|
|
MautoK
|
| posted on 30/9/08 at 07:13 PM |
|
|
Autobox!
He's whittling on a piece of wood. I got a feeling that when he stops whittling, something's gonna happen. (OUATITW/Cheyenne)
|
|
|
lsdweb
|
| posted on 30/9/08 at 08:00 PM |
|
|
Different tree, same kind of result
[img]http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?action=attachment&tid=96472&pid=802633[/img]
|
|
|
