[DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...

LS lashdeep at yahoo.com
Tue May 12 15:57:20 EDT 2015 

Just wondering, what type of shoes are you guys wearing when experiencing the brake pedal problems?
Most driving shoes have a narrow profile to allow use in confined areas even in larger sizes.

LS
 


central wines-spirits   est 1934

625 e street nw
washington, dc 20004
centralwines.com

facebook.com/CentralLiquors 

202-737-2800


      From: Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
 To: steve at snclocks.com; detomaso at poca.com 
 Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 3:40 PM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
   
  I understand. Eons ago when Judy and I were autocrossing weekly in two
  different series, one of the Panteras ran stock rubber pads on the
  brake & clutch pedals. After each of my runs, the rubber brake cover
  was laying on the floor and the owner would reinstall it for his runs.
  This continued for 5 years.....  I couldn't convince him to mod the
  pedals or even leave the cocers off. Judy and he either had smaller
  feet or braked more deliberately than I did. Too bad his car was faster
  than ours.
  J DeRyke

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Stephen <steve at snclocks.com>
  To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
  Sent: Mon, May 11, 2015 8:00 pm
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
Seems like a great solution.  In my car, with the screw in place holding
the kick panel out of the way, my size 11's didn't cope well with quick
movements from gas to brake.  Given the risk associated with any
hesitation  when going for the brakes in a panic situation, I am extremely
pleased with my "savaged" brake pedal.  And, well, with judicious use of a
large clamp,  one can gently bend the arm in place!

Stephen
Nelson


-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso
[[1]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of David Nunn
Sent: Monday, May
11, 2015 1:49 PM
To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged
brake pedal...

Many years ago (late '80's if I recall), Jack Richards wrote
an article
about this very problem in a POCA newsletter or Profiles. With the
brake
pedal out of the car, he removed the pedal pad in its entirety. He made
a
new one, the exact same shape and thickness, but welded it back on,
offset
about half-an-inch to the left.



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   Just wondering, what type of shoes are you guys wearing when
   experiencing the brake pedal problems?
   Most driving shoes have a narrow profile to allow use in confined areas
   even in larger sizes.
   LS

   central
   wines-spirits   est 1934
   625 e street nw
   washington, dc 20004
   [1]centralwines.com
   [2]facebook.com/CentralLiquors
   202-737-2800
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   To: steve at snclocks.com; detomaso at poca.com
   Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 3:40 PM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
     I understand. Eons ago when Judy and I were autocrossing weekly in
   two
     different series, one of the Panteras ran stock rubber pads on the
     brake & clutch pedals. After each of my runs, the rubber brake cover
     was laying on the floor and the owner would reinstall it for his
   runs.
     This continued for 5 years.....  I couldn't convince him to mod the
     pedals or even leave the cocers off. Judy and he either had smaller
     feet or braked more deliberately than I did. Too bad his car was
   faster
     than ours.
     J DeRyke
     -----Original Message-----
     From: Stephen <[3]steve at snclocks.com>
     To: detomaso <[4]detomaso at poca.com>
     Sent: Mon, May 11, 2015 8:00 pm
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
   Seems like a great solution.  In my car, with the screw in place
   holding
   the kick panel out of the way, my size 11's didn't cope well with quick
   movements from gas to brake.  Given the risk associated with any
   hesitation  when going for the brakes in a panic situation, I am
   extremely
   pleased with my "savaged" brake pedal.  And, well, with judicious use
   of a
   large clamp,  one can gently bend the arm in place!
   Stephen
   Nelson
   -----Original Message-----
   From: DeTomaso
   [[1]mailto:[5]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of David Nunn
   Sent: Monday, May
   11, 2015 1:49 PM
   To: [2][6]detomaso at poca.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Foot snagged
   brake pedal...
   Many years ago (late '80's if I recall), Jack Richards wrote
   an article
   about this very problem in a POCA newsletter or Profiles. With the
   brake
   pedal out of the car, he removed the pedal pad in its entirety. He made
   a
   new one, the exact same shape and thickness, but welded it back on,
   offset
   about half-an-inch to the left.
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