[DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...

[Kirby Schrader]

I wear size 11 cowboy boots.
But then, I screwed the cover to the tunnel decades ago....

FWIW
Kirby 

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> On May 12, 2015, at 14:57, LS via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
> 
>   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
> 
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>   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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