[DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...
Kirby Schrader
kirby.schrader at gmail.com
Tue May 12 16:03:05 EDT 2015
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
>
> central
> wines-spirits est 1934
> 625 e street nw
> washington, dc 20004
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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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