[DeTomaso] Foot snagged brake pedal...

[Kirby Schrader]

Not into hats….

I’m a Texas transplant.

As the bumper sticker says… I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as quick as I could!


> On May 12, 2015, at 18:00, MyCars <MyCars at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Ha Ha... Cowboy boots of any size have pointy toes that can even get between the pedals.
> The real question is: is there a drop pan that can fit a 5 gallon hat?
> 
> On 5/12/2015 1:03 PM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
>> I wear size 11 cowboy boots.
>> But then, I screwed the cover to the tunnel decades ago....
>> 
>> FWIW
>> Kirby
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone 6+
>> 
>>> 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
>>>   [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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