:-? ... I am confused, I think, I hope. Hmmm, let's see:
I am throughly enjoying my drive. The windows are down, no AC, nice temp outside, and I am switching my attention from the sound of the exhaust and engine to the crankin' stereo.
The sun is shinning
.... I wind the Z down through the gears; from 4th, to 3rd, to 2nd, matching revs, trying to drive smoothly, feeling like I am driving my own, street-legal, race car.
I stop at a light where I know I will have to punch it in oder to get to the next light first, so I can get the holeshot into the 2-lane winding road just ahead. I make my move and smoothly rev the engine through 1st gear, up to 6400 rpm and I shift to second
.
I have positioned my self where I wanted to be and now it's just a matter of getting through the next stop light. It turns yellow, so instead of continuing the charge to get through before the red, I decide to leave the car in second, letting it make its own way down from 5000 rpm to a coast. I slow down to a full stop, engaging the clutch to put the car into neutral. I hear the engine revving, but my foot is off the throttle
.
I immediately blipped the throttle hard, thinking that if there is anything keeping it stuck in one position, this would clear it. It did, but it left me wondering if I had unknowlingly touched the throttle with the right edge of my foot ( the brake pedal is positioned relatively close to the accelerator, for HT braking, my guess)
Anyway, sorry for the long post, kind of a vent, but I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else. :-?
loucas
I am throughly enjoying my drive. The windows are down, no AC, nice temp outside, and I am switching my attention from the sound of the exhaust and engine to the crankin' stereo.
The sun is shinning
I stop at a light where I know I will have to punch it in oder to get to the next light first, so I can get the holeshot into the 2-lane winding road just ahead. I make my move and smoothly rev the engine through 1st gear, up to 6400 rpm and I shift to second
I have positioned my self where I wanted to be and now it's just a matter of getting through the next stop light. It turns yellow, so instead of continuing the charge to get through before the red, I decide to leave the car in second, letting it make its own way down from 5000 rpm to a coast. I slow down to a full stop, engaging the clutch to put the car into neutral. I hear the engine revving, but my foot is off the throttle
I immediately blipped the throttle hard, thinking that if there is anything keeping it stuck in one position, this would clear it. It did, but it left me wondering if I had unknowlingly touched the throttle with the right edge of my foot ( the brake pedal is positioned relatively close to the accelerator, for HT braking, my guess)
Anyway, sorry for the long post, kind of a vent, but I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else. :-?
loucas