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Old 02-22-2011, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Vegas69 View Post
I don't recall my foot ever slipping off a pedal in all my miles and racing. I did have two of the rubber pads pop out but they have stayed put every since.

I like to set the throttle so the pedal arm bottoms out on the floor board INSTEAD of putting all the strain of my right foot and adrenaline on the throttle cable and throttle shaft. It's tricky getting it right but I feel it should be more reliable.
Wouldn't fabricating an adjustable throttle stop on the floor/firewall pan be possible? Then you'd have throttle shaft and pedal travel adjustments.

I think we'd be surprise with actual telemetry data for psi load on the throttle pedal stop recorded during the heat of battle.