heel-toe 

A technique used in driving to smoothly downshift gears while braking. It consists of using your left foot to operate the clutch, braking with the toe of your right foot, and giving the gas pedal a small blip to match the engine speed with the transmission and wheels' speed. Can be used with or without double clutching, as per the driver's and gearbox's preference.

This is because before downshifting, the RPM in the new gear will be higher than the RPM your engine is currently spinning at, so unless you want a lurch when you let out the clutch, you blip the gas to match up the revs. The amount of throttle needed for the blip depends on the spacing of the gear ratios and current RPM, and executing this technique smoothly takes skill and shows excellence in manual transmission driving ability.

It is not necessary when driving normally as most of your downshifts will involve relatively small RPM changes, i.e. braking, then changing from 4th to 2nd and letting out the clutch at 1200rpm to take the right turn. However, it is used in racing and when driving at higher RPMs, as a downshift from 4000RPM in 4th gear will often place you at 5400RPM in 3rd, and without blipping, the engine speed will be closer to 3500RPM due to revs dropping.

Alvin was driving his 2005 STi on Laguna Seca and did two heel-toe downshifts, from 5th to 4th to 3rd, as he braked for a corner.

Chris was driving his 2005 STi on the Nurburgring, but did not know how to heel-toe, so every time he braked and downshifted for a corner there was a jerk when he let out the clutch.

Jessica was bored and decided to heel-toe downshift through all the gears just for fun as she approached a red light, giving a blip with every downshift.

heel-toe by blauenlanze December 22, 2008

heel-toe 

A dance originated in the south

I can heel toe well bitch

heel-toe by MaTT January 2, 2005

heel toe 

a hpi hop dance where you pivotur right foot to the toe and ur left to the heel then u move one in front of the other with a hop like u are walk hoping

do the heel toe , yeah

heel toe by kickak March 14, 2005

Heel Toe 

another word for HELL NO

Mr. Clark : We are going to small groups now.
Parker: Oh HEEL TOE!
Mr. Clark: Green Slip Monday!

Heel Toe by jrob owns jared November 2, 2017

heel-toe shift 

The heel-toe shift is a racing technique used to downshift while braking. It's used mainly when approaching a corner at high speed, and you wanna slow down and downshift as fast as possible.

To correct another definition here, you apply brakes and depress the clutch pedal, and move the shifter into neutral. Keeping your ball-of-foot/toes on the brakes, pivot your right foot so that your heel can "blip" the throttle, immediately move the shifter down a gear, and then release the clutch pedal smoothly before the revs drop down again.

"That heel-toe shift was so smooth, I didn't even spill my orange mocha frappucino!"

heel-toe shift by heeltoeclutch July 31, 2009

heel-toe express

The least preferred, but most often utilized, mode of transportation for city dwellers, kids without their lisences, college freshmen, and other carless people.

"Shit, how we gonna get to the packie?"

"Looks like we gotta take the ol' Heel-Toe Express"

heel-toe express by JakeStar November 3, 2005

heel toe-ing 

using your heel to press down the brake in a car while, at the same time, pressing down the gas pedal with your toes of the same foot. this causes high rpm which could make it easier to switch from higher or lower gears more quickly.

"I flew by him as i used the heel toe-ing maneuver, expertly."

heel toe-ing by Eljato October 24, 2008