Practice on the street is quite easy . Just break later and do T/H . I do it all the time . Once you get to the track or a slalom , you will already know how to do it and it will be second nature and you won't even have to think about it . Practice is the key here and yes , you can do it easily on the street even if it is only from 4th to 3rd which is the easiest to start out with . Leave lot's of space and distance around other vehicles and you will be fine . A parking lot also is a good place to start .
True all breaking on the track or street should be done in a straight line but every now and then , the help of the engine can come into play if done correctly and should only be attempted if you know how to do it . As Russ said , if done incorrectly , you will get rear wheel lock up or axle hop and under heavy breaking , the rear of the car will become lite and breaking adhesion will be at a minimum but still usable in some instances . You will not have this issue while street driving unless you are hammering the car lol . I have many Championships and Wins under my belt from my younger days so I do have a lot of experience in this matter . I was a very fast guy back in the day ... Now , not so much of course .
I have watched some of you guys drive your cars and I was very impressed but I also saw a lot of people struggling to get all those moves done correctly . Practice is the only word of advice I can offer at this point .
First off try and learn and understand the principals of how T/H works . Other than for learning a new skill or having a smoother ride in the car or just plain fun to listen to that LT5 hum along .Practice rev matching while down shifting and don't worry about the foot breaking part . For instance I drive my car at 40 mph in 4th gear . Depress the clutch and blip the throttle and reach down and shift from 4th to 3rd . I always have my hands on the wheel and once the shift is done , my right hand goes right back to were it was . If you do it correctly , the shift will feel like butter and the car will not jerk or lurch . If it is lurching or chugging then add a larger blip to the pedal and try again . It will not have to be a heavy blip to the throttle or high revs . Don't be staring at your tach , listen to the motor and feel how smooth the shift goes . Practice until you get smooth at that , then once you are proficient in that part of the learning curve , begin trying the foot breaking process along with the blip of the throttle .
Again practice this in a safe location or in light traffic with lot's of distance from other vehicles . I do not want anyone bending there car or hurting themselves during T/H practice .
Once I have the vid completed it will become more clear to you . Also next year at BG I can give some quick tutoring to anyone who is interested . I am very happy to pass on the skills I acquired racing so many years ago ... Also if some of you guys that already know T/H could help with some tutoring at BG next year that would be greatly appreciated to the new guys to this process .
Also footwear is paramount . The runners I wore at BG had a huge side step sticking out and made T/H a real pita ... Better shoes made all the difference . I ended up just blipping and breaking after the shift whilst at the BG track until I got into Marks 620 car which had pro pedals set up for racing and man I wish all the C4's had that pedal setup in Mark's car . What a sweet ride that beast is ...
