Heel and toe is the gospel of race car drivers.... Mark Skaife is a good friend of mine and uses heel and toe in every gear change. Yes he may go 6th to 2nd, but he does blip the throttle to get it in gear.
Martin, when i last drove a V8 supercar, it doesn't go in gear without heel and toe, i'm sorry most road cars make this very easy by using syncros, heel and toe is better for a car than just cruising into a corner, sticking it in gear and reefing the clutch out into a nice compression lockup. Pete is right by saying whoever drove the 34 @ wakefield seriously needs some training in the heel and toe area as it was obvious that he had major compression lockup in a lot of corners.
And if you've driven any performance cars lately, they prefer to be in gear under brakes, as it makes the car a lot more stable.
If you care to argue, please call any race driver.