Like there are eggshells on your pedals
The Art of Racing in the Rain“Like there are eggshells on your pedals” is Denny’s recurring image for how gently a driver should work the pedals in the rain. It makes delicate control the phrase’s central instruction: drive as though a small, fragile thing could be broken by too much pressure.
Meaning and Use
Denny says the driver should be “Very gently,” likening the pedals to eggshells underfoot. The comparison gives a concrete, tactile form to his advice about wet-weather driving, emphasizing restraint rather than force.
Place in Denny’s Advice
The phrase is one of the principles Denny repeatedly shares when explaining racing and driving. Its memorable image makes careful pedal use easy to picture: the driver must apply control without breaking what is imagined beneath the pedals.
