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Do driving shoes really make a difference?

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Old Aug 29, 2007, 08:15 PM
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DC's ftw also Puma's are just as good as well.
Old Aug 29, 2007, 08:16 PM
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i hope this isnt a serious thread.
Old Aug 29, 2007, 08:18 PM
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I prefer to drive barefoot. When rules say I have to wear shoes I have a set of beach/water shoes that I wear. They are mesh on top and very thin soles on bottom. Almost like wearing nothing at all.

Of course if I were doing something like a road course then I would wear true racing shoes like OMP, Piloti, Simpson, etc.
Old Aug 29, 2007, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by racerjon1
I actually like wider running-type shoes better because the wider bottoms help me with heel-toe..
Yeah - I like my 70's Stan Smith's better; big and wide for easy heal-toe The little ballet Puma's don't quite make the span - look better though
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definitely get a pair. weight savings are just ridiculous
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Asics rasslin' shoes ftw.

also, where is Warr? I thought he'd be in here asking everyone for laptimes and other empirical evidence to support their claims about driving shoes...

LOL J/K of course.

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call me crazy...... I drive best bare foot.
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I use Asics wrestling shoes as well.
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