Do driving shoes really make a difference?
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Do driving shoes really make a difference?
I was wondering between everyone who races and auto-x's, do shoes make much of a difference when you're driving? I was considering getting a good pair when i get home, and i was wondering what brands people wear.
Just curious.
Just curious.
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it depends, if you are hardcore and you feel like your current shoes are uncomfortable or it gets in the way when u heel toe, then i'd look into them. if not, ur regular ones are fine. i've seen alot of good drivers race with their daily shoes.
i think the racing shoes vent much better than regular shoes, so if you are doing long road courses, then u might wanna look into it as well
i think the racing shoes vent much better than regular shoes, so if you are doing long road courses, then u might wanna look into it as well
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I did notice a difference. I bought some Piloti Monaco's and they do feel more comfortable when driving for a while. They have a rolled heel which provides more support and a reinforced area on the side of the right shoe for heel-toes. Also the soles aren't real thick on them so you get a positive pedal feel, especially when they break in. If you don't wanna spend the money for some actual driving shoes, try a pair of older pumas.
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I picked up some low Puma's. I wanted something that I could wear for casual too if I wanted (and do). I think they help with pedal modulation and heal-toe.
Sometimes with my helmet on, the windows down, and following a loud car I can't hear my engine, so it helps to feel the pedals more. Just my .02.
Sometimes with my helmet on, the windows down, and following a loud car I can't hear my engine, so it helps to feel the pedals more. Just my .02.
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i got a pair of piloti's. i like them alot more than my normal shoes for driving.
they give me a better feel on the pedal, and aren't nearly as wide as most of my regular shoes, so i am not accidentally hitting pedals i don't want to be.
they give me a better feel on the pedal, and aren't nearly as wide as most of my regular shoes, so i am not accidentally hitting pedals i don't want to be.
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I like them in cars with small footboxes. Other than that I don't really notice a difference, and in street cars, I actually like wider running-type shoes better because the wider bottoms help me with heel-toe..
+1 on the wrestling shoes for Autocross, I also have a set of the Pumas for autocrossing formula cars/instructing in small footbox street cars, but not tearing up my Sparco driving shoes.
walking around in any of them.. blah.. too thin.
+1 on the wrestling shoes for Autocross, I also have a set of the Pumas for autocrossing formula cars/instructing in small footbox street cars, but not tearing up my Sparco driving shoes.
walking around in any of them.. blah.. too thin.