Discussion
hman said:
You will get pointed at, laughed at and branded a poncy t
t, its a track day not a competitve race, therefore you dont need to be wearing race attire (apart from sensible safety gear, which poncy kart boots are not).
But you know, go ahead if thats what you like....
Nothing to do with any of the above. A lot of people just want more feel of their pedals? I driven cars which are very difficult to drive in anything other than raceboots. I suppose I should be laughed at for being a "poncy tt, its a track day not a competitve race, therefore you dont need to be wearing race attire (apart from sensible safety gear, which poncy kart boots are not).But you know, go ahead if thats what you like....
t"? Why would you be bothered how anyone else is dressed? Go on a high end trackday, RMA, etc., and see how many people aren't wearing raceboots and in most cases, full race suits. Is there any less risk of having a big off and the car catching fire when running in a quick car on slicks than there is in a race?Having been in a car fire, I think I'd rather protect my own skin and tell you to go **** yourself if you passed any ignorant comments like the one above.
Once you've had a big off in a quick car you may change your blinkered view.
fergus said:
hman said:
You will get pointed at, laughed at and branded a poncy tt, its a track day not a competitve race, therefore you dont need to be wearing race attire (apart from sensible safety gear, which poncy kart boots are not).
But you know, go ahead if thats what you like....
Nothing to do with any of the above. A lot of people just want more feel of their pedals? I driven cars which are very difficult to drive in anything other than raceboots. I suppose I should be laughed at for being a "poncy tt, its a track day not a competitve race, therefore you dont need to be wearing race attire (apart from sensible safety gear, which poncy kart boots are not).But you know, go ahead if thats what you like....
t"? Why would you be bothered how anyone else is dressed? Go on a high end trackday, RMA, etc., and see how many people aren't wearing raceboots...Ignore Hman and skywalker. They seem clueless in these matters. While i don't myself wear a full fireproof race suit to trackdays (only driving shoes) I will not knock anyoe who does. I spoke to a chap at a Goodwood trackday who happened to be wearing one. His reason: a horific car accident that resulted in a fire ball and him getting 3rd degree burns across most of his torso. Fair play to him to still be heading out on track and if its a fireproof suit that gives him the confidence then so be it.
mick@rage said:
aid in the control of and feel of your car
I think that is the key point. It is common to find many show-off trackday drivers wearing race-boots when it makes no difference, ie those with very fast road cars (commonly porsches in my experience) but the driver is not actually pushing the car at all therefore the extra feel of the pedals really isnt necessary.However if you are repeatedly pushing the limits of braking or throttle inputs then thin-soled racing boots obviously have a big advantage and if that is the case then you really shouldnt give a toss what others think.
As an extra point they can be virtually essential in some cars, eg in my father's elans where the pedals are so close together that if you are not wearing racing shoes it is very easy to accidentally catch the brake pedal aswell as the accelerator.
+1 for racing boots. For those with child sized feet it is probably much less of a factor, but for those of us with clown clogs they are almost essential for proper control at speed. If you can get thin soled slim fit driving shoes then that is just as good for a TD, but in my case I couldn't get the size (nor could I get Kart boots for that matter) so frankly I don't care who is laughing at me in my 'poncey' fireproof Adidas...
Though some comfortable racing or karting gloves are the first and most important thing to get.
Though some comfortable racing or karting gloves are the first and most important thing to get.
screwloose said:
Ignore Hman and skywalker. They seem clueless in these matters. While i don't myself wear a full fireproof race suit to trackdays (only driving shoes) I will not knock anyoe who does. I spoke to a chap at a Goodwood trackday who happened to be wearing one. His reason: a horific car accident that resulted in a fire ball and him getting 3rd degree burns across most of his torso. Fair play to him to still be heading out on track and if its a fireproof suit that gives him the confidence then so be it.
We are talking about shoes mate, who mentioned a race suit? Jordan - Puma shoes are a good bet mate, allow you to feel the pedal easily.
fergus said:
hman said:
You will get pointed at, laughed at and branded a poncy tt, its a track day not a competitve race, therefore you dont need to be wearing race attire (apart from sensible safety gear, which poncy kart boots are not).
But you know, go ahead if thats what you like....
Nothing to do with any of the above. A lot of people just want more feel of their pedals? I driven cars which are very difficult to drive in anything other than raceboots. I suppose I should be laughed at for being a "poncy tt, its a track day not a competitve race, therefore you dont need to be wearing race attire (apart from sensible safety gear, which poncy kart boots are not).But you know, go ahead if thats what you like....
t"? Why would you be bothered how anyone else is dressed? Go on a high end trackday, RMA, etc., and see how many people aren't wearing raceboots and in most cases, full race suits. Is there any less risk of having a big off and the car catching fire when running in a quick car on slicks than there is in a race?Having been in a car fire, I think I'd rather protect my own skin and tell you to go **** yourself if you passed any ignorant comments like the one above.
Once you've had a big off in a quick car you may change your blinkered view.
you still look like a poncy t
t.hman said:
fergus said:
hman said:
You will get pointed at, laughed at and branded a poncy tt, its a track day not a competitve race, therefore you dont need to be wearing race attire (apart from sensible safety gear, which poncy kart boots are not).
But you know, go ahead if thats what you like....
Nothing to do with any of the above. A lot of people just want more feel of their pedals? I driven cars which are very difficult to drive in anything other than raceboots. I suppose I should be laughed at for being a "poncy tt, its a track day not a competitve race, therefore you dont need to be wearing race attire (apart from sensible safety gear, which poncy kart boots are not).But you know, go ahead if thats what you like....
t"? Why would you be bothered how anyone else is dressed? Go on a high end trackday, RMA, etc., and see how many people aren't wearing raceboots and in most cases, full race suits. Is there any less risk of having a big off and the car catching fire when running in a quick car on slicks than there is in a race?Having been in a car fire, I think I'd rather protect my own skin and tell you to go **** yourself if you passed any ignorant comments like the one above.
Once you've had a big off in a quick car you may change your blinkered view.
you still look like a poncy t
t.Perhaps we should all stop wearing crash helmets and HANS devices for racing - too poncy. We should be men about it and take the risk!!
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