Driving shoes for road use?
Discussion
I was looking at getting a pair of piloti avus a few weeks back, but for one reason and another decided to put them on the christmas want list.
Anyway, does anyone wear a pair? How often? Every drive? or just for hoons? Or.. just from track days? How much do they improve your driving? And anything else?
Also, driving gloves, does anyone wear these?
Cheers.
Anyway, does anyone wear a pair? How often? Every drive? or just for hoons? Or.. just from track days? How much do they improve your driving? And anything else?
Also, driving gloves, does anyone wear these?
Cheers.
Benbay001 said:
I was looking at getting a pair of piloti avus a few weeks back, but for one reason and another decided to put them on the christmas want list.
Anyway, does anyone wear a pair? How often? Every drive? or just for hoons? Or.. just from track days? How much do they improve your driving? And anything else?
Also, driving gloves, does anyone wear these?
Cheers.
I wear only wear Puma Speed Cat series trainers when driving, something a bit like this, mine don't have the Ferrari logo though, now if they made a Type R series...Anyway, does anyone wear a pair? How often? Every drive? or just for hoons? Or.. just from track days? How much do they improve your driving? And anything else?
Also, driving gloves, does anyone wear these?
Cheers.
They do some called Drift Cats which are much the same thing, they have a nice thin sole and are very tactile. They are fairly soft but a snug fit on the foot, which is ideally what you want for a good driving shoe. They even do some with high-top ankles similar to Piloti racing boots. That said, just to remind you they are for road and not race use, a pair I used to have had a label saying "WARNING: NOT FLAMEPROOF" stitched onto the tongue!
They may not have the class and pedigree of a pair of polished leather sole Pierre Cardins, but they are reasonably priced and comfortable to wear, and available load of colours and styles, but maintaining the key characteristics that make them good for driving.
Edited by Mastodon2 on Sunday 9th October 00:55
I expected to find a flood of ridicule when I opened this thread.
I suppose there are a handful of roadgoing cars with such tight pedalboxes that you might find driving shoes necessary, but not the Ford Focus.
If driving gloves (which keep your hands warm on cold mornings) are objects of ridicule, driving shoes on a road car must be an order of magnitude (or 5) worse!
Just get some thin soled shoes if you really think your driving suffers...
M.
I suppose there are a handful of roadgoing cars with such tight pedalboxes that you might find driving shoes necessary, but not the Ford Focus.
If driving gloves (which keep your hands warm on cold mornings) are objects of ridicule, driving shoes on a road car must be an order of magnitude (or 5) worse!
Just get some thin soled shoes if you really think your driving suffers...
M.
Mastodon2 said:
I wear only wear Puma Speed Cat series trainers when driving, something a bit like this, mine don't have the Ferrari logo though, now if they made a Type R series...
They do some called Drift Cats which are much the same thing, they have a nice thin sole and are very tactile. They are fairly soft but a snug fit on the foot, which is ideally what you want for a good driving shoe. They even do some with high-top ankles similar to Piloti racing boots. That said, just to remind you they are for road and not race use, a pair I used to have had a label saying "WARNING: NOT FLAMEPROOF" stitched onto the tongue!
Yep - I wear these too.. as my normal, daily trainers too. I know they're not proper racing shoes but they're excellent for driving in - nice grippy soles, slim fit so don't crowd the pedals, and comfortable.They do some called Drift Cats which are much the same thing, they have a nice thin sole and are very tactile. They are fairly soft but a snug fit on the foot, which is ideally what you want for a good driving shoe. They even do some with high-top ankles similar to Piloti racing boots. That said, just to remind you they are for road and not race use, a pair I used to have had a label saying "WARNING: NOT FLAMEPROOF" stitched onto the tongue!
I have a pair of Piloti's which I bought at the NEC Classic Car show last year and find the Puma's to be far more comfortable when driving!
Merrell Apollo boots are really good everyday footwear and great for driving, too. http://www.foot-steps.uk.com/product/7101131/6/mer...
doogz said:
For everyday driving, i wear whatever goes with the rest of my outfit. Safety boots if i'm on site, smart dress shoes if i'm in the office. I have a couple of pairs of driving shoes, but really, if you really need that extra bit of feel through the pedals on your daily commute, you're either
1. Lying
2. A drama queen
3. Driving way too hard.
I tried driving in steel toe cappers and my driving was clumsy as hell. I can understand where the OP is coming from.1. Lying
2. A drama queen
3. Driving way too hard.
Totally agree & about 20 quid from amazon. If I'm driving any distance I'll be wearing my all black pair of these. 
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