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So whatis the real purpose of "racing" shoes?
« on: April 22, 2005, 07:25:17 AM »
Can you not press the gas pedal just as fast and hard wearing Nike's??? Someone please tell me the advantages here.... and yes I already know that most have Nomex as a safety precaution, so let's skip that part!
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2005, 07:33:46 AM »
I haven't ever used them either... From what i understand though is that the soles are a lot softer allowing you to feel the pedals better and not stomp on the brakes. Why not post to the RMSolo list? There are a few people that use them for autocrossing, they may have a better answer.
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2005, 07:47:26 AM »
They also seem to be uniformly minimalist across the board, perhaps so people with bigass feet like me can hotshoe in a smaller footbox? As in a most vintage sportscars?
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« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2005, 08:10:23 AM »
is it to make heel-toe shifting easier?
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2005, 08:39:10 AM »
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perhaps so people with bigass feet like me can hotshoe in a smaller footbox?


That is an angle I hadn't thought of, probably because I have small feet..  :P
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2005, 10:02:48 AM »
They are nomex lined to be fire resistant - most important.  

If you ever wore wrestling shoes, most race shoes are like that.  No cushion AT ALL so that what your foot does is communicated directly to the pedal and there is no cushioning to dampen what the pedals are "telling" your feet.  

I have a set I used in formula car stuff, and I have a set of the Piloti street/driving shoes that I really like.  They are a good compromise, as they have some cushion, but not too much.
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« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2005, 10:15:40 AM »
I have a set of ballet shoes if anybody wants to buy them.
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« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2005, 10:21:47 AM »
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perhaps so people with bigass feet like me can hotshoe in a smaller footbox?


That is an angle I hadn't thought of, probably because I have small feet..  :P


Small feet? [napoleondynamite]Lucky![/napoleondynamite]
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« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2005, 10:46:15 AM »
My racing shoes are Desert Suede (Alcantara)  :wink:  Combat Boots  :eek:
They work quite nicely
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« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2005, 01:10:04 PM »
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I have a set I used in formula car stuff, and I have a set of the Piloti street/driving shoes that I really like.  They are a good compromise, as they have some cushion, but not too much.


I love my piloti's. http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1950671  I was thinking that maybe i can work out a deal for yall because i now distribute piloti's :)



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« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2005, 02:26:12 PM »
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I have a set of ballet shoes if anybody wants to buy them.


I'm at a loss just imagining you even wearing these around the house :?
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« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2005, 04:04:44 PM »
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I have a set of ballet shoes if anybody wants to buy them.


I'm at a loss just imagining you even wearing these around the house :?



oh they are perfect for that heel toe menuever.
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« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2005, 07:57:10 AM »
wear a good set of racing shoes and you'll never drive in sneakers again.
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« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2005, 08:08:24 AM »
I have some wrestling shoes from back in the day, I think they'll do just fine.

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« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2005, 08:11:23 AM »
just go barefoot and save yourself the money
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« Reply #15 on: April 23, 2005, 10:10:36 AM »
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I have some wrestling shoes from back in the day, I think they'll do just fine.


Those should be just fine. I have seen people use those too.
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