hey everyone...I used to drift in my adidas superstars...and now I wear these thin soled pumas and I feel like I can drift better...does this help or am I just pushing harder because I think my shoes help?
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ghost if you're looking for something like a racing shoe that doesn't cost as much try a wrestling shoe, they're very similar in design just without the nomex. luckilly for me i work at Play It Again Sports =) and i have access to them, but really the best i find are walking style shoes, like airwalks/vans/ even adidas samba's work well for me. but i think the wrestling shoes are probably the best bet if you really want to feel the pedals
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Well I know its illegal at like all the events and a really bad idea as far as safety, but I usually drive barefoot. If I do have to wear a shoe, its extremely hard to drive a manual car because I can literally slam all 3 pedals with one foot. Even just regular driving is a PITA. I have not even tried to heel toe with a shoe on. I imagine it would be a disaster. But barefoot it works out all good.
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I bet you could toe mid foot...like use the...never mind....that's too hard...I'd just press half gas half break with my whole foot...I dunno...I couldn't imagine...that's why I wish I had smaller feet sometimes...but other times I don't...hahaha
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I use the Adidas Samba but soon i plan to get the sparco or puma racing shoe......anyone ever tried www.saferacer.com ??
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I have a pair of DC's (every day) and a pair of Globes (for work, because they're black) and both work fine for me. The wide sole helps for left foot braking and heel-toe and even though the soles are thick due to them being skate shoes, they give a good indicator of how hard you're pressing the pedals.
As far as I'm concerned presing a pedal through a 1/2" thick sole is just like having the pedal 1/2" closer to your foot. I've heard of people getting cleats and cutting off the knobs to make a cheap driving shoe but my skate kicks work just fine.
I also have a set of Wolveriene steel-toe boots that I will sometimes wear and, other than the soles being really stiff, they are no problem.
I just pick shoes that are comfortable - there is nothing worse than uncomfortable shoes, especially when driving!
My philosophy is that if you are reacting to the pedals, you are adding another step from simply reacting to the car. Lots of people say that the pedals can tell you a lot about a car, and I don't dispute that, but I say that the CAR can tell you a lot about the car. Maybe it's because I drift AWD which is super-aggressive or maybe it's just the way I am but honestly I don't see the need for special shoes.
-MR
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