I know theres a couple threads on this already from a while back.. but I'm considering getting a pair of good driving shoes (astars,puma or pilotis) but Im trying to justify to myself that its worth the 90+ $ for a set. I know they aren't exactly fire retardant or baller staus but a worked in pair of good ol' chucks never has failed me for some heel toe action . Should I invest that chunk of money into something more useful? Or are they really worth spending the money on?

 

These have been my favorite shoe for the past 3 years.


I drive with em, everything.

 

The Puma "Futurecat" shoes that I have are great, thin soles and narrow heel. I found the heel on the Pilotis too wide though they are cool-looking.

 

Old school vans

 

I'm tellin you man, those adidas are light

 

shelltoe adidas always work good for launching bcuz they are not a dedicated driving shoe (most look silly in public) & don't cost that much. foot locker usually has sales on these at 2 for $79 & that's when i stock up. these are fyah!!!!
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a really good fitting basketball sneaker works good. adidas T-MAC 6 is the most comfortable b-ball shoe i've owned since the "89 Nike Air Flight:
http://www.slamonline.com/online/200...didas-t-mac-6/

if u got deep pockets for driving shoes get these:

http://www.tods.com/Collections/Prod...ving-Shoe.html

 

Addidas GoodYears or Evisu's

 

yeah, they always have those for sell like you said 2 x 80$ cheap and last along time too!

But i try to get only the full leather one's not the padded tongue inside. Model # 034678

 

i agreed with you until i got a set of pilotis. i even wear them daily. im going ot buy another pair in the spring for dedicated driving use cause im a total dork like that i guess

 

i go for the puma cause it feels like you are just wearing a sock.......

but most of the time ill wear the nike air force ones cause they dont flex as much

 

i like my timberlands lol

 

I used to wear wrestling shoes for autocross and such (driving shoe patterns but no nomex so cheaper than "real" driving shoes)

After a while, with stock or near-stock cars and OEM pedals, I started just wearing my regula sneakers/running shoes.. the extra width actually helped me heel-toe, where the narrow driving shoe was harder to keep from slipping between the pedals.

When I was in the AMS Evo, I used both driving shoes and the regular shoes, and because we used OEM pedals I ended up sticking with the running shoes.. One Lap 06, NASA National Championships - I did not use driving shoes in the Evo.

 

well this might not help, but i have those same adidas just cuz i liked them at the time. And i was thinking of getting new shoes that work good for driving but i havent looked around. I guess it turns out the ones i have are pretty good then, i really didnt notice.

But i was thinking of getting some pumas, cuz they just look narrow and sorta seem like krazirob said, a sock

 

I got G-Force driving shoes but found that I could Heel-Tow (I roll to the side) better with my bulker skate shoe...

 

Really depends on how you drive, how your feet are, and how you position with pedal.

I have narrow feet. So my right foot in double clutch downshift would require me to angle it significantly. I can't just "roll" it. I guess I can do it if my shoes are big, but I prefer to have narrow shoes and deal with the angle.

In a closer pedal arrangement than an evo, I can roll my foot.

If you roll your foot with thick soles shoes (running, etc)....I found that your foot can slip from the sole of your shoes......that's why you would want real racing shoes.