When I'm not racing, I'm climbing.. And even when I'm racing, I wear my
climbing shoes. They conform PERFECTLY to the foot and you can't possibly
imagine how well these things grip! If you get lucky, you can go to your
local indoor climbing gym and see if they have any used shoes for sale. 90%
of the time they do. THEN you can have them re-soled for 50 bucks and you'll
have a really nice pair of driving shoes.
If you want new shoes, ask for diablos... they'll set you back about 115,
but will be well worth the money (what the hell, you'll even be able to look
cool when you go climbing)..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Craig Blome
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 11:32 PM
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: driving shoes
>
>
> It's hard to make blanket recommendations on driving
> shoes when everyone's feet are different sizes. I
> wear a men's size 12 and running shoes are no good for
> autocross because they are too wide for a Miata's
> pedals. Even on the street, I often snag the gas
> pedal when stepping on the brake. (and no, I wasn't
> intending to heel-and-toe :)
>
> otoh, most of the good narrow shoes for autocrossing
> are flat soled and totally unsuited to shagging cones.
> So, I have running shoes for most of the day and a
> pair of Converse Chuck Taylor canvas hightops for
> autocross (narrow, fine support, and $25/pair).
> Lacing the darn things up is a chore, but one gets
> better with practice. Works for me, but YMMV.
>
> Craig Blome
>
>
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