I have a pair of these. Really well made. And when I’m at work, I only wear Churchs https://www.grandprix-originals.com/en/shoes.html
Steve, have a browse on Demon Tweeks, a well known UK motorsport outlet. https://www.demon-tweeks.com/au/search/shop-by/q/driving%20shoes Real driving boots are $400-$500. Anything cheaper will fall apart quickly if you wear them as shoes. Part of the cost is due to being FIA approved for fire safety, which is why they're also boots rather than shoes. I have Sparco S-drive shoes which are light, narrow and comfortable and good value for $180 delivered to your door. They're not for actual motorsport, but for cramped foot wells. I previously had a pair of Sabelts which from memory were $300, but I got a good 10 years out of them.
All these brands are a lot of money! Is that Churchs of London ....like a 1,000 plus pounds per shoe set?
Steve , had a set of these for over 20 years , narrow and perfect for the E-type narrow pedal is $230 odd. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I prefer bare feet since I have to heel & toe; plus it's useful to be able to curl your toes around the pedal if the throttle sticks (has happened in the 500!) Otherwise flat boots when required.
Those Sparco's I have , I used in the open-wheeler,Porker, and the Mustang when driving the E-type been a great pair of shoes apart from every few years of late requiring me to glue the soles back on ..
Steve , it is all about comfort and a narrow shoe to suit the Lotus ,the days of healing and toe are long gone .........anyone WHO claims to do it in normal driving is sounding of (BS)f ,today's speed limits DO NOT require H&T
I believe Steve isn't looking for a racing boot,unless he's going to embrase trackdays with a vengance, so they aren't relevant. That's a point,have you joined the local Club Lotus? Size was the issue for me and limited what my choice. I'm guessing Steve won't be a size 11+ so plenty to choose from.
Like you, I only run a racing shoes, due to lack of room in the footwell, so a narrow boot is important to me .
You’re all quite correct. This is not for track where I understand you need a boot. Just for days like today when I go for an hour or two drive in the hills and maybe stop at a pub for lunch etc., so a shoe that looks as normal as possible but does the job and is comfortable is the go. I actually bought a pair of those Sparcos that someone posted when I had the 355 and they were excellent except for one thing - I got the wrong size (one size too small) so they were never really comfortable. No fault of the shoe, obviously. Ended up selling them for pretty much what I paid. That’s the only thing that bothers me about ordering online - you’ve got to get it exactly right. I think I’ll take a punt and order those shoes I put the picture of earlier. May have to finance them but what the hell. Oh, and it’s lucky I don’t need to heel and toe the Lotus because I don’t know how to and can’t be bothered learning.
Heal and toe if you were racing understandable but for road work, it's often mentioned by S0-called drivers, those of us who drive our cars a LOT, would not even bother to do it on the road, an unnecessary driving motion for the TRUE enthusiasts.
I do a lot of left foot braking, but strangely when going really fast revert to right foot. And I always heal and toe back to second in Horse, which is why the gearbox is still perfect. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
H&T means a smoother downshift because you've matched revs to roadspeed, particularly beneficial on tight downhill bends, where you dont want to unsettle the car after you shift to 2nd. It's all about being smooth, which is safer for the driver and kinder for the car.
Absolutely, enjoying the engine note is a big part of driving enjoyment. That's why we don't drive EV's
I'm very strong in the legs (swimming and long walking ) it just does not work driving barefooted and ANYONE who claims to drive a manual car with a heavy clutch is, to be frank, "spinning B.S"
