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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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Because I'm Really Bored...
... and always disliked the large/wide soles on your standard running shoe. I bought new driving shoes for the track . They're pretty comfortable. Maybe now I can finally heel-toe in the RX-7 like I can in the RX-8



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lol marco you funny guy where did you pick em up from?
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lol marco you funny guy where did you pick em up from?
http://www.speedmerchants.com/produc...amburello-shoe

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Marco, I bought the same pair last summer in Brown/Beige. You'lI love them! Still easier to hoe/toe in the 8 espeicially if you modify the gas pedal. I need a better gas pedal for the 7! it's on my list
Man, I miss my 8, fun so easy to drive, even in the winter.
Also Marco, you can move you gas pedal over a row of holes on the pedal.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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nice, I have racing shoes from Karting so they would....although wo wants to go out for a cruise in racing shoes?
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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nice, I have racing shoes from Karting so they would....although wo wants to go out for a cruise in racing shoes?
Thats why I didn't buy the full height shoes like the ones below... They look ok for normal wear.



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Love love love my Piloti's, their like slippers. I'm on my third pair but for race shoes I have Puma.
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Originally Posted by thewird
Thats why I didn't buy the full height shoes like the ones below... They look ok for normal wear.



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I have shoes just like those, also from Sparco but they are red and aren't as high. More like those Puma shoes
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Love love love my Piloti's, their like slippers. I'm on my third pair but for race shoes I have Puma.
So you use the Piloti's just for regular driving? Whats better about the puma's?

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The Puma's are SFI/FIA rated, my Piloti's are casual (Prototipo originally, now on my second pair of Thirty-Two's).
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I have these. I wish they were half a size larger! Fireproof (requirement for lemons, why I bought them) but they're GREAT to drive in.
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HA HA HA... I have the exact same pair, got mine from the Rahal Letterman ALMS BMW Team

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Cool. Eventually will need to get myself a pair too...
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Haha, these are my driving shoes.....
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^ lol, I know some members on the forum drive barefoot. These shoes are strictly for track days.

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Piloti had a booth last year at Performance World and were selling shoes for I think $60. Sizes and colours were limited but a pretty good deal. Hopefully they will be there next weekend again.
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I was wrong not exactly the same as Marco's. But there comfortable and butt ugly.
As usual I'm bored!
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LOL@ Rick....gotta love those babies, i'll trade you for mine....
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^ lol, I know some members on the forum drive barefoot. These shoes are strictly for track days.

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I do the barefoot thing, its great you get a lot of feed back sometimes too much
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Jay i tried on the puma's and never really like them on.

My race shoes and pit/lapping day shoes
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jason, that's where I got mine from too!

Small world, lol
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I've had a pair of Piloti's for a couple years. Great for driving in, but if your walking for more than a few minutes they start to hurt the feet. Got mine on eBay for $70... I think.
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Originally Posted by orion84gsl
I've had a pair of Piloti's for a couple years. Great for driving in, but if your walking for more than a few minutes they start to hurt the feet. Got mine on eBay for $70... I think.
Good to know. I was thinking of picking a pair up at PW just as some new shoes.
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