is it just me or are other peaple like this.i cant make the car launch good or shift right unless i am wearing a certain tennis shoe i have,anything else and i cant get my launches or shifts right.??

is this wierd??????

 

hmm.. maybe alittle weird. i drove my buddies 5 speed 330ci and had alittle trouble at first bc i was wearing dress shoe's. but i dont really know if different tennis shoes would change it that much!

 

Etnies

 

I saw some cool F1 style driving shoes at Nordstrom the other day. I think they were Addidas or Nike. Might get me a pair.

I actually went to the track once with a pair of slip-on shoes. At each shift they kept slipping off!

 

Getting good grip on the pedals and the right feel are critical for driving....imagine driving your car with no feeling in your legs.

 

Can't get a good feel in boots or thick soled shoes. Just a pair of NIKES for me.

 

I use a pair of old school pumas when I autoX...anything with a thick sole or a lot of support doesnt give the right 'feel'. especially boots. sandals suck too.

 

i have to be barefoot (even at the track) shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

oh my god, i thought it was just me!!!!!!!!!!!!! first i had to figure out the loud pedal,it seemed like my right foot was always draging on the carpet over the tranz tunnel.so i learned that i have to feel with my foot & get it to the left a bit & then my left foot on the clutch is not bad but i have to make sure my *** is planted square in the seat so i pull & push straight on the shifter so i dont miss a gear !!!!!!!!!!!

 

oh yeah the shoes, i have drove my car with at least 4 different pair of tennis shoes & i found the cheapest pair to be the best feeling for driving,maybe thinner soles ?????

 

thinner soles and thinner treads that are flexible will be the best shoe for you to wear while driving. It allows you to get a very good grasp of the pedal and a solid feel. When i where boots or my running shoes, it is tough to feel the pedals. I like cross trainers, or some racingshoes like what Carlos mentioned. Cheap shoes > others when to driving with.


Gray

PS: i like driving bare foot as well!

 

I reserve bare feet for other activities.....

 

Haha...i took my car to farmington(1/8th) mile track and raced in my sandals...probally a little easier to do since I have an A4

 

well at least im not the only one that feels this way!

ive tried it barefoot and just dont like the feel.

 

i too thought i was the only one like that. i have an old pair of thin, thin shoes that i hate to race without. i guess its just being able to feel the pedals that does it for me. barefoot is nice too until you step on the hot pavement .

 

yep I have to have the converse on!

 

I like tennis shoes, Does anyone have a problem with getting their big *** foot stuck. No matter what i am driving I always get my foot stuck on the upper portion or the side by the tunnel for transmission. I don't have huge feet about 12.5 but it makes it damn ridiculous when I am wearing boots.

 

yeah I wear a 13 and I get my mine stuck all the time!

 

when I'm gettting road head I start swerving...

 

That's funny.......I always thought I drove better with bare feet. I didn't realize other people did it too!!!

Rock ON!!!!