discoganya

Found an interesting deal for those in need of driving shoes:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/searc...earch&k=piloti

discoganya

Damn, wanted to post to OT, ended up posting to the 996 forum instead

Mods, can you please move this thread to OT?

DFC

Nice find. I have a pair and love 'em.

nycebo

You should read this before buying at that store:

http://www.google.com/products/revie...&cat=merchants

Motobob

I ordered these shoes a few months agofrom this company and they arrived as ordered. I was very happy with my $35 shoes for casual driving, Bob

Barn996

Damn...I paid $85 a couple of years ago, but the shoes are great!

Ubermensch

For the owners, which style did you have?

DFC

I have these:

Piloti Stradale CL - Dakar/Black/Gum

gota911

I bought these. The first pair HAS to be driving shoes, right?

I could never do heel/toe throttle matching, so I got he second pair to pair to do TOE/TOE throttle matching. The only thing I can't figure out is why they have the name "Ronnald" embroidered on the heal.

chsu74

Wow! these shoes are depreciating just as quickly as the Pcars..

DCP

Just for what it is worth, I also ordered my driving shoes from this company and did not have a problem. I like the shoes.

Thundertub

I bought a pair of Piloti's a couple years ago from Griots Garage. Griots is notoriously higher than others, but they had a short custom run on some that were a particular style that appealed to me. The shoes are very comfortable and work perfectly for daily driving.
I then tried them at the track, of course, but found that they lacked the sensitivty of my real racing driving shoes from Simpson. The Piloti's are a far jump better than regular street tennis shoes or the like. They are very comfortable, and do provide more access to the pedals and a lot more feedback.
But racing shoes still provide a much closer contact with the car because they are meant for driving, not walking. The soles of racing shoes are soft. The soles of Piloti's are soft-er than tennis shoes and with no clunky overhangs, but are still designed to be every day walking shoes.

The comparison is this: A guy trades in his Camry and buys a new Mustang. He then raves about what a great sports car the Mustang is... then he buys a Porsche 911...

So, I feel that Piloti's are great AT the track, but not ON the track. They are however, much better than regular tennis shoes when it comes to driving.

Just my opinion. I could be wrong.

gota911

How could anyone who drives the Wienermobile be wrong?

DCP

I bought the Spyder model. It has a flat bottom and a rounded heel. It is pretty stiff, not the compliant type that I have seen in specialty racing shoes, nor does it cover the ankle like they often do.

This model does not have any fire protection built in. I had to buy some nomex socks to meet tech in my one and only race recently.

I think it is a perfectly fine shoe for DE or just driving. Works better than tennis shoes. Probably not the best choice for real racing equipment.

Barn996

The Piloti , blue...very comfortable.