DE Gloves? Advice?
08-05-2008, 01:17 AM
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DE Gloves? Advice?
I've had about 12 track days this year and I'm torn on the issue of gloves. I drive a 997S TIP and love it - easy on the tip jokes now....
anyway, on hot days, i'll get sweaty and wish i had some gloves. on cooler days i'm fine. i have some Oakley racing gloves but they're cumbersome. some clubs require gloves so i wear them (alfa romeo).
any thoughts here on good gloves i can wear that will fit very nicely and give me good feel? i see that some advertise that they damp vibration, etc but i don't need that....i'm not running more than 30 minutes at a time typically but sometimes i do run longer.
thoughts appreciated,
brendan.
anyway, on hot days, i'll get sweaty and wish i had some gloves. on cooler days i'm fine. i have some Oakley racing gloves but they're cumbersome. some clubs require gloves so i wear them (alfa romeo).
any thoughts here on good gloves i can wear that will fit very nicely and give me good feel? i see that some advertise that they damp vibration, etc but i don't need that....i'm not running more than 30 minutes at a time typically but sometimes i do run longer.
thoughts appreciated,
brendan.
08-05-2008, 02:28 AM
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yep, that's PIR. great track but a bit of a hike from Seattle. I was just there for the PCA event last week also...
looks like the sparco tide wins. i'll find some locally so i can get a good fit.
looks like the sparco tide wins. i'll find some locally so i can get a good fit.
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if you've got a leather rim, make sure to get gloves that work properly...I've got alcantara steering wheels in my track cars and use suede palmed gloves to match.
08-05-2008, 08:46 AM
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I bought Oakley's after trying a bunch at CDOC on the VIR track. For my hand, just felt nicer. It is a personal thing, so I'd try to find a place where you could try a bunch on first hand. 
Red...so that others could see them from the rear. I could see where in a real race one might actually want to "hide" hand movements....but for DE, I think bright gloves are a safety feature. This is not often noted.....just my 2c.
NOTE: Based on a point that came up later, contrasting color to your car is key. Red works for me. Yellow, orange, etc.
Red...so that others could see them from the rear. I could see where in a real race one might actually want to "hide" hand movements....but for DE, I think bright gloves are a safety feature. This is not often noted.....just my 2c.
NOTE: Based on a point that came up later, contrasting color to your car is key. Red works for me. Yellow, orange, etc.
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I bought Oakley's after trying a bunch at CDOC on the VIR track. For my hand, just felt nicer. It is a personal thing, so I'd try to find a place where you could try a bunch on first hand.
Red...so that others could see them from the rear. I could see where in a real race one might actually want to "hide" hand movements....but for DE, I think bright gloves are a safety feature. This is not often noted.....just my 2c.
Red...so that others could see them from the rear. I could see where in a real race one might actually want to "hide" hand movements....but for DE, I think bright gloves are a safety feature. This is not often noted.....just my 2c.
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Peter:
Check these out, its like you are not wearing anything http://www.stand21.fr/gants/cout-ext...t-ext-2-2.html.
+1 on Steve's comment contrast is good, for me Red.
Check these out, its like you are not wearing anything http://www.stand21.fr/gants/cout-ext...t-ext-2-2.html.
+1 on Steve's comment contrast is good, for me Red.
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I wear bright orange simpson gloves (old school), nothing special NOS $20 off ebay. I love the orange though (despite the constant wise *** comments about them), since when you need to motion with your hands it realy sticks out.
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Peter:
Check these out, its like you are not wearing anything http://www.stand21.fr/gants/cout-ext...t-ext-2-2.html.
Check these out, its like you are not wearing anything http://www.stand21.fr/gants/cout-ext...t-ext-2-2.html.
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tide's are definitely good but not sure about the best (maybe the best sparco gloves)...i loved them when i first got a pair last summer but went through them faster than usual (they were beat all to crap after a few months of use)...i went through 2 pairs of x-pro's before the tide gloves and they were good too...sparco gear (other than their nomex t-shirts) just seems to wear out unusually fast in my experience and the tides wore out fast by sparco standards...
this year i switched over to alpinestars gear and am now using their tech 1-zx gloves and really like them...i still use the tides from time to time (in DE's and testing) as they are easier to slip on/off than the a-stars i have...
the best advice i can give is to try on as many different gloves as possible (just like all safety gear)...typically the more expensive gloves fit/feel better...i prefer external stitching even though it gets haggard looking quicker...
this year i switched over to alpinestars gear and am now using their tech 1-zx gloves and really like them...i still use the tides from time to time (in DE's and testing) as they are easier to slip on/off than the a-stars i have...
the best advice i can give is to try on as many different gloves as possible (just like all safety gear)...typically the more expensive gloves fit/feel better...i prefer external stitching even though it gets haggard looking quicker...
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These are very popular for that in the Midwest:
