Gloves or no gloves

[p66]

Looking for opinions of those who frequent track events. Do you use gloves or go bare knuckles.

[p66]

I have several sets of driving shoes. That's a must. I use gloves when its cold, and bare knuckles when it's too hot. But mostly I wear them because in an emergency it would be nice to have them on. And not talking about fire per se. Could be the need to just get out of a mangled situation. And if someone else was on fire I'd like to think I have the tools to reach in and yank them out.

I'm not convinced they give me any more grip on a smooth leather wheel. If I had an alcantara wheel that would be an obvious benefit.

But they also look cool. That has to count for something.

[LuuZ]

Golf gloves, slim, sticky and kinda good feeling on the steering wheel & the shift knob....
Had to admit that I got sweat on hands when it's a bit hot so always wear them.

[Pig Farmer]

I prefer when people are wearing bright colored gloves. I think it helps to see when/where drivers are signaling a "point by".

[sparoz]

I have a pair, but never used it.

[Artemis]

Consider also ski/moto under gloves: thermal inner gloves, such as those made by Ziener (with Polartec technology) or Bikers (with Windstopper technology). Tiny, convenient and good grip, like a second skin.

Once you drive with these, you might get hooked (small and convenient). Never a cold steering wheel in winter. And in cold weather or rain, no need to take them off when you get out of the car.

[MightyMouseTech]

After racing for many years, just feels natural to be wearing my gloves. Always wear them, even during a relaxed lapping event.

They are also bright red, makes point by's and other driver communication easier to see, which means safer.

[bmw1racer]

I think if you're racing for sustained periods, wearing gloves would keep you from possibly getting blisters on your hands...

[bdaddylo]

If you have the performance steering wheel, these alpine stars are perfect because the have leather patches on the fingers and palms that won't tear up the alcantara.

http://www.saferacer.com/alpine-star...ech-1-z-gloves

[p66]

My gloves are red and it does help with hand placement. Easier to use my peripheral vision to see where my hands are. And when I don't wear gloves it feels more casual. Gloves get me more focused.

[mattm]

I use baseball hitting/batting gloves for autocross.

[mb135is]

I use wide receivers' gloves. They're helpful in the cold with windows down, and in the hot when my hands are sweaty. And the grip is fantastic.

[Sheil]

Do yourself a favor - get some good quality leather driving gloves, be ready for a quick get away and look like a badass ...I own a pair of Dents Leather driving gloves (same ones used in the movie "Drive"), beautiful, comfortable, durable and you can feel the steering wheel properly:

http://www.woodsofshropshire.co.uk/t...rom-dents.html

[Dan Parker]

http://www.discoveryparts.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?cart_id=1367252896.187&product=racing gloves_alpinestars&pid=1013

Mention me and you might get 10% off. No promises.

[Amnizu]

I wear gloves on the track.

First my hands sweat a lot under stress and I've found the gloves help to reduce wear on the wheel while increasing grip.

Second, should there be an incident I'd prefer to have my hands covered they're kind of important to me.

For regular daily driving I bare knuckle.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Sheil

Do yourself a favor - get some good quality leather driving gloves, be ready for a quick get away and look like a badass ...I own a pair of Dents Leather driving gloves (same ones used in the movie "Drive"), beautiful, comfortable, durable and you can feel the steering wheel properly

Used to have two pairs of Pecari leather gloves in the nineties. Vintage Grand Prix style - soft brown quality leather with tiny holes and straps. Recurring problem: the sweat and wear 'n tear of driving are merciless: the leather hardens and 'crumbles' in the end. It's a paradox: the fact that the material is leather, makes your hands sweat more than when you drive without gloves. The tiny holes help a little for 'breathing'.

Had to supple the leather gloves sometimes a little before wearing these again. At some point these start to crack anyway. But that was my mistake, I did not 'baby' these with products - only places these went were inside the glove box and on my hands. Better take them inside and take care of them.

[Artemis]

Ad of an Italian driving gloves manufacturer in Frisco (Fratelli Orsini - http://www.fratelliorsini.com/collections-driving.html).

Inside that RHD Ferrari: "Uh-oh, can't find the gear lever - Sorry, not used to driving manual transmissions".

[ozinaldo]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Ad of an Italian driving gloves manufacturer in Frisco (Fratelli Orsini - http://www.fratelliorsini.com/collections-driving.html).

Inside that RHD Ferrari: "Uh-oh, can't find the gear lever - Sorry, not used to driving manual transmissions".

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Perfect! But that's also where and when you don't really want to wear a glove