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AzS13hatch · 09-11-2015, 08:12 PM

Before I start I searched forever and couldn't find a thread on this that wasn't from like 2007, so I'm starting a new one seeing as a lot has changed since then.
So I've been browsing around lately looking at what driving gloves I wanna buy for drifting. I have seen way too many and probably not even close to them all. I just want some info on what your preference is and/or what you have tried and liked/disliked. Post em up!

kashira kureijii · 09-11-2015, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AzS13hatch

Before I start I searched forever and couldn't find a thread on this that wasn't from like 2007, so I'm starting a new one seeing as a lot has changed since then.
So I've been browsing around lately looking at what driving gloves I wanna buy for drifting. I have seen way too many and probably not even close to them all. I just want some info on what your preference is and/or what you have tried and liked/disliked. Post em up!

Just use your bare hands lol, make sure you get your driving shoes, scarf, and goggles while your at it though

xoxide · 09-11-2015, 08:44 PM

Ive got some awesome ones for sale:
http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=596618

Price dropped to 75

KAT-PWR · 09-11-2015, 08:53 PM

Sorry i'm no help, I always go in raw.

AzS13hatch · 09-11-2015, 09:10 PM

Yea definitely forgot to ask about scarf and goggles....

Anyway, I usually drive bare hands, but I'm looking for glove ideas. xoxide, thanks for the offer but I'm just browsing for now.

Hoffman5982 · 09-11-2015, 09:33 PM

I have the Racequip 350 gloves. Super plain, super simple, super cheap. I have been using them since Nov/Dec last year and other than being a little dirty they are still perfectly fine. For the price, I like them. I have been considering snagging a pair of the new Shirtstuckedin gloves tho

unpaintedhatch · 09-12-2015, 03:31 PM

Try some welding gloves?

Gold Coast S14 · 09-24-2015, 01:13 AM

Kid's Heart Mechanics gloves... are they driving gloves? Nope. Do I care? Nope. Are they rad as hell? Yes.

OBEEWON · 09-24-2015, 08:43 AM

These are cool enough to make me drive marginally better. They feel like my hands are between a fluffy girls thighs.

Sleepy_Steve · 09-24-2015, 11:12 AM

If race only... suede wheel + leather gloves is a fantastic level of grip. I use the $60-$70 sparco ones.

If a DD, I'd get a wood or leather wheel w/ leather gloves... They're waaay less vulnerable to grease, moisture, and sweat from your hands than the suede wheels.

JM216S14 · 09-24-2015, 02:10 PM

Those

xpinoyxmk · 09-24-2015, 05:23 PM

FYI, floves are needed to drive on a track here in Japan.

That being said, what is the reasoning behind needing them? Prevent little cuts if your window shatters or burns if your car catches fire?

Shirtstuckedin gloves look pretty cool and Juran gloves are sold over here locally for like $50ish.

Not sure about using leather gloves even though I have a suede wheel.

AzS13hatch · 09-24-2015, 06:19 PM

Main reason to get them is for track use, but want them to be able to drive with anytime I take my 240 out so I'm used to them. It's not a daily so it doesn't go out much on the streets

Hoffman5982 · 09-24-2015, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xpinoyxmk

FYI, floves are needed to drive on a track here in Japan.

That being said, what is the reasoning behind needing them? Prevent little cuts if your window shatters or burns if your car catches fire?

Shirtstuckedin gloves look pretty cool and Juran gloves are sold over here locally for like $50ish.

Not sure about using leather gloves even though I have a suede wheel.

I have a manual rack and if I don't wear them I get blisters on the palm of my hands after a long track day

Sinamex · 09-26-2015, 01:45 AM

I've always wondered, how it would feel using driving glove? Do you guys honestly feel a difference?

Oxeneer · 09-26-2015, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xpinoyxmk

FYI, floves are needed to drive on a track here in Japan.

That being said, what is the reasoning behind needing them? Prevent little cuts if your window shatters or burns if your car catches fire?

Shirtstuckedin gloves look pretty cool and Juran gloves are sold over here locally for like $50ish.

Not sure about using leather gloves even though I have a suede wheel.

Ebisu doesn't make you wear gloves...None of the tracks do in the Tokyo area either like Fuji Speedway, Tsukuba, or Nikko. What tracks do you go to?

Kuma · 09-26-2015, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Oxeneer

Ebisu doesn't make you wear gloves..

He clearly said floves... not gloves.

I don't like wearing gloves. Not even when working on cars. They feel weird. That's why I couldn't be a doctor, bare handed gynecologist. You should wear latex gloves for racing.

SilviaSR20DET · 09-26-2015, 11:00 AM

If you can find a pair, keiichi tsuchiya (k1 planning dg5) gloves are really comfortable/feel and good grip. Wish i bought an extra pair...

AzS13hatch · 09-26-2015, 04:32 PM

^^^ Those weren't hard to find at all. Just would rather have real driving gloves just in case I need them for a real event at some point in the future, where they are required.

Ratpack_Chad · 09-26-2015, 05:20 PM

FET racing, love mine.

seattlerider · 09-29-2015, 06:03 PM

I would say try the leather driving gloves, they will serve you well. I have two pairs of Riparohttp://www.amazon.com/Riparo-Genuine...3571317&sr=8-8 and I like them.

09-11-2015, 08:12 PM	#1
AzS13hatch Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: AZ/ South Korea Age: 35 Posts: 121 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Driving/racing gloves Before I start I searched forever and couldn't find a thread on this that wasn't from like 2007, so I'm starting a new one seeing as a lot has changed since then. So I've been browsing around lately looking at what driving gloves I wanna buy for drifting. I have seen way too many and probably not even close to them all. I just want some info on what your preference is and/or what you have tried and liked/disliked. Post em up!

09-11-2015, 08:53 PM	#4
KAT-PWR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: US Posts: 2,040 Trader Rating: (11) Rides Gallery: KAT-PWR Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Sorry i'm no help, I always go in raw. __________________ MRP Manufacturing

09-11-2015, 09:33 PM	#6
Hoffman5982 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Definitely NOT FL.... Age: 32 Posts: 2,504 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	I have the Racequip 350 gloves. Super plain, super simple, super cheap. I have been using them since Nov/Dec last year and other than being a little dirty they are still perfectly fine. For the price, I like them. I have been considering snagging a pair of the new Shirtstuckedin gloves tho __________________

09-12-2015, 03:31 PM	#7
unpaintedhatch Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: AZ Posts: 90 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Try some welding gloves? __________________

09-24-2015, 01:13 AM	#8
Gold Coast S14 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 304 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Kid's Heart Mechanics gloves... are they driving gloves? Nope. Do I care? Nope. Are they rad as hell? Yes. __________________ I'm so intoxicated, sometimes I sit back like "God damn I made it"

09-11-2015, 08:44 PM	#3
xoxide Post Whore! Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 2,807 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	Ive got some awesome ones for sale: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=596618 Price dropped to 75

09-11-2015, 09:10 PM	#5
AzS13hatch Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: AZ/ South Korea Age: 35 Posts: 121 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yea definitely forgot to ask about scarf and goggles.... Anyway, I usually drive bare hands, but I'm looking for glove ideas. xoxide, thanks for the offer but I'm just browsing for now.

09-24-2015, 08:43 AM	#9
OBEEWON Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hightened State of Emergency Posts: 6,053 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	These are cool enough to make me drive marginally better. They feel like my hands are between a fluffy girls thighs. __________________

09-24-2015, 11:12 AM	#10
Sleepy_Steve Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	If race only... suede wheel + leather gloves is a fantastic level of grip. I use the $60-$70 sparco ones. If a DD, I'd get a wood or leather wheel w/ leather gloves... They're waaay less vulnerable to grease, moisture, and sweat from your hands than the suede wheels. __________________ '95 240 \| @SleepySteve72

09-24-2015, 02:10 PM	#11
JM216S14 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Over the gate Posts: 448 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Those

09-24-2015, 05:23 PM	#12
xpinoyxmk Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: FL Posts: 712 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	FYI, floves are needed to drive on a track here in Japan. That being said, what is the reasoning behind needing them? Prevent little cuts if your window shatters or burns if your car catches fire? Shirtstuckedin gloves look pretty cool and Juran gloves are sold over here locally for like $50ish. Not sure about using leather gloves even though I have a suede wheel.

09-24-2015, 06:19 PM	#13
AzS13hatch Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: AZ/ South Korea Age: 35 Posts: 121 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Main reason to get them is for track use, but want them to be able to drive with anytime I take my 240 out so I'm used to them. It's not a daily so it doesn't go out much on the streets

09-26-2015, 01:45 AM	#15
Sinamex Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Whittier, Ca Posts: 47 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've always wondered, how it would feel using driving glove? Do you guys honestly feel a difference?

09-26-2015, 11:00 AM	#18
SilviaSR20DET Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,221 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	If you can find a pair, keiichi tsuchiya (k1 planning dg5) gloves are really comfortable/feel and good grip. Wish i bought an extra pair...

09-26-2015, 04:32 PM	#19
AzS13hatch Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: AZ/ South Korea Age: 35 Posts: 121 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^^^ Those weren't hard to find at all. Just would rather have real driving gloves just in case I need them for a real event at some point in the future, where they are required.

09-26-2015, 05:20 PM	#20
Ratpack_Chad Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Jose, Ca Age: 35 Posts: 211 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	FET racing, love mine.

09-29-2015, 06:03 PM	#21
seattlerider Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: seattle Age: 46 Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would say try the leather driving gloves, they will serve you well. I have two pairs of Riparohttp://www.amazon.com/Riparo-Genuine...3571317&sr=8-8 and I like them.