I've used skate shoes for driving since the 90's, the feel and flat sole just work.

I never really knew what to look for in driving shoes, but now I do. I’ll likely be sticking to my Chuck Taylors though lol

American Chris Harris at it again

You forgot the most important part: Laces out! © Ace Ventura

Im always blown away by seeing Wyatt’s skill using ‘hiking’ (mountaineering) boots. Just goes to show extreme pedal feel with race shoes is nothing compared to extreme feel of the car itself!

Nice! Been curious about this subject.

I love using my Converse for driving, i can feel the pedals properly

I use water shoes for RallyCross. Good feel, lightweight and breathable for hot California days.

I wear some beat-up New Balance sneakers. Not for the Initial D meme, but their soles are so worn from walking that I can almost feel the pedal directly.

I've been wearing high top converse for years and they work great. I've had some pumas that work great and some of them have rolled heels.

Puma has decent affordable driving shoes. Not full on fireproof racing shoes but they’re thin and have a comfortable heel for driving. Adidas used to have nice ones too but I haven’t seen any in a few years.

Great video as always! I have a video idea for you guys. Have you ever thought about doing some sort of "transferable skills" video on driving simulators for performance driving? It could be a good quarantine special with most of the world staying inside and it'd be interesting to see how a sim compares to real life.

I love to drive in leather sneakers with flat, flexible, and relatively thin outsoles. Favorite brand is Pantofola D'Oro.

In the UK we have a lot of tiny French hatchbacks. I love them, in a 1400lb car even 80bhp is fun. Anyway, they have tiny pedals right close together and with a US size 13 foot I need the slimmest, most uncomfy shoes to drive them properly. Totally worth it though.

ive driven in work boots for so long anything else just feels weird and i don't like it

I wear flip flops 75% of the time so I usually drive barefoot. Great pedal feel

I really enjoy wearing the Merrel Trail Glove (I have the Trail Glove 4) for driving. They do have a durable sole, but there's zero drop heel to toe, and the sole is 11mm thick. Excellent pedal feel, very comfortable!

Vans Slip ons, great feel and easy for heel toe and left foot braking. Comfy too. When I wear flip flops I just take them off driving and go barefoot to do the same driving

every old pair of skate shoes I own become my new driving shoes, wear down the heels so they are round and the soul basically is non existent so great feel and a lot of fun. I live in the suburbs though and mostly just take the fun car out for drives so never have to worry about shredding them or stepping on a small pebble that will feel like a boulder, boots for everything else though

skateshoes are pretty good if you find certain styles. good feel and durable

By the way, did you know you can tell how somebody drives by looking at the difference between the left and the right heel of the shoes? Big wear difference means that person likes to go a bit faster than regular. Learned this at automotive sales college, they taught us to have a look at this. Have fun observing peoples heels folks ;)

Maybe the most strange experience with shoes I have ever had was when I put on fivefingers at the first time and sat into the car. Especially after wearing some heavy hiking-like shoes for a long time.

Oh no... I've always wanted a pair of Piloti driving shoes and due to lockdown I've been spending more money than usual. This video might make me buy a pair!!!

I prefer racing shoes with a harder sole in the toe. The flex in the middle allows for great feel and the hard toe avoids sore spots on the ball of my foot on long days of rallying.

I use a pair of really worn out vans slip-ons. Comfy, very thin so you can really feel pedals and they don't slip around at all

Running shoes is the best for me!

Had a 20 dollar pair of knock off vans and they worked great! (They fell apart in like a month, so prob will get real vans next time)

I daily my STI with steel toe boots. Took a month or so to get used to it but now it feels just like any pair of shoes!

I'm always driving around in my huge Royer work books because I'm going to trade school for Electromechanics. They forced me to learn how to left foot brake because of long it took me to pull my right foot off the accel and slam it on the brake. No ragrets

if you watch some old videos of keiichi tsuchiya's you can see him wearing red adidas skate shoes just like the one on the vid

I really like either sambas or blazers

I just ordered a pair of vandel co driving shoes I can't wait for them to come in and for just a regular occasion wear my piloti high tops

Driving in my Salomons feels great. I have the xa pro’s and the speedcross (which I noticed this guy has as well). The speedcross soles are grippy so it’s a funny feeling under the pedals but I’ve gotten used to it.

PUMA has some shoes if interesed

it's nice to hear what you think you already know

I've found the Merrel Accentor Mid GTX, works well for me. Midway between the full on hiking boot and the training shoes in the video. They are fairly lite, waterproof, have an all terrain sole that's got some feel, but not painfull for walking off road and the radius on the heel helps nice smooth pedal travel.

I never understood what's the deal with racing shoes. Thank you!

I really like soft Bogs (or other muck boots sorts so long as they are flexible), the lack of structure makes for good winter driving shoes even though they are tall boots. In our Montana winters I need the good pedal sensitivity since when driving on ice I'm almost always at the traction limit. And the tall boot is handy for when a ditch happens

Vans and loafers are my favorites here

A pair of black leather loafers seem to work just fine for me.

I found a pair of Porsche branded Adidas driving shoes in a Freds years back! Lol... they were 20 bucks in the clearance section and looked brand new other than a tiny flaw on one of the toe leather sections. I'm not a guy that would pay over 200 bucks for a shoe like this but for 20 bucks I had to get them. They haven't gotten a lot of use and are designed in a way that makes them terrible for walking but for driving I really like them and other than the slightly tacky woodgrain plastic (though it's the same stuff used in the cars) they look awesome. I have no idea how they ended up in a rural Freds but my wife says they were meant for me to have. 🤣

the busenitz are a beautiful pair of trainers, can tell Wyatt has been enjoying those bad boys

I daily drive with karting shoes. £20-30 I've had them for 9 months they are nice and thin for better pedal feel.

Please make a similar video about Racing Suits and the way to pick one for the particular form of racing/Rallying

Converse mid tops and/or your favorite skate shoes.

I’ve used my used skate shoes for my first 6 track days and the pedal feel is good but thought it could be bettee and started looking into racing shoes. Noticed theyre really similar to wrestling shoes and those feel like barefeet so picked up a set of adidas for 80 bucks. Can’t wait to try them at sonoma raceway in a couple weeks. Not sfi rated of course but i’m just doing track days so not necessary for me yet

If you have *wide feet, just buy 2E Wrestling Shoes* Same tech and even easier to pivot for heel/toe

Saw the same Addidas Im wearing nice

Never gave much tought to it, simple Airmax does it for me very well. Nonetheless, great video from Team O'Neil as always! Keep it up boys

Just allways, great content. The same thing with gloves, you only need/should use it if they are fire proof.

Is it possible in rally to drive barefoot in socks and have boots ready in case you need to hop out and check the car? That's what I do in performance road driving when you need that extra edge on the feel of the pedals , you can do it with fire retardant socks as well

So not my flip flops? 😊 Good topic!

I always love these videos If anyone wants try out the concept or just get a cheap facsimile of those racing shoes, grab a pair of amazon basics(?) water shoes the basically exactly what he just described and they're $10. Word to the wise though, throw a pair of boots or something in the trunk in case something happens and you have to walk a significant distance.

I have always liked the puma drift cats but they can be hard to find and somewhat pricey. Lately I have loved the Levis Mens Rio shoe. Super thing soles but still a shoe you can walk around in and they have the rounded heel which I prefer. They are also only $30 which is nice too xD

Adidas Sambas are where it's at!

Adidas has really cool vintage rally racing shoes

Sometimes i prefer driving bare foot Makes me feel more connected

I found this very informative but since I'm a bit too far to the extreme I really struggle with footwear when driving. I wear a US size 15 6E. Due to the width of my feet, I had to take up driving barefoot when I learned to drive manual. With large work boots on I literally cannot drive manual without stepping on all three pedals simultaneously. Even with skating type shoes, I struggle to not accidentally hit the brake with the clutch unless I really focus on the position of my left foot. For years of my life now, because I am addicted to driving manuals, I have worn flip flops all year round, rain and snow included, even in the bitter cold of winter - and I lived in Utica, New York for two years. I always have to take time to put on real shoes if I need it (work, formal occasions) when I arrive. There is nothing I want more than some footwear which is thin enough to allow me to drive with the first 1/3 of my foot accurately but also encompasses my foot and lasts at least a few months.

Literally use those Adidas everyday but I also skate so makes sense

Barefoot heel and toeing life

I like driving in onitsuka tigers

Didn't know thanks that's so nice to know

These racing shoes look very similar to wrestling shoes

$5 slip on's from target is all I use, but nothing better than going for a drive in the middle of a down pour with nothing but freshly dried socks.

Vans and skate shoes are the best driving shoes

New balance are the best racing shoes

Where can I find big driving/racing shoes I wear a size 14 and I haven’t been able to find any?

what about driving moccasins

Nike SB Janoski's

had to go to a wedding once and drove in long toed dress shoes. it was interesting.

Low cut Shoes meant for a kitchen environment non slip great driving shoes

Just realised the shoes I got as my "Daily drivers" are kind of formed like these racing shoes but still are (relatively) light normal ones with a decent sole lol

Lol I have been using steel toe work boots

Audio sounds almost muted to me, gotta crank my tv up way further than normal

Are slides safe for driving? Considering flip flops are dangerous.

Any advice for people with larger/wider feet? I usually wear size 12 shoes, which isn't so bad in and of itself, but I wear anywhere from a 4 extra-wide to a 6 extra-wide, which makes finding shoes suitable for driving pretty tough. And since I'm diabetic, I have to be really careful to wear shoes that fit properly.

I preffer rollers for driving

Am I the only one here that likes to wear what the call a "beach shoe" when driving?

I like driving in cowboy boots

I can't stand driving my wrx with boots, Adidas superstars seem to do the trick nicely

Oh you are a rock climber aren't you ;)

Pt2 Rally Driver Explains Best Colour For Driving Socks!!

Vans sk8 hi

I just use vans

flip flops

Or just SOCKS , socks are the best

I have eu size 52. anybody got recommendations for good driving shoes?

I just drive barefoot.

I like to slip my boots off and drive in my socks.

Your Piloti shoes don't impress me.

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Real pros drive barefoot

I like the video, i hate the title.