Anybody using driving gloves?

If so, which ones do you use?

At the track...Sparco.

for fancy driving the porsche leather ones for casual/racing around a track, a set of 32 degrees paintball gloves lol

I'm considering the Qwi anti-vibration gloves - for long drives. Has anyone tried these and can offer feedback?

I used them years ago when driving my MGs, Minis, and Jags with their skinny hard and cold or hot wheels and no power steering. Driving aggressively could give you blisters and was hard on the hands. For years all my cars have had larger and usually padded leather wheels that make gloves unnecessary for me, nor wanted. I don't wear gloves riding my motorcycles (Harley) either unless it's cold or I take out one of my sport bikes to wrestle in the canyons and risk a possible fall, in which case I'll have leathers and a helmet on as well. If you feel you need 'em, by all means use 'em.

depends on what driving bra i'm wearing that day

bwaahahhhaaa

sorry, that was bad and a bit sexist. but after all, it's not like this is the boxster board (oops, did i write that out loud?)

I use pair of motorcycle gloves.

I use these. If they were good enough for "Buffalo" Bill Cody, they're good enough for me!

I use these, powder-free, so they don't mess up my black interior... Oh, and I can still feel my steering wheel, like a good condom.

Actually, I like very think deerskin gloves when the weather is cold. Else, I drive barehanded. I will admit that the leather gives a very tactile feel on the wheel.

got some Roeckl fingerless gloves (peccary skin) which keep palm-sweat off the wheel and allow me to pick my nose when the occasion arises (seriously, being fingerless I can fiddle with the ***** and buttons a bit easier).

Didn't driving gloves go out with Members Only jackets? Gloves for the track I can understand, but for the street???

I had to buy a pair of Impact when I was at skip barber because I kept hitting my knuckles on the body of the car every time I shifted. a few years later, I still use the same ones. I only use at the track or in the canyons. Members Only jackets went out? They always make a good appearance on the Sopranos.

I use a pair of G-Force gloves at the track. So far I've not needed gloves for the street in this brutal Southern California climate...

Exactly what I was thinking!! Driving gloves are from the days of cars with no heat, and hard wood steering wheels. With a nice leather steering wheel, plenty of heat, and power steering, you don't really need gloves. Unless of course, you like wearing gloves. I hate it!

AndyK "Driving gloves are from the days of cars with no heat, and hard wood steering wheels. " I get cold easily. Our 996 is garage kept, and has the butt-warming option (which works great), however, you grab hold of a leather steering wheel when the ambient temperature is 38�F without gloves there is going to be some negative thermal transfer between the wheel and your hands. We don't turn on the heat until the engine reaches 80�C on the gauge, then we blast out the heat... But those first ten minutes, Brrrrr. I'll wear gloves every time.

I hear ya. I just find it annoying to not be able to change the channels on the stereo wearing leather gloves! But, if they make your driving experience better, that's what counts.

These seem to work on cold days, and they're so "purty" Seriously, I use driving gloves that I bought at the dealer (Porsche lettering in red) for use on long trips. My hands tend to sweat so I would rather it be in the gloves than on my carbon and leather wheel.

Go to the sports authority and pick up a pair of batting gloves. They work very well and cost only $30. I use the Under Armor ones for winter and Autocross days.

I have a pair of nomex and thin leather gloves from Navy flying days. Never liked how they felt then and wore them very little after training. I tried to use them in the car and still don't like them. A very different feel. I don't know, maybe I should try them some more but I like that bare hands feel. The racing gloves all look so thick I can't imagine using them.

Try using gloves that don't have a liner and you'll be able to change the stations easily. As to the temp, definitely when it's cold in the northeast, my hands (which are usually quite dry to begin with) slip and slide on the steering wheel (CF and leather). So, gloves give me that added traction in the event of an emergency. I mean you don't walk around barefoot in the winter, do you?

those german must have SMALL fingers. the buttons on the radio is smaller than my nokia cellphone.

I don't wear driving gloves because I don't want to look like a Ferrari Owner . I always see those guys in their ferrari jackets, hats, shoes & gloves...talk about insecurity!

Cleanme, that's pretty funny, because I do often see Ferrari guys wandering around in badged clothing. But, take solace knowing that there are no logos on my gloves. Indeed, I only where them in the car when it's cold. It would be disingenuous of me to say that it doesn't result in me driving slightly more aggressively though.

Do driving mittens count? I wear these: http://www.clobberleather.com.au/detail.cfm?PID=130

How could you hand out hand gestures with those while driving?

I got a great deal on some leather gloves as they were too small to fit the original owner...

I still cannot believe that they had him try it on with a latex glove. That whole case was such a joke.

One time driving in Italy to Lake Como, I could have used driving gloves - my hands were red and close to blistering from everyone pushing me on a scary mountain road. It seemed everyone wanted to go faster faster faster, which was pretty fun. I was driving a VW Kubelwagon (similar to a "thing"). When we got to Como (from Switzerland), I'll admit my hands were a little bit sore, but nothing that a few cold beers and a pizza couldn't fix. Since then I haven't really seen the need to use driving gloves. I think it's one of those fashion things more than anything practical. But if you like em - go for it. I'd feel stupid I think.

Nope never ever, however I use gloves when my hands are cold outside.

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Must not live where it gets really cold. Try getting in your car and driving home at 7pm in the winter when its 20 degrees F outside. For those first 10 minutes, your hands hurt like a **** because that wheel is, well, about 20 degrees F. Sure, if the ***** in Stuttgart had given me the option of a heated wheel, I'd not be in this bind, but they didnt'. So gloves it is... and I'll keep them in the glove box. Sounds silly, since they would be at 20F also, but my body will heat them up in short order and then they insulate me from that frozen friggen thick, leather wrapped icicle I must use to steer the car.

LOL. Driving gloves always make me laugh.

Personally, with driving & other activities, I don't like anything in between my skin & whatever it is I'm interacting with. Kinda buffers the experience. Don't wear driving gloves unless I'm racing, don't wear golf glove, don't like condoms, but like racing, sometimes safety requires it. In fact, when casually driving, I like to be totally naked... Maybe I should not have admitted that.

I use them when riding my GSX-R, used to use them with the large skinny hard plastic wheel on my MG and hard wood wheel on the XKE. No need with larger diameter padded and leather covered wheels.

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So am I If I were tracking and worrying about fire or dragging my tail out of a rolled car yah sometimes yes and sometimes no. But with power steering and always having tough hands I'll go gloveless. I tried some of my light Alpine brand gloves in the car one time and took them off figuring there wasn't any positive. Tracks its a good idea but with power steering ah nope.

Doesn't get any better than Sparco Tides. Volcanoes on your hands. http://www.saferacer.com/sparco-tide...?productid=754