Driving tip learned this morning

Don't try to drive your 996 and break-in a new pair of cowboy boots at the same time... ugh... car was lurching on every shift like a newbie 16 yr. old on Driver's Ed.

I tried to launch pretty hard from a stoplight yesterday in flip flops, caught my left one on the floor mat and couldn't get the clutch out quick enough. Even though I got off the gas pretty quick it burned the hell out of it, smelled like crazy. Luckily I was on the way to the dealer to have the RMS replaced under warranty, I'll have the clutch done too for a few hundred more. From now on no flip flops.

damn, Id never consider driving in boots or slippers, but good to know

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I'll bet those are about as expensive as a pair of Bruno Magli's.

In what situation can one actually wear cowboy boots? I've never been anywhere or worn any clothes and thought "A pair of Lucesse's would work well here."

You mean Lucchese? Yeah, that's what I bought recently. Okay, so for the driving part, you can actually drive with cowboy boots on. The problem with brand new ones is the lack of ankle articulation because the leather's a bit stiff. Once broken in, it's do-able. This is my first pair of cowboy boots ever, so I haven't quite figured out where I'm going to wear them to yet. I actually just ran out to do errands so I could get a feel for them. Everyone kept telling me these they're extremely comfortable to wear (once broken in) so I finally bit the bullet and tried out a pair. I figure everyone in Texas can't be wrong! On any typical day, it's a pair of dress shoes that I wear when driving. Good dress shoes work surprisingly well. The leather soles offer pretty good feel.

Son, you just don't understand. But hell, I don't know how to tie shoe laces anyhow. I run with a pretty diverse crowd. Let's seeeee ridin' a Harley in loafers - NAW I just don't think so. I was wearin boots the day I shot this photo of my 930 and had no problem keepin up with these no-goods.

Boots and Cayenne yes, boots and 911 no.

No problem with the boots and 911 but the colors have to be complimentary - slate and natural hornback crock go well together. In Nevada boots go with everything from a night out in a tux to standing out in the driveway in your boxers and six-gun. If you have the right size (I have to go to a size 13 boot even though I'm a size 12 shoe) there isn't more comfortable footwear to be found.

Do people that aren't cowboys still wear cowboy boots? Also, try doing the clutch spring removal mod and driving with flip flops! Can you say toe cramps?

I usually wear these when I do my morning donut run on Saturday.............

Would love to see those in a driving / track video! I heard bunny slippers make heel-toe a hare easier!

Cowboy boots are silly on anyone who isn't riding a horse.

On a horse. Those pointy toes seem silly until you're trying to find a stirrup without looking down or dropping a rein. Then they make all the sense in the world.

Someone once asked Willie Nelson why he always wore tenny runners and not cowboy boots.. His reply was " I don't want to be mistaken for a trucker..." These days I only wear my western boots for more formal functions, a form of "quiet" protest I guess.

As are bomber jackets on anyone who isn't a pilot. It's footwear, so wear 'em if ya like 'em. We're not going to get into arguments about people buying sports cars who don't track them now, are we?

We were at the track in April and Bobby Archer offered to drive my car to comment on the set up. I loaned him my suit, gloves, helmet and then said do you want my racing boots? No, I will just wear these...Cowboy boots! Went out and beat every other car on the track in my class and was passing faster cars also! Learned a valuable lesson, it's not the boots, it's the driver

Now here is a man (Steve C.) who gets it! I have a few comments: 1) Some of you "easterners" are really proving what geeks you turely are. 2) There may be a lot of you "P Car" owners that are your own best fan and think you really have some driving talent, but some of the finest NASCAR drivers who ever graced the great tracks of the south wore boots. It wasn't until rules changes that some gave it up reluctantly. 3) If you can't drive fast in boots, maybe the boots are not the problem?? 4) The difference between cowboy boots and engineer boots is that cowboy boots have **** ON them. ...... had my boots on this day until I had to jump in the car............

>>We're not going to get into arguments about people buying sports cars who don't track them now, are we? -Ucube<< >>Some of you "easterners" are really proving what geeks you turely are. -bernocco930S<< That was an unexpected call-out. I'll take up the geek side, then. I'm from New England. I think cowboy boots are ridiculous unless they're on a cowboy. I think my sports car has a soft top and doesn't belong on a track. I think I'm a very good road driver and a very slow track driver, based on the numerous driving schools I've been through. I have no illusions about my racing prowess. And I think NASCAR is boring and depressingly lower-class. Sorry, but that's the way I see it from my northern and eastern vantage. CP

What's funny is that you will very rarely see a working cowboy wearing what we think of as cowboy boots. What we think of as cowboy boots are worn to dress up and make a bit of a statement. Which, to me, means that anybody who wants to wear them for the same purpose ought to go right ahead.

Damn those Boxsters, Miatas, Elises, and other open-top sports cars. Get off the track!!! And the bomber jackets were popularized by the easterners, no?

OK I am originally from Oklahoma and yes I have worn cowboy boots sometimes but more like once a year. Shoes have evolved over time and today there are better shoes that we utilize but cowboy boots are still a classic so if you enjoy them wear them. Yes a great driver can run the track in cowboy boots but he can also do as good and maybe even better in some other shoes. Bomber Jackets look great, I have one and love it but when I go to fly I do not wear it as it is not authorized, again we now have something better and probably cheaper since it is provided by the lowest bidder.

Yeah, I should have been clearer. I mean my sports car with a soft top, not anyone else's. It's not set up for tracking - it's set up for driving to the beach.

Hey just wanted to personally thank you for clearing this up. You have just confirmed my very point about you! eric

WTF! I thought we all daily drive with these!!!!!!

This was about me ? I mean, me personally? Not just your own skewed perspective on the whole east coast? Damn. I'd have taken the gloves off....

Kinda funny how you fit the discription so well. I didn't even think about you PERSONALLY until you brought it up. Thanks again. PS: Get a life!

Didn't east coast and west coast rappers start killing each other for less egregious acts than calling out cowboy boots? I'm from Montana and they issue you a pair at the border. I've worn through many soles of many pairs. My father-in-law can see his socks through the bottom. Trust me, they ain't fashion statements for him. But, to each their own. This has been an interesting thread. By the way, heel and toe actions can work better with a "heel" and a "toe" of a cowboy boot!

In texas, they are daily attire

I should get a life? You're the one with the candy-apple red slant-nose that you're obviously confusing with a horse. Say hi to Madonna for me when you see her.

LOL WTF is going on here? There's somethin happenin here.. What it is ain't exactly clear..

LOL oh man that is funny- I laughed out loud.

968 and Navy have their heads on straight and I respect them for their open-ness. For some of the others.......... live a little. www.boatbarn.com I recommend the Dan Post with an overlay. Not too expensive, very comfortable with the sole lining and really great looking while durable and sturdy. Who knows, you may find a NEW YOU!! And for the guy with the personal problem in MA, you may not like my factory M505 painted candy apple red but if you check out this months Excellence magazine - they are featuring a car almost the same color. AND guess what? His is not a factory color either but it made it to a magazine article. Just what page is your beauty on??

LOL

[QUOTE=carpundit]>> And I think NASCAR is boring and depressingly lower-class. Ya' know, I just cannot get this ignorant and stupid not to mention brainless remark out of my head. I am specifically copying it here so you cannot go back and delete it from your stupendously arrogant statement posted earlier. I am shocked and dismayed�� but of course you may not understand talk like that � Oh Well!

So you think I'm a liar, too? I don't like NASCAR. I find it dull. I mostly find the people in it to be inarticulate and uninteresting. I see the spectators the same way. Sorry. Personal opinion here. And, yes, there certainly are exceptions. My car, as you can see, is traditional Arctic Silver and doesn't get featured in Excellence too often. On the other hand, it also wasn't featured in Back to the Future , and I don't hear a Cindi Lauper track in my head everytime I see it. Gotta go. I'm off to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. You should try to catch it - the cars turn in two directions!

Lol this is an awesome thread... Stereotypes galore

[QUOTE=carpundit]So you think I'm a liar, too? My car, as you can see, is traditional Arctic Silver and doesn't get featured in Excellence too often. On the other hand, it also wasn't featured in Back to the Future , and I don't hear a Cindi Lauper track in my head everytime I see it. QUOTE] A liar? Hmmmm, again - now that you mention it...... maybe? I hate to admit this but you have hit on something we have in -well- I guess you might say, common! Damn I hate this. I too have a traditional Artic Silver 996. Well it is one of these.... No problem, I will put it up for sale tomorrow!

The one on top is nice. The one on the bottom is silly - like it escaped from Pimp My Ride . Are your boots, perchance, eelskin? Alligator?

Nope, just cowhide. Cows are cheap but the talented folks that put 'em together have caught on to the idea that us city folks have money to buy 'em and so their labor is $expensive$. Figures that I would like the one on the bottom. Almost bought that rear wing and have ordered and cancelled the wheels but looks like I am going for Volk TE37's - Oh Well.