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Originally Posted by bigjae1976
I've been driving without gloves for the last 5 months due to an unfortunate track box accident which rendered my nomex army gloves destroyed. The nice thing is my army gloves had padded knuckles just in case there was a hot pit ultimate fighter engagement.  So I just went on with life bare knuckled. Then I bought some $70 OMP gloves because it was pretty cold this past event. I can say that I felt like I had more control over the car. I just liked driving better.
Really didn't change too much and dropped over 4 seconds off my PR at Texas World Speedway in my current car. I didn't change my typical line at all. At TWS, 2 minutes is kind of the target for a "good time". Back in May, I drove 2 of 37 laps under 2:00. Fast forward to Nov, I drove 21 of 29 laps under 2:00. Really it came down to just driving faster through the corners. My straight away speeds were about the same between 129-133 mph on the fastest straight. So the Bimmerworld exhaust, cleaned air filter, and colder air didn't make too much of an actual difference.
What does everyone think? Do good gloves make a big difference? I didn't think so before but now I'm thinking it kind of does. |
Which gloves did you buy?
I'm in the market for a pair to use for trackdays, but I haven't tried many brands. I've used a set of OMPs for two 24HoL races, and they seemed adequate--but I mainly wore them because they are required for racing. I didn't feel like they improved my driving at all; in fact, I almost felt like they reduced the amount of steering feel I receive. Thoughts?