[DeTomaso] Driving Gloves

[John Bentley (jab)]

I flew up to Clearlake yesterday to see Reek at Carini Speed to talk
about a turbo project and I never used any kind of driving or flying
glove the whole trip.  It was 80 degrees and not a cloud in the sky or
on the road! :)

JB




 

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of Mark McWhinney
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 9:56 AM
To: 'Trevor Fougere'; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Driving Gloves

I also drove up 35 yesterday, walked across the Golden Gate, and drove
up into the Marin Headlands.  80 degrees and not a cloud.

Unless it is hot, I wear the full Nomex gauntlet racing gloves which can
look a little silly especially if I am wearing shorts and a tee-shirt,
but they do keep the fingers warm.

I also have the 12" wide, thick-padded leather wheel which grip better
and are easier on the hands on those long trips or harrowing track-days.

If you don't like the boy racer driving gloves or the gauntlet racing
gloves, you could try mechanic gloves.



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of Trevor Fougere
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 8:58 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Driving Gloves

Having gone through my own 11 months of new owner hell...fixing
everything in site...I finally have the car at a point where it is truly
driveable...God it feels good to be able to trust the car!!!!
 
So...I took off at the crack of dawn yesterday and had a wonderful 250
miles round trip down to Watsonville and back...down via 35 and 9 on the
peninsula and back via the Pacific Coast Highway...really nice...light
traffic in both directions...got to boogy on several occasions...avoided
the law...and they are all over 17.
 
Anyway...it was fairly cold in the morning so I wore unlined "dress"
gloves to keep my hands warm.  Only to discover that my grip on the
wheel was VASTLY improved.  Making me wonder why I have never ever ever
worn driving gloves before...except in the dead of winter back east in
my misspent youth.
Ski gloves hardly qualify as..."wow i can really feel the wheel..." I
ended up wearing the dress gloves all the way home even though it was
80F. No sweaty palms...no slipping on the wheel...but they are a bit
bulky for "fingertip" type touch situations while driving.
 
So...I'm asking...what do people wear...and/or recommend...for real
driving gloves... I'm not looking for full Nomex gauntlet racing
gloves...
 
Thanks
 
Trevor Fougere
#3797
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