[DeTomaso] Advice from the Ironbutts

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

I also wear a size 11, I usually wear a pair of Piloti driving shoes or my
spiffy Yellow and Black checkerboard Vans, you just want a shoe with little
or zero lip along the edges.
Those teeny weenie Italian dudes musta been a size 8 - 9 or smaller.

Michael in Savannah

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:56 PM, <msm at portata.com> wrote:

> Getting into a Pantera is easy as I have extra gravitation pull helping
> me. Getting out is the hard part.
>
> I usually just drive barefoot.  For track days, I wear the race boots
> which don't have a wide sole.  Even in size 14, they are no problem for
> those narrowly spaced pedals.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Londry [mailto:davel at emspace.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:47 AM
> To: msm at portata.com; DeTomaso Forum
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Advice from the Ironbutts
>
> Hey - I don't really get how you manage to pour yourself in Mr.
> President.
> For instance, my feet are only 11EEE and I can only wear moccasins or go
>
> in socks.
> (or hit 3 pedals at once)
> dave
>
> msm at portata.com wrote:
> > I don't use seats in my car, but I do have a couple of small foam pads
> > that I can wedge between my lower back and the firewall.
> >
> > Mike Drew wrote an article in the October 2007 PCNC Newsletter about a
> > Recaro inflatable bladder that he has.
> > http://www.panteraclubnorcal.com/articles/News0710.pdf
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> > On Behalf Of Dave Londry
> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:19 AM
> > To: DeTomaso Forum
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Advice from the Ironbutts
> >
> > My first 2 hour drive in the cat had only one negative result.
> > That was a big pressure ridge, just above the tailbone, from the stock
>
> > seats (73L).
> > Now Google maps tells me it's 15 1/2 hours from here to Reno, so I'm
> > thinking those seats have got to go.
> >
> > Fiero seats are the "standard" replacement aren't they?
> > tks
> > dave
> >
> >
>
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