jonno
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| posted on 1/1/06 at 11:09 PM |
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Driving gloves
Can anyone recommend a decent pair of driving gloves at a sensible price ?? 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/1/06 at 11:16 PM |
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OMP Karting Gloves.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 1/1/06 at 11:18 PM |
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eBay.
I got my Sparco ones for a tenner and they are great.
Rally Design sell a budget pair of OMP I think for around £15.
Pat...
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 1/1/06 at 11:19 PM |
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Nearest Golfing establishment
(Boom Boom)
[Edited on 2/1/06 by Ian Pearson]
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jonno
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| posted on 1/1/06 at 11:23 PM |
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was look at the Contatto glove here http://rallynuts.com/motorsport/OMP_Race_Gloves_1768
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/1/06 at 11:28 PM |
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Ditch the Nomex in the description and you should be able to get em cheaper.
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jonno
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| posted on 1/1/06 at 11:41 PM |
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http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=OMPKK02732-LB
Do you mean like this hellfire ??
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JoelP
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| posted on 1/1/06 at 11:58 PM |
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golf gloves are very comfortable but possibly not warm enough for a cold day, on the other hand i have some biker gloves that are wonderfully warm,
but a bit too clumsy (have slipped on the wheel in the past).
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Bob C
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 12:24 AM |
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That a pun there Joel? "golf gloves are...... on the other hand....."
Fair enough in UK with some CECs you could use a golf glove & keep your right hand warm on the silencer...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 08:35 AM |
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Are you simply trying to keep a better grip on the wheel, or are you trying to keep your hands warm?
Since getting my hands frozen going to Sudbury, I've invested in a pair of winter-grade motorbike gloves - should keep my fingers toasty!
Reasonably thick material, but not so that I can't hold the wheel and operate switches.
David
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Humbug
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 08:59 AM |
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I got some motorbike gloves from the local motor factor/bike shop for £15. They are a little stiff, losing some "feel", but they are nice
and warm and the wrist bit is quite wide and adjustable, so you don't get cold wind blowing up your sleeve. I am hoping that with a bit of use
the gloves will soften up a bit, too.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 10:59 AM |
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I've found motorcycle gloves to be too stiff and awkward for driving the indy and operating switches effectively. They're nice and warm
though but need to be, cos on a motorbike your hands take the full force of the wind.
Its slightly different in a kit car though, you've usually got the scuttle to protect your hands from the wind, so don't require gloves
with as much padding. Hence the karting gloves.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 12:15 PM |
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I've only got a couple of 'Brooklands' aeroscreens and the wind cuts right underneath, straight onto my hands. They get frozen with
light-weight gloves, even if I hold the wheel at the bottom.
The bike gloves I've got are the type without the armour-plating - just a bit of padding.
An alternative is a pair of winter-weight push bike riders' gloves. They're fairly well insulated, but lighter. Only trouble is -
they're expensive when compared to m/bike gloves.
David
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jonno
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 12:35 PM |
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Its to keep my hands warm really, think i'm gonna get the omp base glove to see how i get on (the cars on sorn at the moment anyway ) 
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 04:35 PM |
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Got a pair of silk glove liners that I use inside my lightweight driving gloves I was frozen going to the Sudbury meet but my hands were OK
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 08:19 PM |
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I used to have a pair of them when I rode a bike - can't find them now...
Got a pair of those woolly one-size-fits-all liners... no good at all.
Best thing I ever had on my bike was a pair of waxed cotton mitts with wool mitts inside - could never drive a car in them, though! Can't find
the outer mitts either - probably with the silk liners...
rgds,
David
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 2/1/06 at 08:36 PM |
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Used to use the silk liners in my parachuting days , it is bitterly cold at altitude this time of year and you need to be able to feel with some
parachute deployment systems as you can't see them.
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