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View Poll Results: What do you wear when you are Sim-Racing?
Stinky Barefoot or Socks 57 79.17%
Slippers or Sandals 4 5.56%
Normal Trainers or Shoes 6 8.33%
Specialist Race Shoes 3 4.17%
Whatever I happen to be wearing when I sit down 2 2.78%
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Old 20th August 2008
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Default Barefoot, socks or in shoes - how do you race?

A light hearted but hopefully amusingly or interesting one ... (hope its not been done before, or at least for a while).

What do you wear on your feet when you are sim-racing??

I am a stinky barefoot racer myself (or I might stick some socks on in winter)
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socks all the way for me
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Socks!!!
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Damn you lot are too quick ... I hadn't even posted the poll up before you two got in there!!??
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My shoes are not listed, i use wooden shoes, as i am all dutch So i voted socks.
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Fresh Barefoot or Fresh Socks
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In Dutch we cal it: Pantoffel (soft wan) gives a good feeling!

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Whatever I happen to be wearing when I sit down

Either barefoot or socks
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Im sad I have racing boots but only because I goto track days with my car.
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Socks and barehands
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Usually with socks and in summer times i get out my socks !
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Quote:
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My shoes are not listed, i use wooden shoes, as i am all dutch So i voted socks.
... those are classed as specialist race shoes I guess
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Barefoot. I've never liked wearing socks around the house for some reason.
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Sockracer here
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Socks,and not just any old socks,has to be my "special" very thin black racing socks,even slightly thicker socks put me off to the point of unbearable.
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Clean barefoot here,
It doesn't get cold enough where I live to need socks.
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Socks,and not just any old socks,has to be my "special" very thin black racing socks,even slightly thicker socks put me off to the point of unbearable.
When I read this, I nearly woke my kids up in the next room trying to hold a laugh in ...
... but then I shut up quickly as I believe you are much quicker than me, so maybe I should ask where you get such socks
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sucker here...... opppps i mean i drive with socks on
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I always put my trainers on as i just dont feel comfortable in bare foot or socks maybe cos i always drive my car with shoes or trainers so it feels a bit strange without them.
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Socks too, i have racing shoes as well, but i do not have that much feeling with them on what my feets are doing with the pedals.

p.s.: in the morning when i wake up and feel a need to drive, just simple barefoot and pijamas... (at least i take the slippers off... lol)
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Socks,and not just any old socks,has to be my "special" very thin black racing socks,even slightly thicker socks put me off to the point of unbearable.
Sound's like Gary wears tights or stockings to race in
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Socks always.
I would like these simsocks but don't know where to get it.
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It socks, or without.
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Non stinky socks here
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The normal way...naked with normal shoes, did not get any complains from my neighbours yet

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