Racing Gloves ?

Hi Guys,

Got myself some entry-level driving gloves from RaceQuip the other day. I tried them out in the Genesis the other night. It actually feels more slippery than when I don’t use them. Did I miss something? Am I supposed to break them in or something?

A little confused...

I've found that gloves without some sort of rubber on the fingers or palm only give good grip on suede-like wheels. Fortunately, since most of my racing is in karts, this doesn't pose an issue. I was surprised when I first felt how slippery a leather steering wheel was in gloves without some sort of stickiness built into them.

I have a pair of Alpine stars with the rubber grippy spots on the fingers and palm and a pair is Sparcos without. I reach for the Alpines every track day

I've used "mechanics" gloves for years. Seem to work well on leather wheels.

+1 for mechanics gloves.

The primary feature of racing gloves is fire safety, grip on the wheel comes after that. Probably if you look up the model chain you'll find a set that are both SFI-rated and have high-grip.

The leather palmed gloves take a while to break in. They have decent grip once they get scuffed up and absorb enough sweat/dirt.

Gloves are for protection. Not for feel.

I've tried a bunch and prefer bare hands if I could get away with it.

I hate driving with gloves on. I only wear them under conditions where I'm wearing a fire suit.