Karting gloves

[Elaphe]

I like my Sparco Arrow K karting gloves. They are very comfortable and well made. They provide very good grip on my leather rim, but after a year of use (one or two hours a week) all the silicons inserts on the palms of the fingers are gone, so the grip now is bad. Apart from that, they look like new. I consider that spending more than 80€ on gloves every year for simracing is simply too much. Therefore, I'm looking for alternatives, either cheaper karting gloves or expensive but durable (maybe Alpinestars?). Any experiences?

 

[BillyBobSenna]

I also have Sparco karting gloves. I think gloves made for karting are not designed to last as long as nicer sim gloves. I think sim racers actually use their gloves more than actual kart racers. My Sparco Tike K gloves also seem to wear faster than I would like. I'm not in the market yet but maybe later this year. GSI? Moradness? Sparco sim gloces?

 

[stigs2cousin]

Have a look at (thin) MTB gloves. They often have the grip pads but without the for us unnecessary knuckle armor.

The pair I use was 25€ and has held up well for two years of use, on average an hour a day.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

I find that thin leather gardening gloves give great grip on my alcantara wheel, and they're about £10

 

[Elaphe]

I find that thin leather gardening gloves give great grip on my alcantara wheel, and they're about £10

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Alcantara is very different from leather. I have learnt that you need silicon inserts on the palm for decent grip with a leather steering wheel.

 

[Patrick Dontigny]

I have used Alpinestars Tech1 KX-v2, they were great but they did not last with the seams breaking between the thumb and pointing finger after a few months on both gloves.

I am now running OMP KS-2R and they are so comfortable, they have stretch area at the knuckles which in my view makes them perfect for simracing. Only problem , might be the price. they are 150$ in Canada, but found them below $100 on ebay from Poland at the end of 2022.

Other option is MTB cycling gloves, which do the job perfectly and much cheaper. I ran FOX MTB gloves for a while without any issue.

 

[stigs2cousin]

Also MTB gloves don't cover the wrists which helps with ventilation.

Fire and flying debris weren't a problem on my simrig (at least until now)