Monday 17th March 2003

New Shoes?

Only the best for the Bentley Boys

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The 2003 Bentley Boys sported exclusive made-to-measure racing shoes whilst they contested the Sebring 12-hour race in Florida over the weekend. They will also wear them during Le Mans.

The leather-lined fireproof nomex racing shoes were custom-made for each individual driver.

"Bentley has always believed in the value of beautiful hand-made objects," said Brian Gush, Bentley's director of motor sport.

The bespoke shoes were made by German craftsman Axel Himer in his workshop in Baden-Baden in southern Germany. He has been making hand-made shoes for since 1988, and branched out into racing shoes in 2000.

[homer]

Cobblers ! That cunning german schumacher Axel - he obviously built into the shoes special "must let the Audis win again" sticky soles.
Next time buy some BRITISH shoes Bentley !

[mrsd]

Zonda purchasers get a pair of driving shoes crafted by the Pope's cobbler. The meeting where they dreamt this up possibly defines the precise moment supercars ceased to be 'transport' in any meaningful sense

[jamesc]

The best shoes are made by Church's in Northampton.

Buy British!

James

[tiggs]

Save the money and win Le Mans, don't arse about spending money on crap. Give them an old pair of trainers and make do!

or at least buy British!

[Rob Barff]

It IS cobblers, they wore Alpinestars raceboots embriodered with the Bentley logo

[gbgaffer]

Welcome back Rob and Well Done to you and the rest of the team

Cheers

Graham

[Rob Barff]

Thanks, we certainly surprised a few people. Very good team effort all round.