Griot's Garage Driving Shoes, Is this bling or something useful? Options

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Got my monthly online flier from Griot's and they are advertising Piloti driving shoes. Very spiffy! But what worth are they? Do driving shoes really help heel and toe that much? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Is this a fashiion issue and not a functiion issue? Never had any so I thought I would ask if any of you own "driving shoes." I mean, I can see having nomex shoes for the track, but hey, if Piloti's cut some time off the autox, I'm ok with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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[McMark]

I think the 'safe' answer is that:

a) it depends on what shoes you normally wear to drive in
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) how your brain likes to handle your pedals

If you normally drive wearing running shoes, which have a wide sole, then you might benefit from a narrower shoe to keep from accidentally hitting pedals, OR to increase your confidence that you won't make those mistakes. But Andy is living proof that some drivers are perfectly comfortable with 'heavy' shoes. My gut feeling is that people like Andy are the minority and that 'most' people would benefit from driving shoes if they're serious about cutting lap times.