SST Motorsports proudly offers many different styles and brands of SFI certified and non-certified auto racing shoes for all levels of auto racing. Our Safequip auto racing shoes are available in a high-top and mid-top version, with SFI tags on the high-top auto racing shoes. These are high quality auto racing shoes ideal for the professional as well as the weekend warrior. Impact auto racing shoes are available in the two different high-top designs, one having an upgraded sole, and heat-shields, as well as mid-top auto racing shoes. All with an SFI certification. We also now offer the full line of Ultra-Shield auto racing shoes. The Impact Racing auto racing shoes are available in many different options. They come in High-top version that is the top of the line version, with a heat-shield placed in the upgraded style sole. The Team High Top auto racing shoes are for the racer with a budget in mind. These auto racing shoes do not sacrifice on safety, but still have many features you would find in race shoes costing much more. The mid-top auto racing shoes have the same features as the original high-tops with a lower ankle coverage.

Depending on what type of auto racing you are doing, you will need a different type or style of auto racing shoes. Different sanctioning bodies and series all have their own rules and regulations. For most classes, leather auto racing shoes will suffice. A lot of times, a smaller local track will only require the drivers to wear all single layer racing safety equipment, while, most of the larger sanctioning bodies that have a lot more racers, will be a little more strict for their safety rules, usually requiring a minimum of SFI certified auto racing shoes, suits, and gloves. The NHRA and IHRA drag racing series require more from the driver’s auto racing shoes than any other sanctioning body. If the car runs an eta low enough for their requirement, the driver must wear SFI certified auto racing shoes, as well as a SFI twenty certified boot cover. Most of the time, the drivers that have to wear this level of racing safety equipment, are not excited about it because of the thickness and bulkiness that comes with it, but it is required for a reason, and is for the drivers own safety.

All auto racing shoes must have a label attached to them stating their SFI certification. That is if they are certified to any level. The SFI tag shows what level of certification the auto racing shoes are of, as well as an expiration date for which they are good until. The SFI certification is what all auto racing shoes and racing safety products must meet. The manufacturers use this to prove a products performance, and sanctioning bodies for racing have now included them into their rules. At the end of the day the consumer benefits from this, as it shows a high level of performance and quality from the auto racing shoes and other products. The SFI foundation started in 1963 when a group of racing safety products manufacturers developed the organization known as the Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association, or SEMA. The organizers deemed the main reasoning of the association was to be the development of auto racing shoes, and other racing safety products specs for use by the suppliers of products used in auto racing.

In the early SEMA days, engineers struggled with the development of different product specs. Many "unknowns" faced the innovative product manufacturers in areas of styles and designs. But their desire to succeed and dedication to racers won out and it wasn't long before the specs were established and created a part of sanctioning body rule books.

In the end, if certain auto racing shoes, and racing safety products on or in a race car didn't meet SFI specs, the driver could be denied racing in an event. A specs series for the performance racing safety products industry was born and has carried on for many years as a result of the willpower of the SEMA founders.

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