For Driving

Those readers who scan the advertisements in MOTOR SPORT before they read the editorial matter, and who doesn’t, will have seen frequent advertisements for Westover Driving Shoes, but do not suppose many will realize that the man behind Westover is not only an established shoe manufacturer in Northampton, but also one of the regular racing crowd on British circuits. Edward Lewis has been in club, national and International racing for many years with saloon cars, and various models of Lotus (not the shoe manufacturers, but the Cheshunt cars.) and developed the current Driving Shoe, as well as Grand Prix driver’s racing boots, while racing himself. Apart from its reasonable price and soft leather the Westover has a crafty wrap-round heel that makes a good Pivot for the heel when driving and does not dig holes in the carpets, as my present normal shoes have done to the carpets on the E-type Jaguar in 20,000 miles. Due to various big business deals in the shoe industry Lewis is having to re-organise his shoe manufacturing and intends to concentrate on footwear for motoring people, so it is nice to know that there is a manufacturer of a non-mechanical article amongst us who can look after our needs. You don’t have to drive all the time, when wearing Westover’s, as I have found, you can sit about in them and even walk in them as well! – D.S.J