If you live and breathe Forza, now there is a way to show your true colors and get geared up. The official Forza Motorsport Store is here, bringing you all-new Forza Motorsport-branded gear. You spoke and we listened: Forza fans around the world want show their love of the game, and there’s no better way to represent than with the gear we’ve got here.

With the launch of the official Forza Motorsport Store, the first product offered is the Forza Motorsport Paddock Pack – a collection of fashionable and functional gear you need to show your love of racing while making yourself look good in the process. The Paddock Pack is also an extremely limited edition, with only 3,000 copies being produced worldwide. Each one is numbered on a stamped metal plate for authenticity. Get yours before they are gone!

Inside every collectable-quality Paddock Pack box, you will find a Forza Motorsport premium hoodie, a pair of SPY Optics shades with microfiber pouch, a totable stainless-steel water bottle with carabiner, a keychain, and four valve stem caps. (NOTE: Forza Motorsport 5 game is NOT included in the Forza Motorsport Paddock Pack.)

This is just the start for the official Forza Motorsport Store. In the coming weeks, we’ll be launching new items for you to check out, so keep your eye on store.forzamotorsport.net for more on our ever-expanding line of Forza gear.

Here are more details on each of the items in the Forza Motorsport Paddock Pack:

Forza Motorsport Premium Hoodie
This sleek, fully custom zip-up hoodie is made from 100% high-performance poly fleece with an oversized Forza Motorsport logo screen-printed on the chest, fully loaded with all the trimmings: patterned contrast hood lining, custom antiqued silver zipper pull, headphone eyelets in both pockets, and more.

Forza Motorsport x SPY Optics Sunglasses
Built from bomb-proof Grilamid, these durable and stylish sunglasses feature 100% UV Protection and ARC (Accurate Radius Curvature) lenses with etched logo and black mirror finish. Enclosed in a custom
microfiber pouch.

Forza Motorsport Matte Black Stainless Steel Water Bottle
Rehydrate in style with 700ml of your favorite liquids in this lightweight and rugged stainless water bottle.

Forza Motorsport Keychain
Metal keychain with raised Forza Motorsport logo and glossy carbon fiber print. Keychain measures 1.75" x 1.25" and comes with oversized split ring.

Forza Motorsport Stem Caps
Set of four zinc alloy stem caps with a domed Forza Motorsport logo topped with epoxy

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Will the drinks bottle keep my tea warm? Nothing worse than cold tea.

Hot Drink in Stainless Steel Water Bottle

Thinking of sipping hot chocolate from your stainless steel bottle? Not so fast. Be sure to read this Q&A first before landing yourself in hot soup!

Q: Can I put hot drink in my stainless steel water bottle?

If your stainless steel water bottle is single-walled, that is made of only one layer of stainless steel, then it's not a good idea to put piping hot drink into it.

It isn't because the hot liquid will melt your bottle, but due to safety reasons. (In case you're curious, the melting point for stainless steel is above 1,500 degree Celsius; boiling water is only around 100 degree Celsius.)

Stainless steel being a metal conducts heat much better than poor conductor of heat, such as plastic. So, when a bottle made of stainless steel is filled with hot liquid, it'll heat up in a fairly short period of time. And if you touch the bottle before it cools down, you'll likely burn your hands, drop the bottle and potentially end up with some major burn on other parts of your body as well.

Smart Work Around

Having said that, it doesn't mean there's no way to work around this limitation of stainless steel bottle. You can get an insulated tote, which is basically a bottle carrier made of thick fabric. And the good thing is, an insulated tote works both ways. That means, it can keep hot liquid warm, and it can also keep cold drinks cold for longer period.

Another commonsense way is to let the liquid in the bottle cool down to a more comfortable temperature first before manhandling the bottle.

Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottles

Alternatively, if you find yourself having to fill your bottle with hot drinks often, you may want to get yourself a double-walled stainless steel bottle instead, such as those from ThinkSport.

Double-walled simply means there are two layers of stainless steel instead of one. The vacuum in between the two walls acts as an insulator and makes the bottle works very much like a Thermos flask. With this layer of insulation, the outer layer of the bottle will not get heated up as much and the bottle will remain safe to touch even if you fill the bottle with very hot liquid.

Neoprene baby bottle holder FTW!