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Michelin Super Sports for rd race/street?

Old 07-02-2013, 11:52 PM
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I am trying to make my mind up in regards to what tire to get. I have an 05 with the Z-51 that is literally BONE stock to the air filter.

The car is 99% street driven but will see probably 3-4 track events a year (road course). The car still has the o.e. goodyears (25000 miles), but to be honest I think the tires are decent but not amazing.

Is the Michelin Super Sport the one to go with or are there others?

Like to hear the comments from the guys who road race. The 3-4 track days will just be for fun, but I do want the car to grip and do well for what it is!

Thanks guys!!
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Originally Posted by 88BlackZ-51
I am trying to make my mind up in regards to what tire to get. I have an 05 with the Z-51 that is literally BONE stock to the air filter.

The car is 99% street driven but will see probably 3-4 track events a year (road course). The car still has the o.e. goodyears (25000 miles), but to be honest I think the tires are decent but not amazing.

Is the Michelin Super Sport the one to go with or are there others?

Like to hear the comments from the guys who road race. The 3-4 track days will just be for fun, but I do want the car to grip and do well for what it is!

Thanks guys!!
They are amazing! I have had mine on for 8 track days, some running double duty, and they still have more than half the tread, and I drive very hard. They are not as grippy as R-comps, but IMO they are just as good as the Pilot Sport Cup tires, and they wear like iron.

For me, it's the only was to go.
Old 07-03-2013, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by NVR2L8
They are amazing! I have had mine on for 8 track days, some running double duty, and they still have more than half the tread, and I drive very hard. They are not as grippy as R-comps, but IMO they are just as good as the Pilot Sport Cup tires, and they wear like iron.

For me, it's the only was to go.
I have them on my Z and they are very sticky--i have 3 track days on mine so far and for a tire that i can drive to the track and drive home they do the job quite well.
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Originally Posted by NVR2L8
They are amazing! I have had mine on for 8 track days, some running double duty, and they still have more than half the tread, and I drive very hard. They are not as grippy as R-comps, but IMO they are just as good as the Pilot Sport Cup tires, and they wear like iron.

For me, it's the only was to go.
Awesome. How many miles on them? And how much tread left?

Thanks
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We have them on the '08 Z06 my wife drives on the track and she's loving them, very sticky. I think you will probably need to consider heat-cycles more than tread. Most of the tires we use up are just cycled out and won't soften up any more, they still have tread on them for street use but you just slide around on track. Hard to gives specifics but you just kinda know when that happens.
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They are the tire of choice for most One Lap of America participants. That says it all.
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you can't go wrong with these
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Looks like these are it. Thanks guys!!

Would these out handle my old tires (falcon azenis rt-615's)?

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