Michelin Pilot CUPS??????
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Michelin Pilot CUPS
R compounds on the street = flat tires. You will pick-up every nail & screw on the road. Regarding street mileage, the max you will get is 5,000 miles on any R compound. Last, good luck if you are ever caught in the rain. I have Mich PS 2' and they are the best all-round tire I ever used. A close second would be the Bridgstone S0-3's.
Last edited by joseph796; Oct 8, 2005 at 12:08 PM.
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Bad Idea... if you want a very very stickey street tire go look at Nitto R2's. It's the R1 drag radial tread compound but still retains the stiffer sidewall for a goot race/street tire.
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Originally Posted by joseph796
R compounds on the street = flat tires. You will pick-up every nail & screw on the road. Regarding street mileage, the max you will get is 5,000 miles on any R compound. Last, good luck if you are ever caught in the rain. I have Mich PS 2' and they are the best all-round tire I ever used. A close second would be the Bridgstone S0-2's.
Ron
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From: Raleigh / Rolesville NC
Originally Posted by MUKAKsC5
Has anyone ran CUPS on the street??
If so, how many street miles will I get out of them???
thanks
If so, how many street miles will I get out of them???
thanks
Just a wild guess here but 12-14 heat cycles at 75-100 a heat cycle ( if that )your looking 1200-1500 miles off a set of tires. Plus traction greatly decreases with each heat cycle.
Plus the very thin side walls and non belted soo any road clag and look out.
In the past I have Used Hoosier DOTs, Good Year G19s and now use Hoosier VRLs. The first Hoosiers I got 4 weekends on the track or about 800 miles and the last weekend had no grip. The Good years was was 3 weekends and should have been two weekends.
The current set of Hoosiers, VRLs has one so so weekend on, but I think I can get two great weekends.
Figure 125 miles per day.
And ppl wonder why we buy scrubbs.
The difference between road tires and true road racing tires.
Last edited by AU N EGL; Oct 8, 2005 at 02:46 PM.
