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Hey Cölestin, can you confirm how much faster this tire is versus NO1 Cup2 tires ?
I was told the best a GT2 RS did with old tire was 7.03, then did 6.47 on CUP2 R tire....
The new Cup2 R tire is supposed to be very fast, but it is made especially for the 991 Porsche. Whether the tire comes in other dimensions is not fixed yet.
On an average race track, the tire should be 0.5-1 second faster.
To my knowledge, not faster than the Corvette tires with ZP
I was just talking about these in another thread. I was told by a couple of Porsche guys that Michelin designed it at Porsche's request to be a slightly more "all-weather" tire than the tires on our cars. Allegedly due to Europeans driving in more inclement weather (or being more inclined to do so). The grooving is definitely deeper.
probably same compound as the SC2 ZPs since we know those are MUCH more grippy than the regular Cup 2s. Hell the threads are nearly identical.
Couple of guys using these in Europe already, state that the ‘R’ is in fact just like a non-RFT version of the SC2 ZP tyre, but that the compound used on the outside of the tyre is much more of a race compound for the first 2-3mm of depth. Hence why it’s so much quicker.
I was just talking about these in another thread. I was told by a couple of Porsche guys that Michelin designed it at Porsche's request to be a slightly more "all-weather" tire than the tires on our cars. Allegedly due to Europeans driving in more inclement weather (or being more inclined to do so). The grooving is definitely deeper.
Originally Posted by BrunoTheMellow
probably same compound as the SC2 ZPs since we know those are MUCH more grippy than the regular Cup 2s. Hell the threads are nearly identical.
Originally Posted by thebishman
Couple of guys using these in Europe already, state that the ‘R’ is in fact just like a non-RFT version of the SC2 ZP tyre, but that the compound used on the outside of the tyre is much more of a race compound for the first 2-3mm of depth. Hence why it’s so much quicker.
yes,yes, and yes....but are they going to release them in Z06 sizes? That is the question at hand.
Last edited by Monkey D. Luffy; 12-06-2018 at 02:49 PM.
Couple of guys using these in Europe already, state that the ‘R’ is in fact just like a non-RFT version of the SC2 ZP tyre, but that the compound used on the outside of the tyre is much more of a race compound for the first 2-3mm of depth. Hence why it’s so much quicker.
How do they know? There's only Porsche size 2Rs and only corvette size ZPs.
You ever heard of people putting aftermarket parts on their cars? Not everybody keeps the stock wheels...
No one is sticking a 20 inch front 21 inch rear on a Corvette to run narrower tires. Same goes for the opposite on a gt3rs or gt2rs. People are comparing these on different cars which is just about useless comparisons.
11-14-2018, 12:19 AM
NEW Michelin Cup 2R Tires for C7!
