Longevity of Cup 2 in HPDE?
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Longevity of Cup 2 in HPDE?
I am curious to see how many track days are folks getting from the Cup 2 tires? I made the mistake of replacing the initial MPSS with Conti Extreme and the fronts are down to 2/32 (front) after 5 HPDE days and 3000 miles of driving. Running in the intermediate run group at this point.
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When I asked track rats what they do for such events scrubs were suggested. Pretty cheap and lots of life left.
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I got 3 track days before the fronts became a slick with no tread left. That was 4 20 minute sessions for each day so didn't take me much time at all.
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The lowest cost way to go is with scrubs (once you pay for the wheels required).
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In hot Texas weather (COTA, MSRH) they will usually last 7-8 track days with four 20-min sessions per day. You don't need tread for track days, but cording and delaminating is a different story.
To save money in the long run I went with custom spec 18" forgestars currently on r888r's.
To save money in the long run I went with custom spec 18" forgestars currently on r888r's.
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cup 2 zp will last 6-7 hpde if you keep PTM on, and obviously sport 1 will allow you to keep the cup 2's running the longest. race mode or turning off T/C then probably only 2-3 track days if that.
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Remember michellin themselves will warranty tires too.
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I've also found that if you heat cycle the tires a few times on the street it will help with tire life and delamination. I try to heat cycle the tires 3 or 4 times on the street before I use them on the track. I've had much better luck since I started doing this. I can't remember who it was that suggested that to me but it has worked well. That and a track alignment.
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I've also found that if you heat cycle the tires a few times on the street it will help with tire life and delamination. I try to heat cycle the tires 3 or 4 times on the street before I use them on the track. I've had much better luck since I started doing this. I can't remember who it was that suggested that to me but it has worked well. That and a track alignment.
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Maybe I should have put I ran them for 30 miles or so and let them cool back down several times. I didn't push the car hard at all just normal driving. It's an hour drive for me to Raleigh so I just made 3 or 4 trips with the cups. That said they haven't delaminated since I started doing that.
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Maybe I should have put I ran them for 30 miles or so and let them cool back down several times. I didn't push the car hard at all just normal driving. It's an hour drive for me to Raleigh so I just made 3 or 4 trips with the cups. That said they haven't delaminated since I started doing that.
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Sorry about that. I wasn't trying to mislead anyone. It was suggested to me that I try this to help keep the tires from delaminating and it has worked. I had a problem with one strip of the tire peeling off with new tires but doing this with the last 2 sets it hasn't happened again. Not sure if this helped or I've just been lucky.
#17
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An instructor at Spring Mountain told me they run about 2 seconds slower on the Super Sports when compared to the Cup 2's
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Tire life on track will depend entirely on how you drive. I usually get about 3 days out of a set. As others have said, true heat cycling really helps their longevity. By that, I mean run a session with them and then swap them out until at least the next day or ideally the next event.
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I only got about 2 track days (10 sessions) out of my Cup 2's before the fronts delaminated. The rears were still in pretty good shape.
Last edited by BradT; 10-20-2018 at 03:37 PM.
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