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Old 04-01-2022 | 03:06 PM
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I just heard that Michelin is shutting production of some tire lines in Europe due to shortages caused by the war in Ukraine. No April fool joke, so if you need tires better grab them quick.
Old 04-01-2022 | 03:06 PM
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Good thing I ordered and received my set of Cup2s.
Old 04-01-2022 | 03:12 PM
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@tigerhonaker I know Terry is up to date on this. If he hasn't heard about this, he will want to.
Old 04-01-2022 | 03:28 PM
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It's been hard to find certain Michelin's for the past 6+ months. Looks like they'll only be getting harder to find.
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Old 04-01-2022 | 03:38 PM
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Been waiting for Super Sports or PS4S to become available to replace my tires for like a month and a half. Awesome news indeed
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Shortages have been here for a bit. Unfortunately likely to last for a while.
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Don't worry, looks like lots of Kumho Ecsta's in stock still!
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There are other tire vendors.
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^ WHAT? I was told that if you run anything other than N-spec (or whatever that BS is) Porsche recommended tires you got permabanned from RL. Have I been tricked?
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@LexVan sure beats the Michelin Man.
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Originally Posted by Bents
^ WHAT? I was told that if you run anything other than N-spec (or whatever that BS is) Porsche recommended tires you got permabanned from RL. Have I been tricked?
I bet you're really good a folding tin-foil!

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@LexVan sure beats the Michelin Man.
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Old 04-01-2022 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by LexVan


There are other tire vendors.

Hmmm, that’s a hard one.

All good sets.
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Originally Posted by Dyim
Hmmm, that’s a hard one.
Not sure if that pun was intended. lol
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Old 04-01-2022 | 09:33 PM
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Shouldnt those be a set of 4....
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Old 04-01-2022 | 10:54 PM
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Not just Michelin. There are backorders for every desirable performance street tire for the GT4/Spider sizes right now. Sport cup 2, maxx race 2, supercar 3, A052, etc all on back order at tirerack in the US.

Hope I don’t get a flat…


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