Yes, I went with the PS2’s. I see a lot of references the “Pilot Sport 2 Cup” tires, my tires do not see a cup anywhere on them they simply say “Michelin Pilot Sport” and then in small letters PS2. Not knowing much about these tires and only taking a short drive on them yesterday, they seem to be pretty good. What’s the consensus with this group?

When I talk to the tire guy at Costco I like nformed him that I was more interested in performance, and not too concerned with longevity due to the fact this was not a daily driver. Thanks for any help

PS2’s are excellent, I am running them on my Spyder and I am very happy with them. They offer incredible traction and they weigh less than all the other brands. They will also get better after a few heat cycles, the sidewalls stiffen and steering feel/response improves.

I hadn’t heard anything negative about the PS4’s and I was assuming they would eventually replace the PS2’s. Nice to know both are still currently available.

Hard to argue that the Sport Cups are superior, they’re a race/track tire and basically a set of soft gummy tires that will keep you glued to the road. They’re not necessarily ideal for street use as they need higher temperatures to achieve the desired level of grip so anyone driving their cars on the street on cooler days may prefer the PS2 or PS4S.

As far as PS2 vs PSS, everything that I have read and heard from friends that have switched between both is that the PSS are “soft”. Yes they may have more grip but the sidewalls are softer which introduces more slop and slower transitions. They also lack some of the steering feel you get from the PS2’s. Again this is coming from guys that have used both on the track. I’ve heard much of this can be alleviated by running much higher tire pressures on the PSS but they you have to wonder how traction would be affected.

yes, autocross is on the agenda. I’m already signed up for a track day, or I should say I set my wife up for a track day. My plan/plot to get my wife as interested in this as I am. She acts like she’s excited about it, but I know how she is, she can lose interest quickly. So by letting her have our first track day I’m hoping that will stoke the excitement level in her.
I live in the Phoenix Arizona area, in the summer it’s fun to make trips to San Diego, where I lived for 20 years, left 15 years ago. The Porsche club of San Diego has monthly autocross events at QUALCOMM stadium. I’m hoping to make it there for a couple of those events this summer.
Cool side note, Billy Boat Exhaust are local here in the Phoenix area. I noticed they didn’t have the exhaust for my car on their website. So I called to inquire and actually spoke with Billy himself, he said he needed to look into it. So when he called me back he said he would like to make a custom exhaust for my car, so that they can use that as a template and offer the exhaust for the year and model of my Cayman. They are not doing it for free, but it is about a 40% reduction and what they would normally charge for this type exhaust, and they will install it free of charge as well. So I’m doing that, should be sometime in the next couple of weeks I get that done.

Let us know the next time you’re in SD, we can try to get a group drive together in the nearby canyons.