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Ive gone through about 20 sets and threw them out with corded outer edges with the rest of the tire looking new.
So of the outer edge chunks and cords in the same amount of time, why not?

I’ll try a set but probably will continue to buy 295 / 345 R7 that act like normal tires so you can setup that car traditionally to get the most out of them, Much More rake for a super solid front end (so much more fun!) better gearing, cheaper, faster, lower center of Gravity and last longer.

I called local tire guy today to start working on getting a set of these tires and the corporate Michelin rep denied they exist and stated the only tires would be the cup 2 n2 that we’re getting on the rs already.

He also went on to say the N0 meant a new version and the R stood for revision. I hope this is just a poorly informed Michelin rep. Those tires look official as a new series/racing tire and not a one off set.

Does anyone have a connection either here or pm were I could discuss purchasing these type R tires?

The 991.2 RS that was running at the festival of speed past weekend was on Cup R tyres. It’s very much a legitimate tyre with type branding and all, so definitely a badly informed rep.

Here is a photograph of the face of the tire on the 3RS of The Goodwood festival

You mean these (on my old Grand Sport?). Untracked after 5K miles they were hardly worn. Can’t speak to track life. Noisy and harsh however. Not a comfortable street tire.

It’s been said on the CorvetteForum and I agree having owned four sets of them, that getting some decent street miles on the MPSC2 ZP tyres; (around 200-300 miles), instead of going straight to the track on them, seems to help the tyres last longer on track. A form of heat cycling?

Perhaps the same might be true of the new SC2 ‘R’?

Bish

Try lowering the cold psi down to 28 instead of the recommended 30 for street usage. It helps a lot with increased compliance and will not increase wear as long as you have a good alignment.

Bish