Killing it Robert. These tech talks are what we want to see more of. Excellent content. Keep it up, and stay well.

From the background noise, it sounds like the birds and the town of Nürburg has woken up and are on their way down the street to a new season of exciting laps :)

I really love what you are doing with these videos here, @Robert Mitchell 👍🏻 Looking forward to see what’s next!

Good Afternoon Robert. Much Thanks for Sharing Your Knowledge and Experience With The Tires and Their Times. Wishing Both You, All at Home and Office. Good Health. Greetings from The Caribbean.

If only the circumstances were different at this point of my life, I would really enjoy working one season for you Robert. I feel like you're one of those people I could absorb knowledge from like a sponge. Great video once again

Great video! There are not many reviews done by people who have real knowledge and use them so regularly. Aside from Tire Reviews. Would love to see more of this and also comparisons so as to have perspective.

Cool, technical stuff again! One of my favorite car channels. So glad Robert made his own channel!

Evening Robert and Tim thank you the informative cup 2r tyre review

Excellent content, loving the videos. And also, perfect background

Very insightful!

So Much Performance And Technology In 1 Tire 💯💯💯💪🏽🙏🏽👑

Fascinating, Spoken like a true Motorsport Team Principal with that level of understanding of the mechanics of the car and the tyres. Are you still running the Nankang's on the hire fleet? I was looking into them for purchase and they seem to be cheaper than my current choice Uniroyal Rainsports, which are awesome!

I am personally a fan of Michelin tyres! First time I put a set on my car they where back then Michelin Pilot sport 2's ever since then I have had Pilot sport 3's and the Pilot super sport, They where my road tyres, when I did a track day at my local circuit with semi slicks either R888 or Kumho V70A if it rained I went in and put the Michelins back on and they would handle wet and mild standing water very very well! Not tried the new ones nor the cup 2 R you have there but I can imagine they are very good! Great topic!

Very interesting tech explanation. 👍

Good lawd that thing is friggin massive!

Cool video, thanks👌👍🙏

Superb video and information

I really this kind of video guys. Well done.

Cool video 👍🏻

A while ago, I heard of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 equipped with Michelin Track Connect and that was a very useful tool to avoid wrong tyre pressures and overheating.

More of these please! And subtitles for Tim 😜

Amazing. I run pilotsport cup 2’s on my focus rs. It is insanely sticky, yes it wares like crazy but you can turn in with such confidence.

Would be really interesting with a similar video on the AR-1!

Very interesting

That’s one of the most beautiful wheels I’ve ever seen wow

Camerawork: on. point!

Do you ever throw tire warmers on Wow you can really see how good the suspension is based upon that tread tear...very even wave pattern

Great information, but it seems the video is very cloudy. Maybe the lens is dirty?

Hallo Robert nice talk

Nice video

Any idea how this compares to the Nakang AR1 you are running on the Pista? Asking as I am very familiar with the regular Cup 2 tires on my 2018 GT3 but looking for something for my 488GTB. Thanks!

What is the difference between this tire and let say ar1 . Asking because I run ar1 and in my tire choice I don’t have them available. Thanks anyway and good videos 👍

Hey Robert, can the AR1 TD80 be compared to the cup2 R or is it a completely different ball game? Wonder the differences as chances of trying these out are very remote in my case.

Thats a Nice video how about you nankang tires that you use

What are your opinion about Continental tyres?? ContiSport contact series?? Never hear you about it, but i hear also a lot of people like them as a fast road tyre/sports tyre/ (low/mid level track tyre??)

It look like the 2022 Corvette Z06 is going have CUP2 R tires.

What about the Goodyear Supercar 3R? Sticks like glue when heat is in it.

Are Goodyear Eagle Supercar 3R avail in Europe? They are rumoured to be just as good as the cup2r. And just a tiny bit slower than Hoosier R7.

Good video

How does it compare to a Trofeo R assuming they were put to the same pace of speed?

is it faster than Nitto's and Toyo's DOT approved offerings like R888?

I should be studying for my final exam, but I prefer watching this video

Food Shot: Cup 2R Donut, 10/10.

I thought I'd have no interest in this video. Thanks Robert and Tim for the education.

On the outside it is black and round, on the inside a lot of technology is going on!

my favourite tyyre is assetto corsa

Could you please share the tyre pressure for this MPS R. What is the best pressure (in bar), where it works the best. And with what pressure you normally start with? Thanks.

270km and there are done? Lol! Last michelin tires i had for 100.000 km. What a difference!

Robert, looking to do a few HPDE events on my Civic Type R. I have around 50 track days, but haven't been on the track for a few years. Not looking for the fastest tire, but something with great durability and consistent grip. What would you recommend? I am new to the Type R as well, so want to learn the limits slowly. Any suggestions? Thanks a bunch.

As a 30 year audio guy I highly suggest a Sennheiser shotgun mic for these type of videos. Audio would be so much better.

interesting tyre. its made for one lap shootouts to get a super fast time. Whats your opinion on getting a set of slicks for track days? I heard they provide more grip and longevity than the best road legal tyres.

there's just something beautiful about a properly thicc sidewall. It oozes pure purpose instead of being a ricer car.

That tire is so wide. Its like a table!

Have you guys checked out the Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport RS? They're supposed to be on par with the Cup 2 R, if not better.

I think the image from the fixed camera is a little blurry or low contrast. Maybe there's something with the lenses… I noticed the same thing in the previous vlog, inside the room.

Creepy I was watching the 6.40 gt2 lap earlier and wondering what tyres it had on now I know

How many laps would be possible on normal taxi driving days with a normal Michelin Cup 2 Tire on the GT2 RS?! Best Regards 👋🏻

🙋🏻‍♂️👍🏻👍🏻

Man i got those tires for hitting corners in freeway 😂😭

What wheel is that?

Would these be recommended over the Dunlop direzza

Porsche Taycan TurboS with that wheel and tire package would be amazing.

Hi Robert, what’s your tyre experience on 991.2 GT3 RS?

The difference between a Cup2 and a Cup2R is easily 10s difference for the ring. But of course when manufacturers are trying to say "I have the best nurburgring time" they aren't going to mention that by doing that 1 lap on that 1 set of tires, the car is already cooked. Now let's slow it down for the more normal track day driver. If the car can go slightly faster, but at the expense of having to change tires after 20-30 minutes of tracking, is that really a good thing? I'd be much more happy to run all day on normal cup 2 tires, because the biggest room for improvement isn't the tire, it's the person behind the wheel. However, I did hear about some people driving the GT2RS switching on Trofeo Rs. Trofeo's definitely have more grip than cup2's, but seem to be more durable than cup2Rs.

Nice shoes Robert

Interesting & informative, however all I can hear in my head is............................. EXPENSIVE :):):)

6.38 BTG ? You guys seriously FaST!

I more of the guy in the category up to 7:45 BTG but the Cup R is not available in my Nissan GTR Sizes, so I tried the Trofeo R at one point to see what it can do compared to Cup 2. Can you switch the CUP 2 with the R without touching the alignment of the GT2 RS. I noticed that when I have ideal tire wear with the CUP 2 and switch to the Trofeo R, I would need to add at least 1° of negative camber to achieve the same type of tire wear? For my personal conclusion, I can say I feel the positive difference between the 2 tires but for what I am using the tire for it does not make sens to pay the 50% premium price to shave of some of the additional seconds around the track. As I suspect this beening similar to the differecne Cup 2 R and classical Cup 2 I will stick to the Cup2 which is the best compromise for me, it seems to last "for ever" and it provides constant performance at a very decent level.

Half of the tire is even bigger than my tires... :D 195/50 R16...

Please tell me you filmed that 6:40 lap??

THAT'S an expensive & interesting tire(tyre?)

Tirerack has them listed for 700+ per tire

I love how the Michelin Man is white even though he’s made out of tires which are black.

So is it for going QUICK or FAST?

This or the AR-1 for track use?

What about those UNDER 16 minutes lap guys in their Nissan Navara?

Awsome video 👍 And, Damm a big rim and tyre. I dont think my little shit box have enough power to turn that wheel. Focus 1.6 diesel with, hold on to your chair. 90 hp. I hate that car, No fun at all 😭

How did you land this dream job Tim?

You 'casually' run 6-40 BTG laps on normal days? wow

That tire is bigger than my kitchen!!

*New video notification* Hit that like button now, let's see the video

Robbo...........what's the price son!!!

Pilot sport cup 4 for me ...excellent tyre for the roads here on the west coast of Scotland ...not cheap tho ! ...(vwmk4gti20v)..

I am struggling to see how you guys are coming to conclusions on this tires. I have used up two sets and both have failed in spectacular fashion. Two others local to me have also had their sets experience complete failure. Total outside 1/2 tread delamination for one within one day. I got a mere 14 hot laps before my thread separated and same happened to the third guy in even laps than me. We were just sold a bad batch between us all of us? Anecdotally, another local with a C8 he had in California experienced the same thing last year on multiple sets lasting only a couple/few sessions. Is no one else experiencing this with this tire? They also have proven to be a fair bit slower than GYSC3R in my experience…in fact, I never turned a single hot lap on the GY in any conditions that were as slow as my fastest CupR lap.

GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 SuperSport RS Anyone ?

jeez, you really forget the size of them until it comes off the car

Why don't they make it in 18"????

One set of these tires run around 2300 -2500 euro

Right.....just first

Yeah I don't think so. Plenty semi slick tires for sale in order to claim this.

Hmm. I've got two of these on my old bicycle, which is worth £35.00. It's great for getting the weekly groceries. Carrots, potatoes, onions, rice, tins of kidney beans. Oh yes. I NEED tyres like this on my bike. I am a liar.

In 8000 miles it was KAPUTT

It's a shame they are so incredibly high priced.

A dual compound tire is a compromise, no way it can be the fastest, I would bet on the Potenza RE-71R over this.

Trofeo R is even faster! But in the rain is very very bad!

So technically if you drove the ring for 365 days a year and did 7 laps per day on the tire you would be spending 912,000 dollars a year ON TIRES ALONE. Too rich for my blood.

Equip the 720s "Track Pack" with those tires and use a professional driver, and I guarantee you it will destroy the 911GT RS nurburgring lap record. A 765LT isn't even needed. As I've always stated, DRIVER SKILLS and TIRES play a significant role in racing (especially around tracks, where the margin for error is greater).

This tire should not be allowed 🤦🏻‍♂️😅

The r888r tires are better much better

Not the fastest tyre in the world. The fastest one you cant buy in your country.