The Michelin Driving Experience has become an Oktoberfest staple, offering participants the opportunity to explore the capabilities of Michelin's latest tires. At O’Fest 2015, held at New Jersey Motorsports Park, attendees were given the chance to experience the Pilot Sport Cup 2, a tire specifically developed for on-track use. As Michelin’s Motorsports Marketing Manager Sarah Robinson explains, members could experience the tire in an E92 M3 on an autocross-style course as well as on-track with one of Michelin’s professional drivers.
Blurring the line between motorsport and road tires, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 is the latest generation of road-legal track tires specially designed for ultra-high performance cars that are used on road and track.
Due to an innovative range of motorsport-derived technologies such as Bi-Compound technology, which involves the use of different rubber compounds on the inner and outer sections of the tread and Track Variable Contact Patch 3.0, which optimises pressure in the tire's contact patch so the same amount of rubber is always in contact with the road or track, whether driving in a straight line or cornering, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 offers drivers a unique balance between safety and driving enjoyment that makes it suitable for everyday road use as well as in very demanding conditions on the racetrack. To achieve this, Michelin engineers focused on simultaneously improving performance in different areas in-line with the Group’s Total Performance strategy.
As a result of this strategy, compared to its predecessor the Pilot Sport Cup+, the Pilot Sport Cup 2 lasts up to 50 per cent longer on track while offering faster lap times*, improves resistance to aquaplaning in wet weather and maintains high levels of driver safety and enjoyment.
For more information on the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tire, visit www.michelinman.com.
