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Originally Posted by DanG
Cups only get a 5.5 rating in the rain. Not a good alternative for any location that sees a fair amount of rain. Maybe ok in Southern California but not many other locations.
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Star Spec Cup 2 are fine in the rain. Part of the reason they're not a standout dry track tire. Others are more dry track oriented, and therefore less capable in the wet. It all depends upon the Cup 2 spec.
Michelin presumably takes this naming approach to simplify matters, but I don't think it works... "Cup 2" encompasses a range of tires, many of which could be named differently. Performance characteristics between Cup 2 specs vary along the same lines of Pirelli P Zero Corsa vs. P Zero Trofeo R, but yeah, you wouldn't know it unless you're a tire geek.
