Popular Post Dougle_turbo Posted July 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2019 So a few months ago I was on the hunt for some new tyres after my existing Eagle F1s had capitulated to the track and road abuse. Having never heard a bad word said about them, I set my sights on some Michelin Pilot Sport 4S. Unfortunately, these were unavailable until at least the 10th May, and my back up choice of Michelin Cup 2s were also unavailable. This was pretty frustrating because I had a trip to the Nurburgring in the diary and needed some fresh rubber ASAP. After having a good look around at the usual alternatives someone mentioned that Goodyear had released a new range of tyres to compete with Michelin MPS4S, Cup 2 and Cup 2 R. I looked around and couldn’t find many reviews (like almost none) but decided to take a punt assuming Goodyear will have done their homework and produced some good rubber. I managed to source a set of Eagle F1 Supersports from Mytyres.com and duly had them fitted just before heading over to Germany. I have now covered 3000 miles or so on them, including 4 track days (Nurburgring, Anglesey, Snetterton, Bedford) so I thought I'd share my experience. So what are they like? Well, I think they are excellent. So much more more grip and feel over the Eagle F1 that was on the car before, and the Pirelli P Zeros that were so bad I sold them after only a few hundred miles. Now I’m no expert so forgive me if my description isn’t very technical but I found they transformed the front end of the car in terms of both grip and the speed at which the car changes direction. Along with that, the rear end was much more planted on corner exit whilst on the power, traction control was much less active than usual (switched off, but still on in the background). I also enjoyed how much communication there was through both the steering and the back end. I could feel in much more detail when I was asking too much of the front end (or not enough) and when the rear was struggling the slip was very progressive and predictable. Wet grip is also another strong point with these. Having recently driven to Anglesey in the pouring rain they offered substantially more grip than the tyres they replaced. I’ve also been very impressed with the wear rate, the front and rears still have approx 6mm of tread remaining! Witchcraft! In terms of hard data for comparison I can compare the times I set on the Eagle F1 standard tyre and new Eagle F1 Supersport on the Bedford GT circuit. The lap times below were set on different days but in similar conditions. The car hadn’t been modified between sessions. Best lap time on standard Eagle F1 tyres 2:55.53 Best lap time on Eagle F1 Supersport tyres 2:51.11 Even I was surprised to the amount of time I gained here. In fact there was even more time to be had as the 2:51.11 was set with some traffic on track so I’d expect that time to come down even further with a clear run. In conclusion I have been mightily impressed with these tyres, not only in terms of wet and dry grip but in wear rate as well. So if anyone is thinking about new tyres and wants to try the Super Sports I’d highly recommend them. Price wise I believe they are around £100 cheaper than the MPS4S (based on 235/35/19 + 265/35/19) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiglm68 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Great review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windymiller Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Nice review Dougle. I was looking at the new GY SS just last week but couldn’t find fronts and rears in 19” so ordered the MPS4S. Getting fitted on saturday. How mich did you pay for the set of 4 fitted and where at/from. I ended up using justtyres.co.uk @ a shade under £800 fitted. I know camskill / oponeo etc do them cheaper, but then I have to pay for fitting anyway and lug 4 tyres around etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle_turbo Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 8 hours ago, Windymiller said: Nice review Dougle. I was looking at the new GY SS just last week but couldn’t find fronts and rears in 19” so ordered the MPS4S. Getting fitted on saturday. How mich did you pay for the set of 4 fitted and where at/from. I ended up using justtyres.co.uk @ a shade under £800 fitted. I know camskill / oponeo etc do them cheaper, but then I have to pay for fitting anyway and lug 4 tyres around etc. I used www.mytyres.com, and chose the fully fitted option. They delivered to a place around the corner from me. I don't have the numbers to hand but from memory it was £700 all in. I had all ready paid for a full set of MPS4S from Costco (£800) but they weren't available soon enough so had to get a refund. Anything under £800 is a great price for the MPS4S. My price had been discounted because there was an offer on - good work! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windymiller Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Dougle_turbo said: I used www.mytyres.com, and chose the fully fitted option. They delivered to a place around the corner from me. I don't have the numbers to hand but from memory it was £700 all in. I had all ready paid for a full set of MPS4S from Costco (£800) but they weren't available soon enough so had to get a refund. Anything under £800 is a great price for the MPS4S. My price had been discounted because there was an offer on - good work! 👍 That’s an incredible price fitted. 👍🏻 Just looked on camskill again and GY SS supply only is ~£720, slightly more than MPS4S! 😱 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Hi Dougie, is the wear rate witchcraft as you'd perhaps have worn out other tyres after 4 track days? Im on GY F1 A2s so will keep a look out for the GYSS when it's time to change. Oh... are they Porsche N marked by the way, as the F1 A2s are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle_turbo Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 8 hours ago, DJMC said: Hi Dougie, is the wear rate witchcraft as you'd perhaps have worn out other tyres after 4 track days? Im on GY F1 A2s so will keep a look out for the GYSS when it's time to change. Oh... are they Porsche N marked by the way, as the F1 A2s are? With the miles and track days I have done I'd have expected to have only 4/3 mm left on the tyres. I think the standard F1 tyres lasted 4/5 track days. The Supersports aren't N rated as far as I'm aware. I understand this is important for those with Porsche warranties, but if you don't have one the new tyre tech is so much more advanced now you're better off with a new tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandalf Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Sorry I'm a year late, Dougle. I am now looking for some new rears for my Cayman R to replace elderly P Zeros. Would you still recommend the GY Supersports a year into ownership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarlechS Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 heard very good stuff about the GY SS but as mentioned the treadwear is lower than the MPS4S so definitely something to consider when making the purchase - they are unlikely to last as long as the pilot 4s's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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