Wound up going with the continental extreme contact 2
Contacted several dealers who carried Michelins, could not get the PS2 205/50/zr17, and they said they advised they were discontinued. Contacted Michelin by email and they responded that they were not available.
Contacted Michelin by chat and they said they would be in production date
TBD.
Note the ps2 255/40/zr17 (rears) were in stock but I needed fronts. My rear had maybe 3-5 k miles left on them.
Breaking in the continentals now, they seem really sticky and will work well.
I acknowledge that based on research that the Michelin pilot all sport would perform reasonably well.
hope this helps
Mark