What tires ar you using

[Quickurt]

+1 on the Sumitoma HTR Zlll's. They are not quite PS2's, but at less than half the price, I can replace the rears twice and still be spending less than just 4 PS2s.
They are more quiet than the Michies, but not quite the traction, especially when you first nail the brakes, they seem a bit "squishy", but as soon as they settle down, they do fine.
I'm also going from low tread depth tires to full tread depth newbies, so a brand new set of PS2's may feel very similar. I destroyed my PS2's at a track event, so they weren't old and hard before being replaced.
Overall grip and balance seem about the same without a stopwatch.

[RandallNeighbour]

My buddy (who infrequently visits this forum and has an 07S he tracks frequently) swears his new Hankook Ventus V12's perform just as well as Michelin PS2's at less than half the price.

That's what I will be putting on my 18's when I find $600 for new rubber.

A friend in the tire business said we should all enjoy this pricing on the Hankook's for as long as we can because when everyone finds out they're just as good as Michelins, Hankook will jack up the price. He said he's seen it time and time again with tire manufacturers.