I have a racing friend who used to run Michelins on his Mustang GT track car and he HATED them. Raved about every other brand he tried, though. He now runs Toyo R888s and praises them to no end.
I run the Nitto NT-01 and very many racers and track day drivers have compared it rather evenly with the Toyo R888. In fact, Toyo makes the NT-01. Both have similar performance and handling characteristics, are inexpensive, and are probably the best value out there in DOT race tires.
I have never used the V710, but just about everyone agrees that it is one of the fastest DOT tires. I have seen a couple magazine comparos that say the V710 is sometimes faster than the usual class of the field, which currently happens to be the Hoosier A6/R6. The downside to the V710 (that I've heard) is that its performance starts to fall off dramatically after a single weekend's use.
Also, in 7 years of racing/track day activities I've only seen Michelins on maybe three cars, tops. The tire is very expensive for a DOT race tire, and for whatever reason is not popular, at least in this part of the country.
Hope this helps...
Chris
#91 ITR Mustang
1st place-2008 Great Lakes Division Championship Series
1st place-2009 Kryderacing Series
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