Help! Durability of Kumho V710, Hoosier R6

[JeffYoung]

Can only speak to the R6, which is a great tire. Heat cycle it and store it right, and you can get 3-4 full weekends (two qual and race sessions) out of them on my car. 12-16 heat cycles.

[chuck baader]

My car is reasonably easy on tires...710s easily lasted a season...5-6 race weekends. Still had rubber left and were still fast. Chuck

[Darryl Pritchett]

I've ran both and the Kumho's will last longer and still have good grip. On average about 4-5 more heat cycles. The other thing I like about the Kumho is they seem to stay more consistant through out the race. I ran the R6 for a year and have been running the Kumho for 2 years now.

[monsterbronco]

In an HPDE evironment (didnt have a race license till last year)

over the course of 2yrs i ran 12days of 4x 20-30min sessions with the 710s

tossed them on for a test session last july cause they still had rubber left but they were 3yrs old and had gotten pretty darn hard and very little grip left.

for someone who is still starting out in racing i cant justify the price difference for the R6s with how long that ive seen the 710s last. i know i wont run infront with the 710s but right now they arent whats holding me back

as of right now i have a set of710s sitting in the basement in bags that had 2 full race weekends on them and 1 test day. ( 4 races, 4 qaul, 3 test sessions) still look brand new.

hope this helps

[rsx858]

I have only run the R6 and would say that in my experience i get 3 competitive weekends out of them. 9 heat cycles.. (my driving is not very tire friendly.)

[joeg]

Just get the Hoosiers. The economy needs stimulating!

[mbuskuhl]

Only one weekend on R6. 7 sessions - 1 practice, 2 qual, 4 races, all about 15-20 mins. per session. In other words, 2 hours on track. If I am lucky maybe they can be used later for 2 short sessions at a practice day.