Kumho V70s in the wet, any experience ?

[jeff666]

Can anyone give any feedback on these tyres in wet conditions please ? they are on a E36 M3.

[TDIfurby]

Better than any road tyre in just "damp" - once you start to get in to the realms of there being a fair amount of surface water, I would avoid using them.

[mattmk391]

Skip to 18 minutes in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scEKQsojK4A&fe...

[jeff666]

That got a bit exciting in the vid it does look like they are more of an intermediate tyre then ?


I will report back after Donington this coming Sunday, it's supposed to be showery.

[c7xlg]

very wet goodwood circuit last easter for GRRC members sprint.
Pretty worn V70s.
Caterham SV with 189.9bhp

Rears let go very suddenly (aqua planed) on the very slight left kink on the Lavant straight at something over 100mph. The resultant tank slapper/spin ended about 200m later against the tyre wall after about 5+ gyrations. Luckily unhurt and only £3-4K of damage to the car.

So... very wet and worn V70s (they don't have much treat to start with!!) is not a good combo.

[jeff666]

c7xlg said:

very wet goodwood circuit last easter for GRRC members sprint.
Pretty worn V70s.
Caterham SV with 189.9bhp

Rears let go very suddenly (aqua planed) on the very slight left kink on the Lavant straight at something over 100mph. The resultant tank slapper/spin ended about 200m later against the tyre wall after about 5+ gyrations. Luckily unhurt and only £3-4K of damage to the car.

So... very wet and worn V70s (they don't have much treat to start with!!) is not a good combo.

At least you can blame the wet conditions, my son totaled my track car at Silverstone in the dry last year, Still, it is repaired now, only a lump of metal right ?