75 Years of Porsche at Rennsport Reunion 7 | Porsche + Michelin's EV Racing Mission

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman take the show on the road to Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca - celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Porsche! FIRST, the guys chat with Porsche's GT4 e-Performance Tour Project Manager - Oliver Schwab - AND Michelin's North American Director of Motorsports - Jason Anzalone - about their mission to develop the electric future of customer racing! NEXT, the guys chat with Michelin's Original Equipment Product Category Manager - Ed Gliss - about what it takes to be a test driver, and how Michelin is staying ahead of the EV curve.

0:12 - Guest introductions

5:15 - Oliver's reaction to Rennsport Reunion 7.

8:17 - Focus of the event for Michelin.

9:32 - Porsche e-Performance.

12:41 - Porsche Mission R.

15:25 - Comparing Mission R & GT4 e.

18:16 - Test lab for electric customer racing.

21:01 - 63% sustainable tires.

22:07 - Race tires vs street tires.

23:52 - Low rolling resistance tires.

25:46 - How interested are customers in EV racing?

29:08 - Fast Charging for EV racing.

36:06 - How does Michelin approach the EV customer?

37:49 - Process of developing a tire for a specific car.

40:39 - Kids in a candy factory!

43:17 - Porsche & California.

46:27 - Looking into the future.

52:04 - Michelin's Ed Gliss!

52:18 - Ed's thoughts on Rennsport Reunion 7.

55:22 - What does the general consumer NEED to know about tires?

56:59 - Mission for Laguna Seca.

58:23 - Ed's Test Driver background.

59:52 - Tire sidewall markings.

01:03:43 - Competitive analysis of tires.

01:04:21 - The biggest issue with cheap tires.

01:05:44 - Reference vehicles for testing.

01:07:33 - Developing tires for a specific car.

01:08:15 - Over 100 tunable components in a tire.

01:14:11 - Life of a Test Driver.

01:21:57 - How to become a Test Driver.

01:32:06 - His role in Product Marketing.

01:33:20 - EV tires.

01:35:57 - How tires affect range/gas mileage.

01:38:19 - What are you excited to see at Rennsport Reunion?