Dynamic Workshops

The workshops3 test workshops in which 3 tyre/vehicle combinatio ns will be compared, with a dedicated pilot:

From track to street

Tyre effect

MICHELIN, the Ultra High Performance Tuning specialist

Successive tests of 9 combinations of tyres and veh icles:

7 on your own

2 as a passenger in specifics cars

The workshops

You will drive 2 laps in each test

Objective of this workshop: get you to feel how racing spirit and technology can be found in a sport tyre when driving on a road

Workshop 1 - From track to street

In a Porsche or an Audi, you are going to test:

• A racing model equipped with MICHELIN racing tyres

• A sport type model (Porsche GT3, Audi R8 V10) equipped with MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup+ tyres

• A series model equipped with MICHELIN Pilot Sport tyres

Workshop 1 - From track to street

In a Porsche or an Audi, you are going to test:

Workshop 1 - From track to street

FRONT REAR

Vehicles Tyre Line Section Serie Seat LI SI Section Serie Se at LI

Porsche 997 Cup MICHELIN Slick 24 64 18 27 68 18

Porsche 997 GT3 RS MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup+ 245 35 19 (89Y) 325 30 19 (101Y)

Porsche 997 C2S MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2 235 35 19 (87Y) 295 30 19 (100Y)

Audi R8 FIA GT3 MICHELIN Slick 27 65 18 31 71 18

Audi R8 V10 MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup+ 235 35 19 (87Y) 305 30 19 (102Y)

Audi R8 V8 MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport 235 35 19 (91Y) 295 30 19 (100Y)

Transfer of technology: 2 examples in figures

• Maximum speed: 330 km/h at Le Mans, and 350 km/h to 431 km/h on Supersport vehicles!

• Longevity: 5 relays at Le Mans (or 750 km ), 30.000 km on road

Grip/safety: lap time, grip on dry and wet ground

Workshop 1 - From track to street

Objective of this workshop: Illustrate the effect of the change in dimensions (diameter of wheel, width of wheel; sidewall height, width of wheel flange) or tyre line carried out in tuning on the vehicle’s performances

Workshop 2 -MICHELIN, the Ultra High Performance Tuning specialist

Workshop 2 -MICHELIN, the Ultra High Performance Tuning specialist

FRONT REAR

Vehicles Tyre Line Section Serie Seat LI SI Section Serie Seat LI

Audi R8 GT MTM MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup+ 245 30 20 (90Y) 315 25 20 (99Y)

Audi R8 V10 MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport 245 30 20 (90Y) 295 25 20 (95Y)

Audi R8 V8 MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport 235 35 19 (91Y) 295 30 19 (100Y)

Audi TTRS MTM MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup+ 265 35 19 (98Y) 265 35 19 (98Y)

Audi TTRS MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport 255 35 19 (96Y) 255 35 19 (96Y)

Audi TTRS MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport 245 40 18 (97Y) 245 40 18 (97Y)

The objective of this workshop: get you to feel the key role of tyres on sports cars’ performances

Workshop 3 - Tyre effect

How? You are going to compare on a Porsche 997 GTS:

• A MICHELIN racing slick tyre

• A tyre that is fully road legal but built for track use => MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup+

• The Supersport that is Porsche’s reference tyre => MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2

Workshop 3 - Tyre effect

MICHELIN Slick MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup+ MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2

On road driving pleasure

Extreme driving on track

AVANT ARRIERE

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Porsche 997 GTS MICHELIN Slick 24 64 18 27 68 18

Porsche 997 GTS MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup+ 235 35 19 (87Y) 305 30 19 (102Y)

Porsche 997 GTS MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2 235 35 19 (87Y) 305 30 19 (102Y)

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Workshop 3 - Tyre effect: balance of vehicle in a bend

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Safety Recap

Start of Test Driving• Driving position

• Your safety belt must be tied• Headlamps must be switched on

• Check out the number of your starting box

• Turn on your left indicator before driving off

• Speed restriction: 60 km/h

• Departure from pit every 10 seconds

Driving session : safetyDrive at your pace and your level

Do not worry about looking at your rear mirror, keep your trajectory

Leave your ideal trajectory to overtake

Respect safety distances between cars

Respect braking zones, materialised by cones

Specific conditions: 911 Cup and Audi R8 GT3

You are the passenger of your instructor

Compulsory helmet, at your disposal in your starting box

More in-depth discovery of tire effects

Pleasure of a session sitting next to your instructor

Coming back from Test Driving• Speed capped at 60 km/h and right indicator on

• Go to your starting box

• Park in forward gear

• Parking position without the hand brake on and stop the engine

• Go to the following car via the walking zone, on the right side of the pit

• Don’t forget anything in the car you have used!

Enjoy your ride!