Red Bull brings Formula 1 expertise to the world of Porsche restomods with an upgraded 964 911

Red Bull Advanced Technologies just brought its Formula 1 expertise to Porsche restomods.

The division is teaming up with Singer, the tuner known for developing the Porsche 911.

But this collaboration has borne some very special fruit.

Because Red Bull, and its Formula 1 expertise, produced an upgraded 964 911.

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Red Bull partners with Singer to improve 964 911

It appears that Red Bull has decided to use its Formula 1 knowledge for a road-going project.

The group’s high-performance Advanced Technologies division recently teamed up with American aftermarket specialists Singer.

Singer, as you might know, is legendary for specializing in restoring old Porsche 911 units.

But this particular collaboration is focused solely on developing the 964-generation 911.

The goal of the partnership is to increase the torsional stiffness of both the 964 Cabriolet and the Targa.

So how does all of this work?

Well, it turns out that the whole thing is actually quite simple.

If you happen to own a 964 911, all you have to do is send your air-cooled car to Singer and ask them to run it through their Classic Turbo services.

From there, the vehicle is completely disassembled.

In fact, the restoration project does not begin until the chassis is cleaned, assessed, and passed as being rock-solid.

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Formula 1 knowledge transitions perfectly to the road

Okay – so this all sounds great – and frankly quite interesting.

But where does the Formula 1 expertise of Red Bull come into all of this?

Singer wanted Red Bull’s helpand expertise with regard to simulation and structural analysis.

Red Bull said yes, and then got straight to work on digitally modeling the 964 chassis.

This involved using manual measurements and scanned data.

FEA software was then employed to calculate the torsional stiffness of different variants of the car.

The end goal was to keep at it until the predicted stiffness values matched those recorded in physical tests.

Red Bull used its Formula 1 experience to work out which parts of the cabriolet structure were working hardest to resist the torsion changes.

After this, the next goal was to develop 13 carbon fiber structures to reinforce those weaker parts.

Rob Gray, Technical Director of Red Bull Advanced Technologies, commented on the partnership.

“Our expertise is derived from relentless competition and success at the very highest levels of motorsport,” he commented.

“We apply that expertise to engineering challenges across a wide variety of projects and industries.”

Gray then discussed the complex nature of the job.

“The challenge from Singer was to increase the stiffness of the open-roof Type 964, giving it the same dynamic performance as the coupe while minimizing additional weight.”

“The careful balancing of performance against weight is extremely familiar to us, and we’re delighted to have been able to support Singer and their clients with this solution.”

It certainly appears that the Formula 1 expertise of Red Bull transfers extremely well to the civilian world, too.