Kognition sponsored 350Z takes the Redline Time Attack Street Class at Cal Speedway

[kognition]

What a hectic last 24 hrs. Thats how it goes i guess. We took home a win today in our sponsored 350Z driven by driver/owner Mike Bonanni from Vegas! It rained
for about half of the day, and i have some in car footage to edit and post.
Kognition sponsors this car with a full race air splitter/diffuser/air dam package, and a full race hatch. As a contingency sponsor the the Redline series this year, we provide cash awards for those drivers that run our parts and place 1st ($500), 2nd ($300) or third
($100 and bag of banana chips).
Bonanni took a $500 cash win tonite. :bigok:
This Z runs the JWT T.T. kit and puts out some mad numbers.
http://kognitiondesign.com/m_bonanni_1.jpg
http://kognitiondesign.com/m_bonanni_2.jpg
http://kognitiondesign.com/m_bonanni_3.jpg
http://kognitiondesign.com/m_bonanni_4.jpg

[crazy9ceguy]

that car in street class? it looks like it hsould be in modified class at least.

[kognition]

The cars in street class are pretty quick, no room for weekenders. You'll get peed on real quick.

that car in street class? it looks like it hsould be in modified class at least.

[drftwerks]

is there only a sponsership for the red line series or for other serries' as well?

and congrats BTW

[UNITEDMASTER]

Hello ,congrats on the win,man that Z is quick & its really quiet at the same time. If this is the benchmark for the street class my current set up doesnt stand a chance LOLLOLLOL

[illvialuver]

congrats on the win, at first i thought your wheels were ame wheels. but yeah good job in the win, nissan represent.

[Slidin240Wayz]

Congratulations! Did you get to run your car?

Carlos

[kognition]

Thank's guys, it was a group effort in which we played a small but critical part.
Last minute dyno work thank's to Jim Wolf, and Mark Brett. Corner scaled by Mark as well. We will be adding a few new things to the car in the next 2 months
to improve aero and reduce weight.
I was unable to get my car prepped in time. Priorities on the Z's this year. But def will be at the next one.

Congratulations! Did you get to run your car?

Carlos

[kognition]

We are only sponsoring the Redline series this year. It is our first sponsored series.

is there only a sponsership for the red line series or for other serries' as well?

and congrats BTW

[ThatGuy]

Looks awesome Mike. I can't wait to see what new stuff you come out with this year. Keep up the awesome work!

[kognition]

Thank you,
I am now starting to advance our composite panel production a bit to make them stronger and lighter. The track testing really helps us alot. :bigok:
Looks awesome Mike. I can't wait to see what new stuff you come out with this year. Keep up the awesome work!

[cnile51]

street class cars are fast..... i want to go up against that z........

any east coast events that you guys are attending?

- gtr r33

[kognition]

Yes,
All of the 07' Redline events this year

street class cars are fast..... i want to go up against that z........

any east coast events that you guys are attending?

- gtr r33

[kognition]

Here is some in car footage during practice. It was raining all morning, and cleared up later in the day. Chris Rado again blew his motor up, closing the event down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pkVtU9BvGU

[Dousan_PG]

sick
great job.
congratulations!

[Nikeboy355]

Congrats as well...

Can we get a mod list on the car?

[coreansurfer]

congrats mike, hope to see you this saturday at the bbq!

[cnile51]

you guys are doing awesome!!! Congrats on the win maybe i will see you at some events......

Look for me in the black R33/red supra. The Supra is my buddies car, i may drive a couple of events with it:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/cnile51/Picture104.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/cnile51/_MG_7272.jpg

[kognition]

Thank's you guys, :bigok:
I will get a list of the mod's today. The series is going to heat up for sure, and the Hankook guys told me that this was the last Time Attack for the S15, so they are running a Z at the next event. And i think it will be tuned by XS. So i am going to drop at least another 150lb's off the car by the next event, anything we can do to make the car lighter basically. Heres a pic when the I.C. piping blew off and we were trying to get it back on before the next session.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/Eagle1_photo/AlexandRobbie012.jpg

[sideview_180sx]

you still ran OE glass rite ??? I know that spectre prelude got bumped because he was on hoosiers yet all stock everywhere else. WIll you bumping up in class to go against steve mitchell in the red 350z ??

[kognition]

Yup, OE glass.
Yes we will be putting this particular Z into the unlimited class. If we were able to to run unlimited Sunday, we might have placed 3rd. We were registered in unlimited and on Hoosiers, but Rado blew his car up on the very first hotlap. And the track people did not want to stay overtime to search for metal debris on the track etc. Even when the Redline guys offered more money so we could finish the final heat. But expect the Z competition to seriously heat up this Spring. Kognition has been pressed into action now! Mitchel's car looked pretty quick out there, but i saw a bunch of smoke when Yamada was driving it. The Axis car had some throttle issues, but i expect to see all of them more than prepared in April. :bigok:


you still ran OE glass rite ??? I know that spectre prelude got bumped because he was on hoosiers yet all stock everywhere else. WIll you bumping up in class to go against steve mitchell in the red 350z ??

[McRussellPants]

didn't you guys blow up some sus linkr or something?

[kognition]

We had some IC Piping blow off. But thats all. Fixing it in the pic below.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/Eagle1_photo/AlexandRobbie012.jpg

didn't you guys blow up some sus linkr or something?

[locodrftr]

congrats on the win, i know i got peed on.lol Your guys lap time was 1:18:464 My best was 1:38 something My poor white hatch didn't stand a chance. Being as its my first ever event it was soooo much fun.learned alot as well now im hooked. Oh and i feel bad for the rx8 that got totaled in practice he was the guy next to me in the pits someone should post pics of that.I may have held up traffic in the rain but i came out alive and so did my car. all in all a great event cant wait till the next one.

[kognition]

At least you did make it home in one piece. That guy wasn't so lucky. His front rotor snapped in half, among other things from the impact. The rain def made it interesting. :2f2f:
http://kognitiondesign.com/trashed_mazda.jpg

congrats on the win, i know i got peed on.lol Your guys lap time was 1:18:464 My best was 1:38 something My poor white hatch didn't stand a chance. Being as its my first ever event it was soooo much fun.learned alot as well now im hooked. Oh and i feel bad for the rx8 that got totaled in practice he was the guy next to me in the pits someone should post pics of that.I may have held up traffic in the rain but i came out alive and so did my car. all in all a great event cant wait till the next one.

[TurDz]

Kognition, great job on the win and now you have even more credibility with your front splitter and aero parts!

[jobestudios]

damn, i remember your CF parts thread starting up and now look at this.

Are you still developing parts for the 240sx chassis? or are all your efforts going onto the race season.

[Anto]

oh fucking shit

my friend tim blew up his S2k from oil starvation

silver s2k, mugen hardtop, volk wheels. :( :(

[kognition]

Well i still have my S14 Silvia, so i am keeping that as my fun car. It has more potential than any 350Z. But the parts i am making for it are not exactly what you would call street legal. It's probably going to look more like a JGTC car by the summer time. But to keep the mortgage paid, i am expanding a little bit with different parts. But mostly track only stuff. I have a small line of bling/vip , and will try to expand that some more this year also. My main focus at the moment is on the Z and weight reduction/ aerodynamics for track. We will be testing out
some undertray prototypes in the Spring to see if we can increase speed in the corners. I still have plans for S13 and S14 parts yes.



damn, i remember your CF parts thread starting up and now look at this.

Are you still developing parts for the 240sx chassis? or are all your efforts going onto the race season.

[turtl631]

Well i still have my S14 Silvia, so i am keeping that as my fun car. It has more potential than any 350Z.

Why do you say that? What limits the Zs in your opinion?

[kognition]

Well, for one thing, the fastest S chassis in Time Attack here (Hankook JIC S15) is almost 9 seconds faster at Button Willow than the fastest T.T. Z in VRT's stable, same for the M Werks Z which is tuned by XS Engineering.
It's 1,000 lb's heavier.
And this past weekend, both those same Z's were still 4 seconds slower than the S15. It's the weight,



Why do you say that? What limits the Zs in your opinion?

[UNITEDMASTER]

Yea I was looking at the results tonight,and DAAAMMMN the JIC S-15 is FAST/QUICK whatever you want to call it. They cut 1:08:9 something wich was on par with the porshe(1:08:2 something iirc) & the porshe won outright!!! So yea if you are on par in terms of power,braking,& grip then weight is the big killer.

[sideview_180sx]

if you ran CF doors would that still bump you up in class ?? I was at the flag stand (below the bridge w/o any fence obstuctions) when the s2k went up. the motor was still at high rpm when it went to. it didn't shut down like most motors i've seen. haha c. rado's motor had a garage sale as much metal it spit out.

[kognition]

Yes it will bump you up. But our car is going in that direction anyway. I doubt we will be running the street class again.

Rado's car was like a Pachinko machine spewing out metal bearings plus flames for extra consumer excitement! I can imagine how the conversation went when he went back into his Uber Trailer and logged in via satellite to the giant head back at HQ. That's 2 strikes for Mr. Rado.

if you ran CF doors would that still bump you up in class ?? I was at the flag stand (below the bridge w/o any fence obstuctions) when the s2k went up. the motor was still at high rpm when it went to. it didn't shut down like most motors i've seen. haha c. rado's motor had a garage sale as much metal it spit out.

[articdragon192]

Ready to go up against the SPL Z32?
http://www.larrychendesign.com/redline/31.jpg

[kognition]

In my Silvia, yessir i am.
That car was pulling some good times out there. I wasn't able to run my Silvia last week because we ran out of time. But the Z guys allready know my car is going to be a serious threat this season. It's really great to see the company cars out there and meet the people behind them. But i'm gettin strapped up for business this year. :2f2f:

Ready to go up against the SPL Z32?

[articdragon192]

That Z is amazing. It ran like .277 second behind the #1 car out there in modified RWD and beat out a GT2 with 600 hp. I admire that car.

[kognition]

Jim Wolf= Divinity :bigok:
And we dropped a 90lb turd by swapping out the stock hatch for a carbon one, and just reinstalled the oem glass to stay legal in Street Class.
This car will see our new 5lb carbon doors next month after it gets a full cage.


That Z is amazing. It ran like .277 second behind the #1 car out there in modified RWD and beat out a GT2 with 600 hp. I admire that car.

[corey240]

what mods are on your silvia? congrats on your win! every time im skiming through modified i see the s15 wins again and again, and again.....and again. lol you need to tear it apart with yours.

[kognition]

Thank's
The S14 has the stock SR20det it came with. The only thing i recently added was the Brian Crower valve springs with Ti spring retainers. All new exhaust valves.
The rest, are bolt ons. But good bolt ons. :2f2f:
The JIC S15 is no longer going to run Time Attack as of last weekend (so the team tells me), could be a trick. But they have a new 350Z coming soon. The S15 will go back to drift.

what mods are on your silvia? congrats on your win! every time im skiming through modified i see the s15 wins again and again, and again.....and again. lol you need to tear it apart with yours.

[fly]

nice job with the Z

ill be interested to see how JIC/Hankook does with the Z, if they can match the results of the S15...might help you guys out if they can

[kognition]

Thank's
Yes the S Chassis has a real advantage over the Z. I actually read somewhere that the fastest Z to run the Tsukuba circuit had an SR implanted in it. :D

nice job with the Z

ill be interested to see how JIC/Hankook does with the Z, if they can match the results of the S15...might help you guys out if they can