N. Tropy Clock

The N. Tropy Clock is a race-exclusive weapon in Crash Team Racing and Crash Nitro Kart. It is a bronze stopwatch that cause all opponents on the track to spin out and suffer a few seconds of speed reduction. During this period, the victims cannot pick up new weapons from ? Crates, nor can they use whatever weapon they were holding at the time. In Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, the latter aspect wears off sooner that the speed reduction itself, and the victims no longer lose Wumpa Fruit when hit. Juiced up N. Tropy Clocks make the speed reduction even longer. In CTR, it will not affect racers who are using an Aku Aku/Uka Uka mask or Power Shield (though the latter will still disappear), but in Crash Nitro Kart, it will penetrate both of these.

Crash Team Racing
"Normal - Set off N. Tropy's clock and every kart (except you) will be spun out and then suffer a few seconds of speed reduction. Juiced Up - All racers (except you) suffer the spin out then an even longer speed reduction."
 * Manual

"Normal: This power-up causes all opponents to spin out of control and also reduces the speed of the all players [sic] for 8 seconds (unless that person used the power-up). Tip: Use clocks just before a opponent [sic] jumps. Juiced Up: All players will spin out and their top speeds will be reduced for 12 seconds. The amount of reduction in speed is based upon race position - the karts out in front will have their speed reduced more than the karts in the rear of the back."
 * Prima strategy guide

Crash Nitro Kart
"This wicked watch will let you alter time and slow down every other kart on the track. When you activate it, everyone else will spin out and time will slow down for them. You'll be protected from the time vortex and speed by the other racers as they crawl along. This is a great way to come from behind, so take advantage of it. This item is found only in race modes. Juiced - The time effect will last even longer."
 * Console manual

"This wicked watch will let you alter time and slow down every other kart on the track. When you activate it, everyone else will spin out and become sluggish. This is a great way to come back from behind, so take advantage of it. Juiced - The time effect will last even longer."
 * GBA manual

"This wicked watch will let you alter time and slow down every other kart on the track. When you activate it, all of your opponents will spin out and become sluggish. This is a great way to come back from behind, so take advantage of it. Juiced - The time effect will last even longer."
 * N-Gage manual

Appearances

 * Crash Team Racing
 * Crash Nitro Kart
 * Crash Nitro Kart (mobile)
 * Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D
 * Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2
 * Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Trivia

 * It is one of several weapons in CTR that can only be used by human players.
 * It can be used by computer opponents in the Nitro-Fueled remake, though only on Hard difficulty.