Thunder Struck

Thunder Struck (あめのスカイサーキット lit. Rainy Sky Circuit in Japanese) is the ninth race course in Crash Nitro Kart and the final race track in Fenomena. It features huge trees, many jumps and it always rains. It is a difficult track for most players because there are no shortcuts and there are numerous obstacles the player has to avoid, such as the spiked swings. In the GBA version of the game however, the track is less detailed, featuring no trees except for the ones in the background, no rain, but still has many jumps. After time passed, road palette, sky background and everything will change color (only in GBA version of the game). It is used in the Aku Cup and the Purple Gem Cup (along with Android Alley and Tiny Temple).

This track returned in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

CTR/CNK Challenge

 * C: This letter is located right at the start the of race. Players must head to the right and will find the C on the second giant rock step.
 * N/T: The N/T is located on the left side of the track, right before the finish line, hovering over the bottomless pit. In Nitro-Fueled, the letter is slightly less risky to get.
 * K/R: It is located right at the big finishing jump, Players can simply shift to left and hop to get the K/R.

Trivia

 * Originally, the name of this track was Head N. Clouds and lacked its rain storm theme.
 * This track can be compared to Hot Air Skyway from Crash Team Racing, as it has a similar design, with the only differences being that there are no shortcuts, rain and statues.
 * This track could be named after the song made by AC/DC, Thunderstruck.
 * On the loading screen of this track, N. Gin's missile is on the left side of his head instead of the right side.
 * In Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, there was a shortcut just before the start line that allowed players to jump onto the track adjacent and skip a significant portion of the circuit.  Since patch version 1.06, an invisible wall has been placed in between the two sections to avoid cheating.
 * For some reason, Nitros Oxide's Time Trial ghost starts a few lengths behind behind the player in Nitro-Fueled.  He also gets hit by the second Spiked Swing on the first lap.

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