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.
 * Nitrous Oxide has the best "race the trial" time for this track in Crash Nitro Kart.
 * In Crash Nitro Kart, there is no shortcut on this game. In Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, at the start of the race, you can jump of to the right at the starting line and it leads the player to the 3/4 of the level.The shortcut no longer can be used in the latest update of the game.

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