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One more time, no backing down! The car comes out of the hole hard, then another axle breaks about 60 feet down course.
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We are now officially out of spare axles. Everyone walks around removing axle fragments to prevent FOD damage.
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The crew goes back to work, this time it takes a long time to fix the car as part of the axle is stuck in the transaxle.
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The next pass is a partial as Hing reports that the shifting is getting balky again. We have a transmission temp warning and the GT-R is not happy.
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The transmission is carefully cooled in the pits one more time and goes out again. A few seconds later the record falls further still!
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8.79@167 mph. We try a few more times but the transmission and clutch are becoming less cooperative. The clutch is starting to slip and we are getting error codes. We call it a day. 24 hours later AMS beats our record with a scorching 8.63@172 mph with their 1600 hp Alpha Omega. Now plans are being made for more power to attempt to get the record back! AMS ran at about the high 1200 hp level as well, not using the Alpha Omega's full power potential. The race is on and where will it end?
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Well it was good while it lasted. Up next are bigger turbos, stronger axles and turning the grip up some more as well. Stay tuned!
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