Supercars fans witnessed an event in Adelaide that hadn't occurred for more than four years - Jamie Whincup failed to finish a race.
The Red Bull Holden Racing Team star was a massive 11 seconds in front of the field in Sunday's second and final 250km race in the South Australia capital and seemingly cruising to yet another win.
Then his brand new ZB Commodore's gearbox blew up, forcing the seven-time champion to quit a race early for the first time since the Gold Coast round in 2013 - a streak totalling 136 races.
Sunday's drama capped an underwhelming start to the year for Whincup, whose crew had to do a 12-hour overnight rebuild of his car on Friday after he hit a wall in qualifying.