Scratch one 8-3/4. Pretty strange really, I raced all day with no issues (6 passes), then on the way home (My car is a Street / Strip - drive it there and drive it home ride) I'm pulling away from a stop-light under normal accelleration and as I shift into 2nd: BANG (followed by lots of ugly noise).

Ended up covering the last 6 miles home as shown below

I'm not too bummed, though. I just bought a new set of gears and was in the process of setting up a new rear-end because this one has been singing a howling song for some time. It feels like I broke a pinion, I'll know more later in the week when I have a chance to pull the chunk. I just hope it didn't take my SG unit with it, or damage my axles, as I need those. More to come on this.