Podracing

"They have podracing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous."

- Qui-Gon Jinn

Podracing was a dangerous racing sport on planets such as Malastare, Theron, and Tatooine. Racers could perform multiple laps on a particular race track, moving at dangerous and, at times, deadly speeds. The races were performed using craft known as Podracers or pods, which were small, one-man craft propelled by large engines. Races could then be projected in entertainment establishments throughout the galaxy.

Podracing was a sport generally partaken in by aliens. Due to that fact, the slave Anakin Skywalker believed himself to be the only human capable of podracing. In 32 BBY, he was the only member of the species who participated in those races around the Mos Espa region.

During the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo, Anakin Skywalker won the Boonta Eve Classic on Tatooine, securing his freedom from a life of slavery. Betting on the races was a popular pastime with many of the watchers on Tatooine and it was through Qui-Gon Jinn's bet with Watto that Skywalker would win the race that Skywalker was freed.

In the Anoat sector, during the Iron Blockade, the Ivax Syndicate oversaw Podracing and other activities.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Adventures Volume 3: Endangered
 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Ahsoka
 * Lost Stars
 * A New Dawn
 * Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks
 * Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
 * Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
 * Battlefront: Twilight Company
 * Star Wars: Uprising
 * Bloodline
 * Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
 * Poe Dameron: Flight Log
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi – DJ – Most Wanted 1
 * Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
 * Poe Dameron: Flight Log
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi – DJ – Most Wanted 1