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"And back again is the mighty Dud Bolt with that incredible machine - the Vulptereen 327!"

- Fode Annodue

The Vulptereen 327, also known as the Vulptereen RS 557, was a model of Podracer designed by the Vulptereen of the planet Vulpter. Identifiable by it's elongated engines with teeth, the vehicle was the preferred racing craft of the Vulptereen pilot Dud Bolt. Boasting durability and traction, Bolt's RS 557 saw action across worlds such as Tatooine, Malastare, Dac, Gamorr, and Utapau, among other places. Like most Podracers, the RS 557 featured two large engines that were connected to a cockpit via a pair of cables, and the engines were connected to each other through the energy binders. The Podracer did not perform well with sharp turns, but contained a turbo-boost package that allowed the Podracer to make up for lost time on tight curves.

Dud Bolt was known to have used his RS 557 as a weapon on the track, beating opponents into submission. At some point Bolt was hired by the Dug Sebulba to purposely take out racers who were looking to steal victory away from the Dug. Bolt's constant mid race fighting gave his pod a battered exterior, and it finally bit the dust during the year 32 BBY, when Bolt tried to take out another Podracer during the third lap of the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace on Tatooine. When Bolt was later fired by Sebulba, the Vulptereen returned to the Podracing scene by 24 BBY with another RS 557. Bolt continued to use his Podracer as a weapon, with his sights set on Sebulba and his new hire, the Glymphid Aldar Beedo. Bolt continued to use a Vulptereen 327 by the year 22 BBY.

Appearances

 * ''Star Wars: Episode I Racer
 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Republic 15: Emissaries to Malastare, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Racer Revenge
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones