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{{Youmay|the annual podracing event|[[Boonta Eve Classic (32 BBY)|the most famous podrace in 32 BBY]]}}
  
 
{{Event
  
{{Event
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|image=[[File:Boonta Eve Podracers.png|The lineup at the race in [[32 BBY]].]]
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|image=[[File:Boonta Eve Podracers.png|The lineup at the race in [[32 BBY/Legends|32 BBY]].]]
 
|name=Boonta Eve Classic
  
|name=Boonta Eve Classic
 
|date=[[Boonta's Eve]], annual
  
|date=[[Boonta's Eve]], annual
 
|place=*[[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]
  
|place=*[[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]
 
**[[Mos Espa Grand Arena/Legends|Mos Espa Grand Arena]]
  
**[[Mos Espa Grand Arena/Legends|Mos Espa Grand Arena]]
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|outcome=
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|outcome=*[[32 BBY/Legends|32 BBY]]
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|participants=[[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba Desilijic Tiure]]
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**Won by [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]]
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|keyparties=
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|participants=*[[32 BBY/Legends|32 BBY]]
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**[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]]
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**[[Aldar Beedo/Legends|Aldar Beedo]]
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**[[Ratts Tyerell/Legends|Ratts Tyerell]]†
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**[[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba]]
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**[[Mawhonic/Legends|Mawhonic]]
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**[[Dud Bolt/Legends|Dud Bolt]]
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**[[Clegg Holdfast/Legends|Clegg Holdfast]]
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**[[Ebe E. Endocott/Legends|Ebe E. Endocott]]
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**[[Gasgano/Legends|Gasgano]]
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**[[Boles Roor/Legends|Boles Roor]]
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**[[Teemto Pagalies/Legends|Teemto Pagalies]]
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**[[Kam Nale|Elan Mak]]
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**[[Mars Guo/Legends|Mars Guo]]
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**[[Ark Roose/Legends|Ark Roose]]
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**[[Neva Kee/Legends|Neva Kee]] MIA
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**[[Wan Sandage/Legends|Wan Sandage]]
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**[[Ody Mandrell/Legends|Ody Mandrell]]
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**[[Ben Quadinaros/Legends|Ben Quadinaros]]}}
 
{{Quote|The Boonta is far more dangerous than any amateur race I've flown!|[[Ben Quadinaros/Legends|Ben Quadinaros]]|Podracing Tales}}
  
{{Quote|The Boonta is far more dangerous than any amateur race I've flown!|[[Ben Quadinaros/Legends|Ben Quadinaros]]|Podracing Tales}}
 
The '''Boonta Eve Classic''' was the largest annual [[Podracing/Legends|podrace]] in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. Held on the planet of [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]], it was hosted by the [[Hutt/Legends|Hutts]] to commemorate the [[Boonta's Eve]] holiday. Located just outside [[Mos Espa/Legends|Mos Espa]], the Boonta race course started in the [[Mos Espa Grand Arena/Legends|Mos Espa Grand Arena]]. There, thousands of spectators would congregate, hoping to see their favored racer win, to catch a glimpse of a spectacular collision, or to win a fortune gambling on the race's outcome.
  
The '''Boonta Eve Classic''' was the largest annual [[Podracing/Legends|podrace]] in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. Held on the planet of [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]], it was hosted by the [[Hutt/Legends|Hutts]] to commemorate the [[Boonta's Eve]] holiday. Located just outside [[Mos Espa/Legends|Mos Espa]], the Boonta race course started in the [[Mos Espa Grand Arena/Legends|Mos Espa Grand Arena]]. There, thousands of spectators would congregate, hoping to see their favored racer win, to catch a glimpse of a spectacular collision, or to win a fortune gambling on the race's outcome.
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==The Mos Espa circuit==
  
==The Mos Espa circuit==
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[[File:ITW1 Boonta Circuit.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Mos Espa circuit.]]
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[[File:ITW1 Boonta Circuit.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Mos Espa circuit.]]
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The Mos Espa course mostly turned around [[Ben's Mesa/Legends|Ben's Mesa]]. It blazed out of the arena onto the [[Starlite Flats]], an easy stretch of desert where aggressive Podracers jockeyed for strong starting positions. The racers had to line up in single file to enter the curving canyon that cuts through the [[Waldo Flats]]. This opened up into [[Mushroom Mesa/Legends|Mushroom Mesa]], a rocky expanse dominated by immense bulbous rock formations. [[Metta Drop]], a sudden escarpment, dropped the racers onto [[Ebe Crater Valley]], where they again had to navigate a narrow opening ([[the Notch]]) to enter [[Beggar's Canyon/Legends|Beggar's Canyon]].<ref name="ItWoSWE1">''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I]]''</ref>
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The Mos Espa course mostly turned around [[Ben's Mesa/Legends|Ben's Mesa]]. It blazed out of the arena onto the [[Starlite Flats]], an easy stretch of desert where aggressive Podracers jockeyed for strong starting positions. The racers had to line up in single file to enter the curving canyon that cuts through the [[Waldo Flats]]. This opened up into [[Mushroom Mesa/Legends|Mushroom Mesa]], a rocky expanse dominated by immense bulbous rock formations. [[Metta Drop]], a sudden escarpment, dropped the racers onto [[Ebe Crater Valley/Legends|Ebe Crater Valley]], where they again had to navigate a narrow opening ([[The Notch/Legends|the Notch]]) to enter [[Beggar's Canyon/Legends|Beggar's Canyon]].<ref name="ItWoSWE1">''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I]]''</ref>
   
 
[[File:Podrace announcers.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Fodesinbeed Annodue/Legends|Fodesinbeed]] gives commentary on the Boonta Eve Classic.]]
  
[[File:Podrace announcers.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Fodesinbeed Annodue/Legends|Fodesinbeed]] gives commentary on the Boonta Eve Classic.]]
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The race then continued onto a length of desert plains abutting the [[Dune Sea/Legends|Dune Sea]]. One of the most hazardous areas&mdash;[[Arch Canyon]]&mdash;forced pilots to maneuver through stone wickets before entering another series of canyons, including [[The Whip]], [[Jag Crag Gorge/Legends|Jag Crag Gorge]], and the subterranean [[Laguna Cave]]. Emerging from the caves, the pilots careened through the tight [[Canyon Dune Turn/Legends|Canyon Dune Turn]], known to be a campsite for vengeful [[Tusken Raider/Legends|Sand People]].<ref name="ItWoSWE1" />
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The race then continued onto a length of desert plains abutting the [[Dune Sea/Legends|Dune Sea]]. One of the most hazardous areas&mdash;[[Arch Canyon/Legends|Arch Canyon]]&mdash;forced pilots to maneuver through stone wickets before entering another series of canyons, including [[The Whip/Legends|The Whip]], [[Jag Crag Gorge/Legends|Jag Crag Gorge]], and the subterranean [[Laguna Caves/Legends|Laguna Caves]]. Emerging from the caves, the pilots careened through the tight [[Canyon Dune Turn/Legends|Canyon Dune Turn]], known to be a campsite for vengeful [[Tusken Raider/Legends|Sand People]].<ref name="ItWoSWE1" />
   
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Podracers that survived potshots from the Sand People then had to dodge the rocky obstacles in [[Bindy Bend]] before entering the last stretch of canyon, which included the [[Coil]], [[Jett's Chute]], and the [[Corkscrew]].<ref name="ItWoSWE1" />
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Podracers that survived potshots from the Sand People then had to dodge the rocky obstacles in [[Bindy Bend/Legends|Bindy Bend]] before entering the last stretch of canyon, which included [[The Coil/Legends|The Coil]], [[Jett's Chute/Legends|Jett's Chute]], and [[The Corkscrew/Legends|The Corkscrew]].<ref name="ItWoSWE1" />
   
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Exiting the Corkscrew via the [[Devil's Doorknob]], the pilots emerged onto the [[Hutt Flats]], a broad featureless expanse that led back to the arena. This entire circuit represented one lap, and the Boonta Eve Classic required three laps for completion,<ref name="ItWoSWE1" /> with an average time of 5 minutes, 20 seconds for each lap.
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Exiting the Corkscrew via the [[Devil's Doorknob]], the pilots emerged onto the [[Hutt Flats/Legends|Hutt Flats]], a broad featureless expanse that led back to the arena. This entire circuit represented one lap, and the Boonta Eve Classic required three laps for completion,<ref name="ItWoSWE1" /> with an average time of 5 minutes, 20 seconds for each lap.
   
 
Commentaries were made by [[Fodesinbeed Annodue/Legends|Fodesinbeed]], a popular commentator in the sport.
  
Commentaries were made by [[Fodesinbeed Annodue/Legends|Fodesinbeed]], a popular commentator in the sport.
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==History==
  
==History==
 
===Renaissance under Gardulla===
  
===Renaissance under Gardulla===
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The Boonta Eve Classic circuit was an ancient course that had fallen on hard times by [[67 BBY]]. With the financial support of [[Darth Plagueis/Legends|Hego Damask]], however, [[Gardulla Besadii the Elder/Legends|Gardulla the Hutt]] restored the course as part of an effort to seize control of Tatooine, creating a new Podracing circuit that would rival those of [[Muunilinst]] and [[Malastare/Legends|Malastate]].<ref name="Darth P">''[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|Darth Plagueis]]''</ref>
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The Boonta Eve Classic circuit was an ancient course that had fallen on hard times by [[67 BBY]]. With the financial support of [[Darth Plagueis/Legends|Hego Damask]], however, [[Gardulla Besadii the Elder/Legends|Gardulla the Hutt]] restored the course as part of an effort to seize control of Tatooine, creating a new Podracing circuit that would rival those of [[Muunilinst/Legends|Muunilinst]] and [[Malastare/Legends|Malastare]].<ref name="Darth P">[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']]</ref>
   
 
===The race of 32 BBY===
  
===The race of 32 BBY===
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{{Quote|Oh, I don't care what universe you're from. That's gotta hurt!|[[Fodesinbeed Annodue/Legends|Fodesinbeed Annodue]]|Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace}}
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{{Main|Boonta Eve Classic (32 BBY)}}
  
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[[File:Podrace.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba's]] [[Plug-F Mammoth|Plug-F ''Mammoth'']] vs [[Anakin Skywalker's Podracer/Legends|Anakin Skywalker's podracer]].]]
   
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====Prelude to the Race====
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[[File:Podrace.png|left|thumb|200px|[[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba's]] [[Plug-F Mammoth|Plug-F ''Mammoth'']] vs [[Anakin Skywalker's podracer]].]]
  
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Only a few days before, [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knights]] [[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]] and [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] had to land the [[J-type 327 Nubian royal starship|royal starship]] of [[Queen/Legends|Queen]] [[Padmé Amidala/Legends|Padmé Amidala]] on the planet of Tatooine. After discovering that the only way to obtain a replacement [[T-14 hyperdrive generator/Legends|hyperdrive generator]] was to pay with Tatooine currency, Jinn found the young boy Anakin Skywalker in [[Watto/Legends|Watto's]] shop. Jinn met Anakin's mother, [[Shmi Skywalker Lars/Legends|Shmi]], and Anakin eagerly offered to use his [[Anakin Skywalker's Podracer/Legends|podracer]] in the race, to obtain the parts needed for the Naboo ship, if he won.
   
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Qui-Gon also worked out a deal, that if Anakin won the race, he would have his freedom.
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====Participants====
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{| {{Prettytable}}
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
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! Image !! Name!! Origin!! Starting position !! Result !! Flag
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|-
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|[[File:Aldar beedo.jpg|60px]]
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|[[Aldar Beedo/Legends|Aldar Beedo]]
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|The [[Glymphid/Legends|Glymphid]] from [[Ploo II/Legends|Ploo II]]
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|First row
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|Finished third
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|[[File:Aldar Beedo flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Finalmoments.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Ratts Tyerell/Legends|Ratts Tyerell]]
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|The [[Aleena/Legends|Aleena]] from [[Aleen/Legends|Aleen]]
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|First row
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|Crashed in the first lap and died
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|[[File:Ratts Tyerell flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Sebulba.png|120px]]
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|[[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba]]
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|The [[Dug/Legends|Dug]] from [[Malastare/Legends|Malastare]]
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|First row
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|Crashed in the third lap
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|[[File:SebulbaFlag.svg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Mahonic-racer.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Mawhonic/Legends|Mawhonic]]
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|The [[Gran/Legends|Gran]] from [[Hok/Legends|Hok]]
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|First row
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|Crashed in the first lap
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|[[File:Mawhonic flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Bolt.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Dud Bolt/Legends|Dud Bolt]]
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|The [[Vulptereen/Legends|Vulptereen]] from [[Vulpter/Legends|Vulpter]]
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|Second row
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|Crashed in the third lap
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|[[File:Dud Bolt flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Anakin Pod.png|120px]]
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|[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]]
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|The [[Human/Legends|Human]] from [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]
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|Second row
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|Finished first
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|[[File:Anakin Skywalker flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Clegg Holdfast.png|90px]]
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|[[Clegg Holdfast/Legends|Clegg Holdfast]]
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|The [[Nosaurian/Legends|Nosaurian]] from [[New Plympto/Legends|New Plympto]]
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|Second row
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|Crashed in the second lap
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|[[File:Clegg Holdfast flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Endocott.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Ebe E. Endocott/Legends|Ebe E. Endocott]]
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|The [[Triffian/Legends|Triffian]] from [[Triffis/Legends|Triffis]]
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|Third row
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|Finished fourth
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|[[File:Ebe Endocott flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Gasgano Podracing.png|150px]]
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|[[Gasgano/Legends|Gasgano]]
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|The [[Xexto/Legends|Xexto]] from [[Troiken/Legends|Troiken]]
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|Third row
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|Finished second
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|[[File:Gasgango flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Boles roor.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Boles Roor/Legends|Boles Roor]]
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|The [[Sneevel/Legends|Sneevel]] from [[Sneeve/Legends|Sneeve]]
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|Third row
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|Finished sixth
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|[[File:Boles Roor flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Teemto pagalies.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Teemto Pagalies/Legends|Teemto Pagalies]]
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|The [[Veknoid/Legends|Veknoid]] from [[Moonus Mandel/Legends|Moonus Mandel]]
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|Third row
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|Crashed in the second lap
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|[[File:Teemto Pagalies flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Elan mak.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Kam Nale|Elan Mak]]
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|The [[Fluggrian/Legends|Fluggrian]] from [[Ploo IV/Legends|Ploo IV]]
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|Fourth row
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|Finished fifth
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|[[File:Elan Mak flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Mars guo.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Mars Guo/Legends|Mars Guo]]
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|The [[Phuii]] from [[Phu/Legends|Phu]]
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|Fourth row
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|Crashed in the second lap
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|[[File:Mars Guo flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Ark roose.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Ark Roose/Legends|Ark "Bumpy" Roose]]
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|The [[Nuknog/Legends|Nuknog]] from [[Sump/Legends|Sump]]
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|Fourth row
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|Crashed in the third lap
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|[[File:Ark Roose flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Neva Kee.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Neva Kee/Legends|Neva Kee]]
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|The [[Xamster/Legends|Xamster]] from [[Xagobah/Legends|Xagobah]]
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|Fifth row
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|Vanished during the second lap
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|[[File:Neva Kee flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Wan sandage.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Wan Sandage/Legends|Wan Sandage]]
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|The [[Devlikk/Legends|Devlikk]] from [[Ord Radama/Legends|Ord Radama]]
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|Fifth row
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|Crashed in the third lap
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|[[File:Wan Sandage flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:OdyMandrellHS-SWE.jpg|90px]]
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|[[Ody Mandrell/Legends|Ody Mandrell]]
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|The [[Er'Kit (species)/Legends|Er'Kit]] from [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]
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|Fifth row
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|Engine blew up during a pit stop
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|[[File:Ody Mandrell flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|[[File:Toong AA.JPG|90px]]
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|[[Ben Quadinaros/Legends|Ben Quadinaros]]
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|The [[Toong/Legends|Toong]] from [[Tund/Legends|Tund]]
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|Fifth row
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|Power coupling malfunctioned
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|[[File:Ben Quadinaros flag.jpg|80px]]
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|-
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|
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|[[Xelbree/Legends|Xelbree]]
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|Unknown
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|Unknown
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|Crashed in the first lap
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|}
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====The Race====
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[[File:Jabba anouncements.png|thumb|right|200px|Jabba opens the race]]
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When the start lights flashed green, all pilots hit the thrusters and sped away, except for two, [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] and [[Ben Quadinaros/Legends|Ben Quadinaros]]. Anakin managed to get his pod working and soon followed the rest of the racers. In the meanwhile, [[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba]] had pushed [[Mawhonic/Legends|Mawhonic's]] podracer into the cliff wall, destroying his pod. Mawhonic survived the crash and he put a bounty on at least two members of Sebulba´s family, the bounty was claimed by [[Jango Fett/Legends|Jango Fett]]. Anakin moved up by overtaking [[Wan Sandage/Legends|Wan Sandage]], [[Neva Kee/Legends|Neva Kee]], [[Dud Bolt/Legends|Dud Bolt]], and [[Clegg Holdfast/Legends|Clegg Holdfast]]. As the racers approached Laguna Cave, Anakin raced past [[Boles Roor/Legends|Boles Roor]] and [[Ebe E. Endocott/Legends|Ebe Endocott]] moving up behind [[Ratts Tyerell/Legends|Ratts Tyerell]]. In the [[Laguna Caves/Legends|Laguna Caves]], Tyerell crashed into a stalactite, and was killed upon impact. Exiting the cave, Anakin's pod was shot at by [[Tusken Raider/Legends|Tusken Raiders]]. Meanwhile Ben Quadinaros's pod further malfunctioned as the power couplings deactivated. This resulted in the pod flying apart as the engines tore off in multiple directions, grounding Quadinaros. In the meanwhile, the first five podracers passed the finish: Sebulba, [[Gasgano/Legends|Gasgano]], [[Ody Mandrell/Legends|Ody Mandrell]], [[Teemto Pagalies/Legends|Teemto Pagalies]], and [[Aldar Beedo/Legends|Aldar Beedo]]. Mandrell took a pit stop in which his pit droid [[DUM-4/Legends|DUM-4]] destroyed his left engine.
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In the second lap, Sebulba used an illegal hidden [[Flamethrower/Legends|flamethrower]] to roast the engines of [[Clegg Holdfast/Legends|Clegg Holdfast]], causing Holdfast to lose control and crash into the canyon wall. Meanwhile, Anakin was behind Gasgano, and when he tried to go around him, Gasgano went in the same direction, blocking him. This happened again twice until they came to a ramp, where Anakin seized the chance and boosted in mid-air, getting past Gasgano. He also avoided being destroyed by Teemto Pagalies when a bug flew into his eye, and he lost control of his podracer. After passing [[Aldar Beedo/Legends|Aldar Beedo]], Anakin moved up to third place, behind [[Mars Guo/Legends|Mars Guo]]. Sebulba tossed a piece of metal in Guo's colossal engine, destroying it. Guo crashed, and a piece of wreckage took out one of Anakin's cables. Anakin was overtaken by Gasgano, [[Teemto Pagalies/Legends|Teemto Pagalies]], and [[Ark Roose/Legends|Ark Roose]] while he fixed the cable. He then raced by the three that had overtaken him. Now behind Sebulba, Anakin sped through the Canyon Dune Turn, where his pod took another shot from the Tuskens. Teemto Pagalies, wasn't so lucky, as his pod's fuel tank took a hit, causing him to crash. The Tusken Raiders shot [[Jawa/Legends|Jawas]] that were picking up some parts from Pagalie's podracer. Sebulba attempted to use his flamethrower on Anakin, but he avoided it. [[Neva Kee/Legends|Neva Kee]] wandered off course in the second lap in Hutt Flats, never to be seen again.
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[[File:Boonta final lap.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba's]] [[Plug-F Mammoth|Plug-F ''Mammoth'']] vs [[Anakin Skywalker's Podracer/Legends|Anakin Skywalker's Podracer]].]]
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In the third lap, Anakin and Sebulba were racing side-by-side, for nearly the entire lap. A little bumping in Beggar's Canyon forced Anakin onto a service ramp where he fell a little behind. A quick control thrust allowed Anakin to leap over Sebulba to take the lead heading into Arch Canyon. The lead was short-lived as Anakin was forced to deal with a malfunctioning engine due to Sebulba's sabotage prior to the race. He fell behind as he made on-the-fly repairs. Some other racers crashed during the third lap, like [[Dud Bolt/Legends|Dud Bolt]] and Ark Roose, who collided with each other, destroying both pods. [[Wan Sandage/Legends|Wan Sandage]] lost control and crashed into a wayward [[Sandcrawler/Legends|Sandcrawler]]. After getting his engine running, Anakin sped forward and caught Sebulba before entering the Hutt Flats at the Devil's Doorknob. At the end of the lap, Anakin and Sebulba's cockpits became entangled. Anakin used a boost to cut them loose, and Sebulba's engines detached and crashed. Anakin took the victory and was awarded the [[Boonta Cup]]. [[File:BoontaCelebration-SWE.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The celebration after Skywalker's victory]]
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====Anakin Skywalker's triumph====
 
{{Quote|It's Skywalker!|Fodesinbeed as Anakin crosses the finishing line.|Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace}}
  
{{Quote|It's Skywalker!|Fodesinbeed as Anakin crosses the finishing line.|Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace}}
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Even though the odds favored the scheming [[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba]] as a victor, [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] was with Anakin, and he came in first. It was a stunning upset to the longstanding [[Dug/Legends|Dug]] champion. He became the first human to win the race. Anakin won more than the race; the young slave also won his freedom.
   
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Almost seventy years later, the bounty hunter [[Aurra Sing/Legends|Aurra Sing]] recalled that Anakin won the race by breaking no rules, in a race with no rules.
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During the events precipitating the [[Battle of Naboo/Legends|Battle of Naboo]], young [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] participated in a fateful Boonta Eve Classic race. Sponsored by [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] Master [[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]], Anakin entered his custom-built podracer into the cutthroat competition. Even though the odds favored the scheming [[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba]] as a victor, [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] was with Anakin, and he came in first. It was a stunning upset to the longstanding [[Dug/Legends|Dug]] champion. He became the first human to win the race. Anakin won more than the race; the young slave also won his freedom.
  
   
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====Race results of [[32 BBY]]====
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====Race results of [[32 BBY/Legends|32 BBY]]====
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*'''1st place:''' [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]]<br> ( 15.42:655 ; 858 km/h)
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*'''1st place:''' [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]]<br> ( 15.42:655 ; 858 km/h)
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*'''2nd place:''' [[Gasgano/Legends|Gasgano]]<ref name="DBgasgano">{{DB|character|gasgano|Gasgano}}</ref><br> (15.48:557 ; 850 km/h)
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*'''2nd place:''' [[Gasgano/Legends|Gasgano]]<ref name="DBgasgano">{{DB|character|gasgano|Gasgano|archivedate=20101126072351}}</ref><br> (15.48:557 ; 850 km/h)
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*'''3rd place:''' [[Aldar Beedo/Legends|Aldar Beedo]]<ref name="DBbeedo">{{DB|character|aldarbeedo|Aldar Beedo}}</ref><br> (15.52:108 ; 845 km/h) <ref name="DBbeedo" />
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*'''3rd place:''' [[Aldar Beedo/Legends|Aldar Beedo]]<ref name="DBbeedo">{{DB|character|aldarbeedo|Beedo, Aldar|archivedate=20110913033417}}</ref><br> (15.52:108 ; 845 km/h)<ref name="DBbeedo" />
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*'''4th place:''' [[Ebe E. Endocott/Legends|Ebe Endocott]]<ref name="DBendocott">{{DB|character|ebeendocott|Ebe Endocott}}</ref><br> (16.04:994 ; 827 km/h)
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*'''4th place:''' [[Ebe E. Endocott/Legends|Ebe Endocott]]<ref name="DBendocott">{{DB|character|ebeendocott|Endocott, Ebe|archivedate=20101126072346}}</ref><br> (16.04:994 ; 827 km/h)
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*'''5th place:''' [[Kam Nale|Elan Mak]]<ref name="DBmak">{{DB|character|elanmak|Mak, Elan|archivedate=20110517074826}}</ref><br> (16.10:737 ; 819 km/h)
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*[[Ratts Tyerell/Legends|Ratts Tyerell]]
  
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===Boonta Eve Classic (1 BBY)===
  
===Boonta Eve Classic (1 BBY)===
 
[[File:StarTours2 bg.jpg|thumb|250px|Star Tours' accidental involvement in the Boonta Eve Classic on Tatooine.]]
  
[[File:StarTours2 bg.jpg|thumb|250px|Star Tours' accidental involvement in the Boonta Eve Classic on Tatooine.]]
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Despite the Empire's ban on [[Podracing/Legends|Podracing]], the Boonta Eve Classic continued to be an ongoing tradition on Tatooine. During one race taking place during [[1 BBY]], a [[Star Tours]]-owned ''[[StarSpeeder 1000]]'', the [[Star Tours Flight 1401]], accidentally participated in the race shortly after escaping from the [[Star Tours space station]] due to an Imperial [[Raid at the Star Tours space station|raid]]. Several podracers ended up destroyed in the hectic events before it left. The Boonta Eve Classic was popular enough that the Star Tours agency had a lot of passengers leaving for Tatooine for that very reason.
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Despite the Empire's ban on [[Podracing/Legends|Podracing]], the Boonta Eve Classic continued to be an ongoing tradition on Tatooine. During one race taking place during [[1 BBY/Legends|1 BBY]], a [[Star Tours/Legends|Star Tours]]-owned ''[[StarSpeeder 1000]]'', the [[Star Tours Flight 1401]], accidentally participated in the race shortly after escaping from [[Spaceport THX1138]] due to an Imperial [[Raid at Spaceport THX1138|raid]]. Several podracers ended up destroyed in the hectic events before it left. The Boonta Eve Classic was popular enough that the Star Tours agency had a lot of passengers leaving for Tatooine for that very reason.
   
 
==Legacy==
  
==Legacy==
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Many years later, [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]] visited the site of the race while on a mission on Tatooine and even purchased a [[holocube]] of [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] from his friend, [[Kitster Chanchani Banai|Kitster Banai]], photographed shortly after his victory. The Boonta Eve Classic was also featured in one of [[Shmi Skywalker Lars/Legends|Shmi Skywalker Lars's]] diary entries that Leia found on the old Skywalker homestead.
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Many years later, [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]] visited the site of the race while on a mission on Tatooine and even purchased a [[Holocube/Legends|holocube]] of [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] from his friend, [[Kitster Chanchani Banai|Kitster Banai]], photographed shortly after his victory. The Boonta Eve Classic was also featured in one of [[Shmi Skywalker Lars/Legends|Shmi Skywalker Lars's]] diary entries that Leia found on the old Skywalker homestead.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
 
In the audio commentary on the Episode I DVD, visual effects supervisor [[John Knoll]] points out that in a shot of the scene of Sebulba riding just behind Anakin, with Anakin's head nearly in the connecting current between the pod engines, it is possible to see that Sebulba is not present in his pod.
  
In the audio commentary on the Episode I DVD, visual effects supervisor [[John Knoll]] points out that in a shot of the scene of Sebulba riding just behind Anakin, with Anakin's head nearly in the connecting current between the pod engines, it is possible to see that Sebulba is not present in his pod.
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The [[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (novelization)|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'' novelization]], written by [[Terry Brooks]] and published just before the release of the [[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|film]] in [[1999]] states that racers [[Obitoki]], [[Habba Kee]], and [[Xelbree/Legends|Xelbree]] competed in this race. In the novel, Obitoki and Habba Kee [[Death/Legends|die]] in a crash caused by Sebulba and they appear in the script in the same context,<ref>''[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Illustrated Screenplay]]''</ref> but neither makes an appearance in the film itself. Additionally, ''[[Star Wars: Episode I Incredible Cross-Sections]]'' establishes that eighteen racers qualified and competed in the Boonta Eve Classic, but these three are not on the provided list. This article thereby treats Obitoki's appearance in the novel as ambiguously [[canon]]ical. ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' was released in [[2008]]. Its entry on Obitoki confirms the existence of Kee and Obitoki and their crash, but it leaves the wreck's occurrence during the Boonta and their deaths ambiguous. Xelbree also received a mention in that reference book.
   
 
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"The Boonta is far more dangerous than any amateur race I've flown!"
―Ben Quadinaros[src]

The Boonta Eve Classic was the largest annual podrace in the galaxy. Held on the planet of Tatooine, it was hosted by the Hutts to commemorate the Boonta's Eve holiday. Located just outside Mos Espa, the Boonta race course started in the Mos Espa Grand Arena. There, thousands of spectators would congregate, hoping to see their favored racer win, to catch a glimpse of a spectacular collision, or to win a fortune gambling on the race's outcome.

The Ceremony

The formal race ceremony started with a parade of flag-bearers; each carried a racer's distinctive emblem, and lined up before the starting grid. Once the bearers cleared the grid, the Podracers' massive engines would roar to life, seemingly anxious at the chance to soar at speeds exceeding 700 kilometers-per-hour.

The Mos Espa circuit

ITW1 Boonta Circuit

The Mos Espa circuit.

The Mos Espa course mostly turned around Ben's Mesa. It blazed out of the arena onto the Starlite Flats, an easy stretch of desert where aggressive Podracers jockeyed for strong starting positions. The racers had to line up in single file to enter the curving canyon that cuts through the Waldo Flats. This opened up into Mushroom Mesa, a rocky expanse dominated by immense bulbous rock formations. Metta Drop, a sudden escarpment, dropped the racers onto Ebe Crater Valley, where they again had to navigate a narrow opening (the Notch) to enter Beggar's Canyon.[1]

Podrace announcers

Fodesinbeed gives commentary on the Boonta Eve Classic.

The race then continued onto a length of desert plains abutting the Dune Sea. One of the most hazardous areas—Arch Canyon—forced pilots to maneuver through stone wickets before entering another series of canyons, including The Whip, Jag Crag Gorge, and the subterranean Laguna Caves. Emerging from the caves, the pilots careened through the tight Canyon Dune Turn, known to be a campsite for vengeful Sand People.[1]

Podracers that survived potshots from the Sand People then had to dodge the rocky obstacles in Bindy Bend before entering the last stretch of canyon, which included The Coil, Jett's Chute, and The Corkscrew.[1]

Exiting the Corkscrew via the Devil's Doorknob, the pilots emerged onto the Hutt Flats, a broad featureless expanse that led back to the arena. This entire circuit represented one lap, and the Boonta Eve Classic required three laps for completion,[1] with an average time of 5 minutes, 20 seconds for each lap.

Commentaries were made by Fodesinbeed, a popular commentator in the sport.

History

Renaissance under Gardulla

The Boonta Eve Classic circuit was an ancient course that had fallen on hard times by 67 BBY. With the financial support of Hego Damask, however, Gardulla the Hutt restored the course as part of an effort to seize control of Tatooine, creating a new Podracing circuit that would rival those of Muunilinst and Malastare.[2]

The race of 32 BBY

"Oh, I don't care what universe you're from. That's gotta hurt!"
―Fodesinbeed Annodue[src]
Podrace

Sebulba's Plug-F Mammoth vs Anakin Skywalker's podracer.

Prelude to the Race

Only a few days before, Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi had to land the royal starship of Queen Padmé Amidala on the planet of Tatooine. After discovering that the only way to obtain a replacement hyperdrive generator was to pay with Tatooine currency, Jinn found the young boy Anakin Skywalker in Watto's shop. Jinn met Anakin's mother, Shmi, and Anakin eagerly offered to use his podracer in the race, to obtain the parts needed for the Naboo ship, if he won.

Qui-Gon also worked out a deal, that if Anakin won the race, he would have his freedom.

Participants

Image Name Origin Starting position Result Flag
File:Aldar beedo.jpg Aldar Beedo The Glymphid from Ploo II First row Finished third Aldar Beedo flag
Finalmoments Ratts Tyerell The Aleena from Aleen First row Crashed in the first lap and died Ratts Tyerell flag
Sebulba Sebulba The Dug from Malastare First row Crashed in the third lap SebulbaFlag
Mahonic-racer Mawhonic The Gran from Hok First row Crashed in the first lap Mawhonic flag
Bolt Dud Bolt The Vulptereen from Vulpter Second row Crashed in the third lap Dud Bolt flag
Anakin Pod Anakin Skywalker The Human from Tatooine Second row Finished first Anakin Skywalker flag
Clegg Holdfast Clegg Holdfast The Nosaurian from New Plympto Second row Crashed in the second lap Clegg Holdfast flag
Endocott Ebe E. Endocott The Triffian from Triffis Third row Finished fourth Ebe Endocott flag
Gasgano Podracing Gasgano The Xexto from Troiken Third row Finished second Gasgango flag
Boles roor Boles Roor The Sneevel from Sneeve Third row Finished sixth Boles Roor flag
Teemto pagalies Teemto Pagalies The Veknoid from Moonus Mandel Third row Crashed in the second lap Teemto Pagalies flag
Elan mak Elan Mak The Fluggrian from Ploo IV Fourth row Finished fifth Elan Mak flag
Mars guo Mars Guo The Phuii from Phu Fourth row Crashed in the second lap Mars Guo flag
Ark roose Ark "Bumpy" Roose The Nuknog from Sump Fourth row Crashed in the third lap Ark Roose flag
Neva Kee Neva Kee The Xamster from Xagobah Fifth row Vanished during the second lap Neva Kee flag
Wan sandage Wan Sandage The Devlikk from Ord Radama Fifth row Crashed in the third lap Wan Sandage flag
File:OdyMandrellHS-SWE.jpg Ody Mandrell The Er'Kit from Tatooine Fifth row Engine blew up during a pit stop Ody Mandrell flag
File:Toong AA.JPG Ben Quadinaros The Toong from Tund Fifth row Power coupling malfunctioned Ben Quadinaros flag
Xelbree Unknown Unknown Crashed in the first lap

The Race

Jabba anouncements

Jabba opens the race

When the start lights flashed green, all pilots hit the thrusters and sped away, except for two, Anakin Skywalker and Ben Quadinaros. Anakin managed to get his pod working and soon followed the rest of the racers. In the meanwhile, Sebulba had pushed Mawhonic's podracer into the cliff wall, destroying his pod. Mawhonic survived the crash and he put a bounty on at least two members of Sebulba´s family, the bounty was claimed by Jango Fett. Anakin moved up by overtaking Wan Sandage, Neva Kee, Dud Bolt, and Clegg Holdfast. As the racers approached Laguna Cave, Anakin raced past Boles Roor and Ebe Endocott moving up behind Ratts Tyerell. In the Laguna Caves, Tyerell crashed into a stalactite, and was killed upon impact. Exiting the cave, Anakin's pod was shot at by Tusken Raiders. Meanwhile Ben Quadinaros's pod further malfunctioned as the power couplings deactivated. This resulted in the pod flying apart as the engines tore off in multiple directions, grounding Quadinaros. In the meanwhile, the first five podracers passed the finish: Sebulba, Gasgano, Ody Mandrell, Teemto Pagalies, and Aldar Beedo. Mandrell took a pit stop in which his pit droid DUM-4 destroyed his left engine.

In the second lap, Sebulba used an illegal hidden flamethrower to roast the engines of Clegg Holdfast, causing Holdfast to lose control and crash into the canyon wall. Meanwhile, Anakin was behind Gasgano, and when he tried to go around him, Gasgano went in the same direction, blocking him. This happened again twice until they came to a ramp, where Anakin seized the chance and boosted in mid-air, getting past Gasgano. He also avoided being destroyed by Teemto Pagalies when a bug flew into his eye, and he lost control of his podracer. After passing Aldar Beedo, Anakin moved up to third place, behind Mars Guo. Sebulba tossed a piece of metal in Guo's colossal engine, destroying it. Guo crashed, and a piece of wreckage took out one of Anakin's cables. Anakin was overtaken by Gasgano, Teemto Pagalies, and Ark Roose while he fixed the cable. He then raced by the three that had overtaken him. Now behind Sebulba, Anakin sped through the Canyon Dune Turn, where his pod took another shot from the Tuskens. Teemto Pagalies, wasn't so lucky, as his pod's fuel tank took a hit, causing him to crash. The Tusken Raiders shot Jawas that were picking up some parts from Pagalie's podracer. Sebulba attempted to use his flamethrower on Anakin, but he avoided it. Neva Kee wandered off course in the second lap in Hutt Flats, never to be seen again.

Boonta final lap

Sebulba's Plug-F Mammoth vs Anakin Skywalker's Podracer.

In the third lap, Anakin and Sebulba were racing side-by-side, for nearly the entire lap. A little bumping in Beggar's Canyon forced Anakin onto a service ramp where he fell a little behind. A quick control thrust allowed Anakin to leap over Sebulba to take the lead heading into Arch Canyon. The lead was short-lived as Anakin was forced to deal with a malfunctioning engine due to Sebulba's sabotage prior to the race. He fell behind as he made on-the-fly repairs. Some other racers crashed during the third lap, like Dud Bolt and Ark Roose, who collided with each other, destroying both pods. Wan Sandage lost control and crashed into a wayward Sandcrawler. After getting his engine running, Anakin sped forward and caught Sebulba before entering the Hutt Flats at the Devil's Doorknob. At the end of the lap, Anakin and Sebulba's cockpits became entangled. Anakin used a boost to cut them loose, and Sebulba's engines detached and crashed. Anakin took the victory and was awarded the Boonta Cup.

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The celebration after Skywalker's victory

Anakin Skywalker's triumph

"It's Skywalker!"
―Fodesinbeed as Anakin crosses the finishing line.[src]

Even though the odds favored the scheming Sebulba as a victor, the Force was with Anakin, and he came in first. It was a stunning upset to the longstanding Dug champion. He became the first human to win the race. Anakin won more than the race; the young slave also won his freedom.

Almost seventy years later, the bounty hunter Aurra Sing recalled that Anakin won the race by breaking no rules, in a race with no rules.

Race results of 32 BBY

Casualties

Boonta Eve Classic (1 BBY)

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Star Tours' accidental involvement in the Boonta Eve Classic on Tatooine.

Despite the Empire's ban on Podracing, the Boonta Eve Classic continued to be an ongoing tradition on Tatooine. During one race taking place during 1 BBY, a Star Tours-owned StarSpeeder 1000, the Star Tours Flight 1401, accidentally participated in the race shortly after escaping from Spaceport THX1138 due to an Imperial raid. Several podracers ended up destroyed in the hectic events before it left. The Boonta Eve Classic was popular enough that the Star Tours agency had a lot of passengers leaving for Tatooine for that very reason.

Legacy

Many years later, Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo visited the site of the race while on a mission on Tatooine and even purchased a holocube of Anakin Skywalker from his friend, Kitster Banai, photographed shortly after his victory. The Boonta Eve Classic was also featured in one of Shmi Skywalker Lars's diary entries that Leia found on the old Skywalker homestead.

Behind the scenes

In the audio commentary on the Episode I DVD, visual effects supervisor John Knoll points out that in a shot of the scene of Sebulba riding just behind Anakin, with Anakin's head nearly in the connecting current between the pod engines, it is possible to see that Sebulba is not present in his pod.

The Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization, written by Terry Brooks and published just before the release of the film in 1999 states that racers Obitoki, Habba Kee, and Xelbree competed in this race. In the novel, Obitoki and Habba Kee die in a crash caused by Sebulba and they appear in the script in the same context,[8] but neither makes an appearance in the film itself. Additionally, Star Wars: Episode I Incredible Cross-Sections establishes that eighteen racers qualified and competed in the Boonta Eve Classic, but these three are not on the provided list. This article thereby treats Obitoki's appearance in the novel as ambiguously canonical. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia was released in 2008. Its entry on Obitoki confirms the existence of Kee and Obitoki and their crash, but it leaves the wreck's occurrence during the Boonta and their deaths ambiguous. Xelbree also received a mention in that reference book.

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I
  2. ↑ Darth Plagueis
  3. ↑ Databank title Gasgano in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Databank title Beedo, Aldar in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
  5. ↑ Databank title Endocott, Ebe in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
  6. ↑ Databank title Mak, Elan in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
  7. ↑ Databank title Roor, Boles in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Illustrated Screenplay

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