Pod (Earth-2042)



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

- Qui-Gon Jinn

Pods are repulsorcraft built as racing vehicles. Capable of achieving speeds over 700 kilometers per hour, pods are used in the similarly named sport of Podracing. Pods came in various shapes and sizes, although the general construction of a Pod is a one-man cockpit that pulled along by two engines which are attached to the cockpit via two cables. Variations of this included the Pod used by Ben Quadinaros, which had a total of four engines connected to the cockpit. Another, more unusual Pod was the one employed by Neva Kee, which was one solid unit, with the cockpit placed in front of the engines. Pods can also be modified at the owner's whim. The crafty Dug pilot Sebulba, for example, installed an illegal flamethrower on his racer. Anakin Skywalker flew a heavily modified Pod that was partially built from the ground up. Other Podracers included the Ord Pedrovia, which was piloted by Gasgano, and the Vulptereen 327, which was piloted by Dud Bolt. The pilot Clegg Holdfast flew a red KT9 Wasp, a Pod which was manufactured by the company Keizar-Volvec.

Source

 * https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Podracer