Pod Race held on Tatooine?

Date: 240611
Planet: Tatooine
Region: Eastern Tatooine

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC.)

Tatooine has a long tradition of pod racing, with the Boonta Eve Classic held outside Mos Espa once being famous all throughout the galaxy. It comes as no surprise given the general attitude towards the law on that desert planet that the outlawing of the sport did not succeed in destroying it, even if it drove the races underground. For some, that just enhanced the appeal.

According to anonymous sources last night one of such illegal underground races was held on Tatooine, pitting pod racers from all over the sector against each other - and against the dangers of the desert and a challenging track. From what is known only one racer escaped the attacks from Tusken Raiders - who have a tradition of their own of shooting at racers - and what appeared to be armed wookiees unscathed, but at least half a dozen daring pod racers survived the gauntlet and reached the finishing line.

Given the clandestine nature of the race no information is available about prize money or betting pools, but one can safely assume both the winning racer and the lucky gamblers earned a lot of money.