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[[File:SwoopRacing-TSS.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Narmle Memorial Rally]] swoop racing competition]]
'''Swoop racing''' or '''swooping''' was a high-speed spectator sport using modified [[Swoop/Legends|swoop]] engines. The vehicles involved often reached speeds of 600 kilometers per hour.

In the days of the [[Jedi Civil War]], competing swoop racers did not take to the track at the same time. Instead, each racer would race alone over a course filled with obstacles and speed-enhancing "acceleration pads". After all racers had completed one or more trials, the racer with the best time won. The swoop racing circuit at the time centered on [[Taris/Legends|Taris]], with other tracks on [[Nar Shaddaa/Legends|Nar Shaddaa]], [[Onderon/Legends|Onderon]], [[Telos IV]], [[Manaan/Legends|Manaan]] and [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]. [[Revan/Legends|Revan]] won the [[Tarisian Season Opener]] in [[3956 BBY]] using a modified swoop, but the records of his win were lost during the [[Destruction of Taris]] in the ongoing [[Jedi Civil War]].

[[File:Swoopracer_psg.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A swoop racer]]
Many planets, such as [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]], had an amateur track. The track coordinator there was [[Motta]] the [[Hutt/Legends|Hutt]]. The award for victory was usually valuable "race bonds" which could be later sold.

Though its hey-day was during the Jedi Civil War, swoop racing was always a popular sport both on professional and amateur levels. It enjoyed a resurgence in popularity when it became the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Empire]]-sanctioned replacement of [[Podracing/Legends|podracing]].

Swoop Racing was often regarded as a safer alternative to podracing since the tracks were much less complex and the risk of injury or death was not as high as the faster podracing events. Its popularity may also have been helped by the fact that Humans could participate since swoop racing required less reflexes than podracing. That being said, swoop racing was not totally risk-free as evidenced by the extremely dangerous [[Agrilat Region|Agrilat]]-based illegal [[Dragonbane circuit|Dragonbane races]] which were organized by the [[Black Seraphs]].<ref name="Dragon">''Taming the Dragon''(''[[Suns of Fortune]])</ref>

During his youth, [[Dengar/Legends|Dengar]] was considered something of a swoop racing cult hero throughout the [[Corellian system]] for his successes on the professional circuit. But, tired of constant comparisons to another young racer from the private circuit named [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]], Dengar challenged his rival to an illegal, winner-takes-all race through the hazardous crystal swamps of Agrilat. During the race, Solo executed a maneuver that sent Dengar flying off his swoop head first into a crystalline plant, injuring him terribly. After the Empire restored Dengar to health and refitted him with cybernetics and assigned him to servitude as an Imperial assassin, Dengar would carry a burning, personal hatred for Solo for the remainder of his life.<ref name="Payback">{{Shortstory|story=Payback: The Tale of Dengar|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught]]''
*''[[Anakin: Apprentice]]''
*{{Hnn|54|sports/1352_1.html|Ominaz Keeps Top Ranking|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728124905/http://www.holonetnews.com/54/sports/1352_1.html}}
*{{Hnn|49|sports/13328_1.html|Podracing Faces Uncertain Future|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728110412/http://www.holonetnews.com/49/sports/13328_1.html}}
*''[[Cloak and Vibroblade]]''
*{{GalaxyCite|7|Dark Vendetta (short story)}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|6|Ringers}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 7: Ithorian Invasion]]''
*{{Journal|3|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
*{{SWGTCG|set=Threat of the Conqueror|scenario=''The Skulls'' promotional scenario}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]''
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] {{Mo}} {{Nc}}
*{{FFG|book=Suns of Fortune|text=''Suns of Fortune''|story=Taming the Dragon|stext=Taming the Dragon}}

==Sources==
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*''[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope]]''
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*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim]]''
*''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters'', Second Edition]]
*{{Journal|2|The Free-Trader's Guide to Sevarcos}}
*''[[TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]''
*''[[Creatures of the Galaxy]]''
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*[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
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*{{GalaxyCite|6|Use the Force|Use the Force: Bounty Hunters Trivia Quiz}}
*{{GalaxyCite|7|Casting Shadows}}
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*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
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*{{GamerCite|7|Secrets of Mos Eisley}}
*{{FFCite|11|END9, ''The Battle of Endor''}}
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*{{SonyCite|url=en_US/players/content.vm?page=Old%20Swoop%20Tracks&resource=features|text=Old Swoop Tracks|archivedate=20111124001914}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*{{SonyCite|url=players/content.vm?page=Swoop%20Tracks%204-6&resource=features|text=Swoop Tracks 4-6|archivedate=20080207071839}}
*''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Unknown Regions]]''
*''[[Suns of Fortune]]''
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20200508|text=The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally is now on PTS!}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20200612|text=The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20200624|text=Game Update 6.1.2 is Live!}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20200708|text=SWTOR In-Game Events for July}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20200803|text=SWTOR In-Game Events for August}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20200901|text=SWTOR In-Game Events for September}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20201103|text=SWTOR In-Game Events for November}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20201201|text=SWTOR In-Game Events for December}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/article/20210106|text=SWTOR In-Game Events for January}}
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==Notes and references==
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