Wan Sandage / Legends Wan Sandage , from the planet of Ord Radama , was a male Devlikk who was a Podracer pilot around the time of the Invasion of Naboo , and the father of Wan Sandage Junior . Racing with an Elsinore - Cordova Engineering " TurboDyne " 99 - U Podracer , Sandage gained popularity on the planet of Ord Ibanna . Considered to be something of a playboy on his homeworld , Sandage had a following of female fans that watched his races with earnest , although due to his biological makeup he had a natural discombobulation that caused him to lose his sense of direction when off of Ord Radama . Sandage also held onto a rather one - sided rivalry with the Dug Podracer pilot Sebulba . Due to his species ' naturally short lifespan , Sandage believed that in order to preserve his name into the record books he would need to overcome Sebulba in one major racing event . Willing to cheat to gain the upper - hand , Wan Sandage sought out the Glymphid assassin Aldar Beedo , who was a Podracer himself , to eliminate Sebulba during the upcoming Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY , in which Sandage would also participate . After paying two hefty sums of money to Beedo , the pair set out to eliminate the Dug . During the Boonta race , Beedo was unable to eliminate Sebulba , falling behind the Dug and finishing in third place . Sandage on the other hand never finished , crashing during the second lap after going off course and slamming into a Jawa sandcrawler . Sandage cobbled together what he could from his downed " TurboDyne " and rebuilt it for the Vinta Harvest Classic on the Gran held planet of Malastare . Beedo also accompanied Sandage again , and came close to shooting Sebulba down during the race with a blaster . The hit failed again , however . Wan Sandage eventually succumbed to senility and died during 29 BBY , prompting Aldar Beedo to drop his contract on Sebulba , instead opting to work for the Dug . Sandage ' s son carried on his father ' s legacy through 24 BBY . Wan Sandage Jr . proved his skill on numerous courses , but was commonly mistaken for the elder Wan Sandage . Biography . Wan Sandage , one of the few Podracers of his species , had been piloting since the age of two , using a Podracer fashioned on Ord Radama itself . On his homeworld , he attained great fame , but on other planets his sense of direction was distorted , rendering him constantly discombobulated . Upon meeting Sebulba , Sandage developed an intense , one - sided rivalry with the Dug racer , and became obsessed with defeating him before succumbing to senility at the age of nine . To this end , Sandage was prepared to resort to dubious tactics to ensure victory over the other pilot . Before the Boonta Eve Classic , Sandage enlisted the aid of the hitman Aldar Beedo to dispatch Sebulba midrace , leaving the path to victory open for Sandage . Beedo failed to eliminate Sebulba , though he managed to finish the race himself . However , during the third lap of the race , Sandage had lost control of his racer and crashed into a wayward sandcrawler after going off course . Sandage hired Beedo again , though , during the Vinta Harvest Classic race on Malastare , but again Beedo failed to eliminate Sebulba . Wan Sandage died during 29 BBY . His son , Wan Sandage Jr . , continued to fly with Podracers . Ironically , Aldar Beedo ended hiring himself out to Sebulba to work as an on - track bodyguard while replacing the Dug ' s former henchman , the Vulptereen Podracer Dud Bolt . This move gained Sebulba the rivalry of both Bolt and Sandage Jr . Behind the scenes . The and of Star Wars contained a character named Count Sandage , a noble at the court of King Kayos on Aquilae . He counsels the king to yield to the Galactic Empire , and later betrays the royal family to Darth Vader . He was omitted from later drafts , but the name was later reused by George Lucas for the Podracer . Sandage ' s voice in " " was provided by Bob Bergen . In pre - production of , Wan Sandage was originally the name of Neva Kee , and vice - versa .