910 Special The 910 Special was a Podracer model manufactured by Turca . Also known as the Turca Special , the Podracer had well balanced capabilities , including a good top speed , a modest accelerator , and well tuned repair unit . The Podracer also had decent handling , but suffered in terms of cooling , which caused the Podracer to quickly overheat during extended bursts of speed . The Podracer ' s best native feature were its air brakes . A heavily modified 910 Special was owned by the Podracer pilot Toy Dampner . In order to combat the vehicle ' s poor heat prevention systems , Dampner installed the best coolant pump he could find , allowing the 910 to cool down faster after using the vessel ' s booster . Dampner used his black and white Turca Special to great effect on the race courses of the moon Oovo IV , which sped through a penal colony . Description . Designed by the year 32 BBY , the 910 Special Podracer , which was also known as the Turca Special , was built by the company Turca . The Podracer consisted of two large engines that were connected via energy binders . The engines were controlled by a solitary cockpit that was connected by two black cables . The engine turbines were cased in a kind of metal , and the general shape of the engines were large cylinders . Each cylindrical engine was protected by a square shield placed on the top of each engine . The shields had two large rectangular shapes jutting off of the back of the engines , which protected the left and right sides of the engine exhaust ports . The cockpit roughly bore the shape of an isosceles triangle , and seated one pilot with no room for passengers . In terms of capabilities , the 910 Special had modest stats and parts . The Podracer ' s native cooling systems were poor , however . One Turca Special was acquired by the Podracer pilot Toy Dampner , who customized it to a great degree . Disappointed with the native cooling system , Dampner sought out the best coolant pump he could find and installed it on his 910 . This addition allowed the Podracer to cool down quickly after thrusting . Dampner ' s additions turned his vessel into a very balanced racing craft . Its most outstanding qualities , however , were its air brake s and its repulsorgrip . The former allowed the vessel to slow down at a faster pace than other Podracers , which allowed Dampner to take tight turns with ease . The repulsorgrip allowed Dampner a greater amount of control over various kinda of terrains , although Dampner had specially modified his Podracer for use on the race courses located on the moon Oovo IV , which consisted mainly of cement and metal roadways , with occasional offerings of rock fields . The Special ' s fuel injector offered the vehicle a decent amount of acceleration , although with a low top speed granted by the installed Thrust Coil , it did not take long for the Podracer to reach its top speed . However , at some point the Turca Special ' s speed had improved , and was clocked at 985 kpm . The 910 Special also had a strong repair unit , which allowed Dampner to make mid - flight repairs with ease , allowing him to stay active in damaging courses . Overall , Dampner ' s Podracer was rated as the third best Podracer in terms of acceleration and repair when compared to the other Podracers seen during the 32 BBY racing season . His Turca Special was also rated as the second best Podracer in terms of air brakes , only falling behind Devlikk pilot Wan Sandage ' s Elsinore - Cordova Engineering " TurboDyne " 99 - U Podracer . History . Developed by or during the year 32 BBY by the manufacturer Turca , a 910 Special Podracer found its way into the hands of the blue - skinned Toy Dampner , a Podracer pilot who preferred the courses located on the fourth moon of the gas giant Oovo . The courses were fairly urban , as they sped through the prison Desolation Alley . Dissatisfied with the 910 Special ' s native features , Dampner put the vehicle through a number of modifications , including the addition of the best coolant pump that he could locate . The Podracer was painted white and given black stripes , and matched the color scheme of the flag Dampner chose to represent himself with in the sport . Dampner and his Podracer achieved fame on Oovo IV , and Dampner was considered to be the crowd favorite of the course named Executioner , which got its name from the ore filled anti - gravity tunnels that littered the track , which was the first course of the Semipro Podracing Circuit . Dampner achieved a record lap time of " 01 : 31 . 540 " minutes , and a record race time of " 04 : 42 . 310 " minutes . A bit of a show off , Dampner enjoyed showing off the capabilities of his Turca Special to his friends in Desolation Alley . Dampner also used the vessel on a race course located on the planet Baroonda . The Troig race commentator Fode Annodue thought that Dampner ' s rig appeared to be fast . Behind the scenes . Although the 910 Special Podracer first appeared in the 1999 video game " " , it was originally designed for use in the 1999 film the game was based on , . The Podracer made it as far as the film ' s animatic stages , but was cut from the final release , and had its scenes exchanged for scenes involving pilot Clegg Holdfast and his Keizar - Volvec KV9T9 - B " Wasp " Podracer . The animatics are view - able on the DVD special features of " The Phantom Menace " . Background information about the Podracer was revealed in " Episode I Racer " ' s two that were released as an accompaniment to the game . The Turca Podracer later received a brief mention in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " under an entry for Toy Dampner .