Ben Quadinaros Ben Quadinaros was a Toong Podracer pilot who had very little actual racing experience when he participated in the Boonta Eve Classic that saw the liberation of the slave boy Anakin Skywalker . Piloting a BT310 quadra - Podracer , Quadinaros never left the starting grid due to his pod stalling . A short while later , his power coupling failed , causing his engine ' s energy binder s to deactivate . This caused the hapless Toong ' s engines to spiral away from the cockpit and fly off and explode on various parts of the Mos Espa Grand Arena . Despite this loss , Quadinaros continued to Podrace up to ten years later , during the time of the Clone Wars . Biography . A timid Toong , Ben Quadinaros was a Podracer pilot from Tund , a hidden world located in the mysterious Tund system . Considered to be a rookie pilot , Quadinaros nevertheless joined the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace that took place during the final decades of the Galactic Republic . Piloting a BT310 quadra - Podracer that featured four separate engine s , as opposed to the more common two engine setup , Quadinaros prepared for the race in a hangar located at the Mos Espa Grand Arena , where the Boonta was to be held . Quadinaros explored the hangar for a brief time before setting off to move his Podracer onto the starting grid . His starting position was on the grid ' s back row . As the Podracers prepared for the race , the Troig race commentators Fode and Beed conducted the opening ceremonies , introducing the pilots , including Quadinaros , to the cheering audiences . Eventually , the race ' s host , the crime lord Jabba the Hutt , arrived in his personal viewing box , and waved the start of the race . However , Quadinaros ' pod failed to ignite its engines , leaving the Toong stuck on the starting grid . He wasn ' t alone , however , as the Human pilot Anakin Skywalker also stalled . However , Skywalker was able to fix his Podracer and fly onto the track , while Quadinaros was left behind with a crew of pit droids . When the droid s did all that they could do , they left the grid and Quadinaros tried to ignite his Podracer again . Instead of zooming off of the grid to join the other racers , the Toong ' s power coupling failed , which caused the energy binder s that held the engines together to deactivate . This ended up causing Quadinaros ' engines to rip off of the cockpit and fly into various walls and structures inside the arena . The race was ultimately won by Skywalker . Despite this loss , Quadinaros continued to Podrace at least ten years later during the intergalactic Clone Wars , an armed conflict between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . During this time , posters advertised a race between Quadinaros and the notorious Dug pilot Sebulba , who had become the sport ' s greatest rivalry . One such poster was owned by Skywalker , who by this time was a Jedi Knight . Personality and traits . Quadinaros was a timid Toong who was only a novice at Podracing . Despite his short comings , and his fear of the dangerous Boonta Classic , Quadinaros managed to overcome his fears for a short time by entering the Boonta . However , when his Podracer malfunctioned , he could only express frustration on his wasted effort . However , despite the setback , Quadinaros continued to Podrace , and eventually ended up in a match with Sebulba . A pudgy Toong , Quadinaros possessed yellow colored skin , orange eye s , and stood at 1 . 63 meter s tall . Behind the scenes . Ben Quadinaros was created for the 1999 film , which was written and directed by George Lucas . Conceptual art for the character was created by designers Terryl Whitlatch and Iain McCaig , which specified the details of Quadniaros ' anatomy , clothing , and range of movement . Quadinaros later appeared on a poster in the television series " " , in the episode " Friends and Enemies " . The poster was designed by Kilian Plunkett . Ben Quadinaros also made cameo appearances in several " LEGO Star Wars " animated films including the 2015 episodes " Exit from Endor " and " Gambit on Geonosis " , and the 2016 episode " Race on Tatooine . "