A
Tatooine native,
Ody Mandrell was a foolhardy thrill-seeker who entered the fateful
Boonta Eve Classic that saw the liberation of
Anakin Skywalker. During a pit stop in the heat of the race, Mandrell suffered career-shattering misfortune. One of his record-setting
pit droids was sucked into his massive engine intakes, crippling his Podracer.