Mawhonic had the mixed fortune of starting the
Boonta Eve Classic in the front-row pole position. While this did mean he was the first out of the gate, it also meant that he was the first to contend with the unscrupulous
Sebulba.
The cheating Dug repeatedly rammed Mawhonic's bright green racer, sending the three-eyed Gran crashing into the desert flats. His Podracer was destroyed.