Jorick said
Pod racing? You mean the stupid space NASCAR event that was created to give annoying little kid Anakin something to do in the first prequel movie?
Less Nascar, more backwoods Indy/Rally. With Turbines.
Course.....there's a long, long, god awefully long, list of problems I have with that scene. Like...Oh, I dunno, Anakin coming back like, half a lap down on the first lap, then getting sent back in the pack because the engine blows up, then catching the guy in the lead again....but instead of blowing past him like he damn well should have, and could have....he throttles back cause script calls for moar drama.
But yes. I like the idea of pod racing. I like that they put it into the movie, adding to the world building.
For me though, that last scene wasn't so bad it's good. It was a straight up "fuck you!" to everyone watching the movies.