Re-ignition hoop

A re-ignition hoop was a type of sky ring utilized in races on the planet Castilon. The hoop would re-activate the disabled engines of any racing starfighter that successfully passed through it. In one race, the Platform Classic, it was passed through by falling racers after a phase of the race known as the "Powerless Plummet," in which they climbed in altitude only for an ion pulse to disable their engines prior to descent.

During one instance of the Platform Classic in 34 ABY, the racers Marcus Speedstar, Torra Doza, Hype Fazon, and Freya Fenris, as well as the participating mechanic Jarek Yeager, all successfully passed through the re-ignition hoop during their plummet. Racer Griff Halloran—primarily due to Speedstar's competitive piloting—missed the hoop and was forced to eject from his ship as it crashed. The mechanic Neeku Vozo worriedly informed Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono of the ring's importance, knowing that the pilots who did not pass through the ring would crash.

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