Swoop

A swoop, also known as a swoop bike, was a type of repulsorlift vehicle with focus on speed, meneuverability and power.

It was similar to a speeder bike, of which it was simply an overpowered version, and described as "an engine with a seat." Swoops were to speeder bikes what airspeeders were to landspeeders. Swoops were often used by gangs and criminals, and such organizations bore the mantle of swoop gang. After the Galactic Empire outlawed podracing, swoop racing became the favored alternative. Swoop racing was popular on many planets, including Coruscant, Manaan, Onderon, Tatooine, Nar Shaddaa, Telos (on Citadel Station), and Taris. There were, in fact, grand tournaments held on the Taris tracks before the Sith bombardment. Some of the best-known swoop racers of their time were lost in the planet's destruction.

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