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-'''Swoop racing''' is a high-speed spectator sport using modified [[swoop]] engines. The vehicles involved often reached speeds of 600 kilometers per hour.
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+'''Renithor racing''' is a high-speed spectator sport using modified [[renithor]] engines. The vehicles involved often reached speeds of 600 kilometers per hour.
-In the days of the Valcarian Republic, competing swoop racers did not take to the track at the same time. Instead, each racer would race alone over a course filled with obstacles and speed-enhancing "acceleration pads". After all racers had completed one or more trials, the racer with the best time won. The swoop racing circuit at the time centered on [[Mymiri]], with other tracks on [[Sinosa]], [[Idon]], [[Oafal]], [[Adru]] and [[Faendra]]. Most famously, [[Blarin]] competed in the [[Mymiri]] circuit shortly before that [[Planet|planet's]] destruction; using a modified swoop to gain the fastest time.
+In the days of the Valcarian Republic, competing renithor racers did not take to the track at the same time. Instead, each racer would race alone over a course filled with obstacles and speed-enhancing "acceleration pads". After all racers had completed one or more trials, the racer with the best time won. The renithor racing circuit at the time centered on [[Mymiri]], with other tracks on [[Sinosa]], [[Idon]], [[Oafal]], [[Adru]] and [[Faendra]]. Most famously, [[Blarin]] competed in the [[Mymiri]] circuit shortly before that [[Planet|planet's]] destruction; using a modified renithor to gain the fastest time.
 Many planets had an amateur track, most notably [[Faendra]]. The track co-ordinator there was Jene the [[Ateda]]. The award for victory was usually valuable "race bonds" which could be later sold.
-Swoop racing has always been a popular sport both on professional and amateur levels. Since the advent of the [[VIR|Valcarian Empire]], swoop racing has progressed to simultaneous racing, rather than a timed event. Now, it is certainly one of the most dangerous sports ever invented. Its underground nature, great excitement, and almost gladiatorial propensity for carnage hold immense appeal to all manner of folk living on the fringe of society. Because of the reflexes needed to react to the [[swoop]] and the course, as well as the dexterity needed to control the [[swoop]], the life of a swoop racer is quite often short-lived.
+Renithor racing has always been a popular sport both on professional and amateur levels. Since the advent of the [[VIR|Valcarian Empire]], renithor racing has progressed to simultaneous racing, rather than a timed event. Now, it is certainly one of the most dangerous sports ever invented. Its underground nature, great excitement, and almost gladiatorial propensity for carnage hold immense appeal to all manner of folk living on the fringe of society. Because of the reflexes needed to react to the [[renithor]] and the course, as well as the dexterity needed to control the [[renithor]], the life of a renithor racer is quite often short-lived.
-=Professional swoop racers=
+[[Renithor]] racing remains a popular spectator sport throughout the [[Par'tha Expanse|Expanse]] and [[VIR|Empire]]. During the height of the Empire, successful renithor pilots were granted hero status. They regularly were featured in the media, and large amounts of credits were bet on the outcomes of the dangerous races. Domed arenas, called "renithor tracks," can be found on almost any planet with a sizeable population. Renithor tracks can take a number of forms, from huge circular flight paths to winding challenge courses, and races can be straight lap events or may offer obstacles to increase the challenge. In unsanctioned areas, renithor races are less formal affairs. Any canyon, desert, or similarly open area can serve as an arena. Bets are handled by promoters or criminal elements, and sometimes races are to the death.
+A number of outlaw bands also use renithors as symbols of their distain for authority. Rumors that renithor gangs still engage in piracy, mid-air robbery and murder persist in the outer and border regions.
+=Professional renithor racers=
 *[[Blarin]]
-=Major swoop teams=
+=Major renithor teams=
 *[[Team Iatys]]
-=Major Swoop tracks and races=
+=Major Renithor tracks and races=
+[[Category:Par'tha Recreation]]
 [[Category:Sporting events]]
 [[Category:Sports]]