The Tarisian Season Opener, also referred to as the Great Swoop Race, was a swoop race held annually in the Lower City of the planet Taris, and was implied to be funded by Czerka Corporation and, later, Lhosan Industries before Czerka Corporation re-established themselves as the funders after the Mandalorians where driven out. Due to the planet's prominence as the seat of professional racing, the event was widely regarded as the start of the galaxy's swooping season, hence the title given. Two main swoop gangs competed against each other in the track, one being the Hidden Beks and the other being the Black Vulkars.