Need help with a questFollow

I don't know if this is the place to ask this but I am stumped. I am doing the quest on Tantooine in which you have to run the pod race. This quest is given by Drakus when you are trying to get the droid parts for Wottle. You have to run 3 courses in a pod race. I cannot even get to the first waypoint. I am always about a second to slow. Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance
John

I bought a AB-1 Landspeeder from the bazaar. I thought it would be faster than the landspeeder I got when the game started.
John

Thanx I will try the swoop.
John