I think I know what you mean about the Pod-Race sequence, but that little hint of agression that Anakin shows in the 2nd lap is pretty important to his character, I think. Plus, I saw a complete edit and splice together of those scenes by someone on Youtube and... it just flowed more. It seemed more realistic, I thought, with the added scenes. Maybe it's just me. (Also, keep in mind, it'll probably be edited in some areas so it won't be too long either. Like, I would imagine that some of the announcer's lines would be cut and that annoying "Oooohh Peeyoussah!" scene with Jar-Jar would most likely be cut as well).