“A selection of males is trained for a couple of weeks before the event, so they get used to the harness, and get fit. Then the drivers draw lots for which one they get to drive, so there is an element of luck in it. You just hope you draw the fastest one, but there is still a lot of skill in driving, as you will see.”
Augusta was glad to see the short-haired blonde was one of the drivers. She was beginning to admire her style, her air of confidence, her belief in her skill and strength. There were six drivers in all, and at last they were drawn up level, ready for the off. Augusta wondered what was going through the minds of the males. Were they proud to be selected? Or did they find it just another humiliation, to be rigged out like some prized animal for the entertainment of the assemb
