Gaoping river plains
We live on the western edge of the plains of the Goaping river. We are a good 4 kilometres from the current river course. The plains have been long tamed by levees and are irrigated by water from the river year round. The tops of the levees are at least 20 metres from the river bed and are two kilometres apart. The main river bed itself varies in width but closest to us it is 200 metres wide at least.
A large part of the land between the levees is used for orchards and other agricultural use. But there is a small patch on the western side just north of the Wanda bridge that has a model racing car track. Most weekends you can find a few enthusiasts racing their cars. However, last weekend there was a championship race with a large number of cars in 2 divisions racing it out for all the prestige that model car racing has to offer.
These cars are fast. Their drivers are obviously very skilled and it requires a good team to keep the car tuned, fuelled and on the track for the course of the race.
Back in the pits there was lots going on.
Tuning, cleaning, repairing, preparing.
A little prep talk.
And for line honours.
