ATTABOY! For saving energy. On Feb 24, 2016 3:45 PM, "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" <[email protected]> wrote:
> While crossing the great plains in a '63 beetle, I found there are three > low pressure areas around a semi-trailer that I could draft in: one on each > side near the rear axle set, and one directly behind. I preferred drafting > on the side, as I could see the road in front of me and the driver could > see me. Using this method, I could go as fast as the truck, typically > about 10 mph faster than the car would go solo. I didn't care about > improved MPG, I wanted to make time! On that trip I nicknamed the black > car "Remora". If the truck was in the right lane and wanted to pass a > slower vehicle, it was a bit of a dance for me to slow down and let him > move into my lane, without dropping out of the draft zone and getting left > behind. However, the low pressure zone directly behind the trailer was > usually pretty long, and I could fall back about fifty yard and still keep > with the truck. > > There were more than a few truck drivers who would just shake me off or > strip me off using another vehicle, but it was entertaining and challenging > to see how fast I could go. I think I was able to get over 80 mph a few > times. This was in the late 80's and early 90's. > > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 3:32 PM, fmiser via Mercedes < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > And if you get close enough to a big truck to draft for very > > long, the driver may get help from a fellow driver to strip > > you off. That can be unpleasant. > > > > Never mind the danger of being so close to such a large > > obstruction you can't see what's happening on the road in > > front of you. > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
