09-14-2011, 10:07 PM
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has anybody ever drafted, COASTED on flat road with no motor assistance?
has anybody ever drafted, COASTED on a flat road with no motor assistance?
in neutral, EOC or whatever?
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09-14-2011, 10:20 PM
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If anyone claims yes, let's see 'em do it in the other direction.
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09-15-2011, 07:20 AM
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Yes I do it all the time. Until speed gets low enough to bump her off and do another pulse...
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09-15-2011, 10:06 AM
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Not for a while. I just haven't been in the right place at the right time, but drafting can really stretch your glides out.
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47) "Drive without brakes" (DWB) Minimize use of the brake pedal. Each time you press it, you're effectively converting gasoline into brake dust and heat.
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09-15-2011, 11:26 AM
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Never drafted, don't intend to start.
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09-15-2011, 01:32 PM
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when you guys P&G'd how long did you manage do ride in the draft for?
UFO, some guys in an f-350 went considerably faster @ B-ville on B20 than they did on Spec #2 diesel, truckers also love B20 cause it kills their vibrations. here in CA you are lucky to find B5
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09-15-2011, 03:18 PM
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when you guys P&G'd how long did you manage do ride in the draft for?
UFO, some guys in an f-350 went considerably faster @ B-ville on B20 than they did on Spec #2 diesel, truckers also love B20 cause it kills their vibrations. here in CA you are lucky to find B5
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Yes, B20 is an optimal mix for power, you get enhanced cetane with minimal energy density loss from too much B100.
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09-15-2011, 04:02 PM
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when you guys P&G'd how long did you manage do ride in the draft for?
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"far" and "draft" are like "apples" and "oranges." There are just too many variables with the road, traffic, weather and how much of a hurry I'm in. But when I'm drafting I lose speed in the glides much more slowly than when I'm not.
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09-16-2011, 10:09 AM
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DRAFTING?! OMG! Yer gonna DIE!
Sorry, just thought I'd say it before anyone else did.
To answer the OP, No, I haven't. It would take a really light/small car behind a really big truck for that to happen for any appreciable length of time, I would think. But like Fat Charlie said, it definitely stretches out the glide.
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09-16-2011, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by max_frontal_area
has anybody ever drafted, COASTED on a flat road with no motor assistance?
in neutral, EOC or whatever?
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When I'm trailing a truck (semi) or closing in on one,while approaching a point where I usually start coasting, I start a bit further out but can still coast as far.
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