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Originally Posted by Christ
Wouldn't this help them both, though? It's not like drafting was slowing the Prius down, right?
I actually think it works the other way around, that drafting off the back of a vehicle helps that vehicle moreso than it does the person drafting, because it (should) reduce the size of the wake area substantially (since the drafter's nose cone (thus, stagnation point) will be inside the wake during a proper draft technique).
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Isn't it the opposite, that that the vehicle doing the drafting gets the better deal, although both do benefit? Take the slingshot from Nascar for instance. If drafting helped the lead vehicle more, the rear wouldn't be able to pass, but AFAIK the slingshot move works well because the car in the rear has a definite advantage that it uses to pass up the lead.