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Old 10-14-2009, 04:46 AM   #9 (permalink)
robchalmers
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I've never really got DWL, to me it seems adverse to let a car slow and load-up on a hill to main tain a throttle % I'm with the OP here. for Hills I use the opposite to the 'dakar' technique of dune-ing. Constant speed running (CSR) up the hill, then coast down the other side. for Highway/Freeway hills that works great. However on shorter sharper hills I tend to go back to true dune-ing , Accelerate on the down - more accleration for Engine useage due to gravity aid. then use that momentum up the next hill.
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