[Fat Charlie]

In the Bobsled I'd try to do 1/2 a mile or longer. The Albatross is such a pig that even my favorite 2 1/2 mile EOC is less than a mile long glide and I have to pulse at least once during it. So I'm not EOCing these days. Basically, hypermiling is a very busy way to get somewhere- and my glide has to last long enough to give me the time to shut down and restart. I'd also like to spend some time in that glide, and my current rig doesn't give me that.

The Bobsled's clutch lasted 8 1/2 years for 207,000 miles. Vicious bumper to bumper commuting the whole time with 6 years of vigorous trips up and down through the gearbox and very enthusiastic starts and 2 years of bump starting. I've said it before- if you're hard on your clutch, then you're hard on your clutch no matter how you turn the engine over. If you're smooth with the clutch, it doesn't matter if you're shifting or bumping- you're smooth with the clutch.