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GasGuage · 12-23-2008, 12:30 PM

Today I was motoring my way up to the grocery store when a tractor trailer rode up behind me and started riding up my tailpipe. At first I was a little annoyed, but thought about drafting. I've read the threads of the gains people experience while drafting trucks. How about the other way around? Is it possible to have a gain with a large truck directly following behind you? You see these NASCAR races with the driver in front being able to go faster when someone drafts behind him. What do you think?

12-23-2008, 12:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
GasGuage Uncle Jam Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hudson, KY Posts: 45 Lil' Red - '97 Chevy S-10 ext 2WD LS 90 day: 31.02 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Huggin' Tailpipes Today I was motoring my way up to the grocery store when a tractor trailer rode up behind me and started riding up my tailpipe. At first I was a little annoyed, but thought about drafting. I've read the threads of the gains people experience while drafting trucks. How about the other way around? Is it possible to have a gain with a large truck directly following behind you? You see these NASCAR races with the driver in front being able to go faster when someone drafts behind him. What do you think?