<<...some of the more extreme mileage increasing methods....draft 200' behind a
semi going 62MPH>>
Ahh, shades of my younger (aka: stupid) days. The 200' number is a bit high.
With my 65 VW with a whopping 40hp 1200cc, I found the correct number for
semi-drafting was more like 4-5 feet, not 200. Used to do this between
Sac-a-tomato and Stockton on a regular basis, which the truckers really don't
appreciate. Once they learned I was back there they would 'peel' me off by
changing lanes where I couldn't follow. Thank god I wised up before I had to
pay for that mindless folly. Once you got ~10 feet out, their turbulence would
catch the BACK of the VW, and suck ya up close.
Fergus O, 69 2000, HB, CA
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