[JackBuxton]

**This is all a bit of fun, I’m not exactly condoning it, as its not the brightest idea. We’ve all done it though!**

On a long descent the other day i managed to tuck in behind a pretty tidy Aston Martin, and this got me wondering what the best car you’ve ever drafted was? (Would have been an expensive crash if he slammed on his brakes!) The best tow I’ve got was off of a UPS van that looked to be going way over the speed limit.

Anyway, comment below! :H

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[SammitySam]

Recently drafted a tractor at
Recently drafted a tractor at 23mph – rode 10ft behind it and still felt the pull, not that fast but my first drafting experience – loved it!

[SammitySam]

Recently drafted a tractor at
Recently drafted a tractor at 23mph – rode 10ft behind it and still felt the pull, not that fast but my first drafting experience – loved it!

[Grizzerly]

Flying Scot wrote:For

Flying Scot wrote:

For touring, a JCB is bliss, they do about 20 mph constant and decelerate slowly, nice high exhaust too and with a flashing orange light.

Absolutely agree. I used to commute from Handsworth to Wolverhampton Poly. Two or three times a week, I would catch a JCB travelling from a road construction site in Darlaston to a depot in Handsworth. It made life much easier!

[vanmildert]

Tractor and trailor on a
Tractor and trailor on a narrow road – they don’t stop quick and nothing is getting past them so you can sit in the middle of the road. Also they seem to indicate to turn off well in advance… 8>

[russyparkin]

little pissy 50cc scooters,
little pissy 50cc scooters, dropped a few of them afterwards as well on the downhills.

best one ever had a woman in head to toe high viz, she must have been 16-17 stone,

got so many thumbs up from other road users ha ha ah a ha ha

[chrisc]

Tractor again for me, 28mph
Tractor again for me, 28mph uphill for 5 miles till I was unable to hang on any longer as the gradient picked up. Turned off soon after so I could pretend I meant to be dropped. 🙂

[Super Domestique]

I got this thread all wrong
I got this thread all wrong :B

I was going to say recently a Bentley and an Aston =))

Actually the cars mentioned above are true, just not as good as the dust cart last week, although the smell meant it was a short tow then overtake :&

[wellcoordinated]

Around where I live we still
Around where I live we still have a fleet of electric milk floats. They are great for drafting. Usually when they spot me they jump on my wheel. They usually get dropped when I’m pushing 15 mph though =))

[mooleur]

I had to draft a manic
I had to draft a manic loaghtan sheep up a hill here a few months ago. Was in front for like 5 whole minutes……strong.

[The _Kaner]

Balloon tyred tractors. Best
Balloon tyred tractors. Best I had was on a 3 km stretch….but it was towing a slurry tank….It was a bit whiffy. Over 60 kph for the most part of the journey with very little effort….another time on a twistier road…I actually had to overtake a tractor as it was too slow…about 50 kph. ..lifted the rear wheel right off the ground as I pushed past it…running 53/11….

[Redvee]

Picked up a draft off an HGV
Picked up a draft off an HGV at a set of lights today, totally silent 30mph freewheel. The wind kicked in as soon as I pulled out to turn right.

[andyp]

a derny.
a derny.

[Daveyraveygravey]

mrmo wrote:…
Moral, I need

mrmo wrote:

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Moral, I need bigger gears.

Huh, you never see this in the compact v standard debate! 👿

[hagi]

Got a nice tow Saturday
Got a nice tow Saturday behind a silage harvester, perfect for drafting as the exhaust is up high on it so no fumes. 20mph max speed so not the quickest but it was just when the legs were starting to tire on a drag of a hill.

[pique]

What worries me is the
What worries me is the lorries behind trying to draft me!

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