I hate tailgaters!!!

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by geezer#99

I had a tailgater once!
He wasn’t on a trailer nor attached to my bumper!
‘‘Twas my younger brother drafting at speed. About a foot between us I suspect.
Him driving a 67 GTX, me a 69 Charger.
We switched places a few times.
Awesome rush when you finally pull out to pass. Like floating on air!
Done on a deserted stretch of highway with only a gopher or two as witnesses!
Seems like yesterday but was 45 years ago!
Drafting!
You gotta do it once in your lifetime! LOL!!

I've never tried drafting, sounds a bit crazy to me.....

[68C15]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I've never tried drafting, sounds a bit crazy to me.....

Since Shawn likely isn't reading this I'll say it. For a short while I drafted a semi during that trip. It worked pretty good. Shawn didn't like it though. I'd never consider doing it again. And I kept about 20' behind

[Boog]

Back when I was a lot younger I was riding with a bud one night in his big block shortbed GMC when his brother passed us in his big block Chevy truck. Well the race was on then. They both matted them and we were running flat out inches off the other truck's bumper for several miles. I couldn't see the Chevrolet on the tailgate. It was late at night so there wasn't any traffic and we were well out of town. Those trucks were dead even. I don't remember just how fast we were running. North of 100 for sure. There was some drafting I guess. It wasn't the most intelligent thing they ever did but hell, they were like that. Those boys, I tell you what. I like going fast and all but not in those circumstances. We lived.