Slipstream overtaking!

[burnt]

Twice.....today!

Why do some people think they are on a grand prix circuit when they overtake me.

There I am driving very sensibly with car full of family and people feel it necessary to get to within 1 inch of my bumber before they pull out to overtake.

If you need the extra drag co effecient alho vera sillic bang then I suggest you shouldn't be doing the manouver in the first place.

Thanks for listening.

[rich 36]

You, might be suprised to hear, my grandmothers suggestions from the passenger seat of the porker. when we get passed on a saturday morning shopping trip.
you try, and do the right thing by driving not ot fast
(I blame ted's sticker in the back window for such behaviour from other drivers)

[chris_freebie]

In the interest of safety, speed up

It does irritate me that nob jockeys attempt to overtake by getting very close, if they just dropped back they would realise that they can see for miles......... ho hum.........

>> Edited by chris_freebie on Saturday 19th February 14:59

[Eric Mc]

Can't have anything to do with Grand Prix overtaking (an oxymoron if ever I heard one). The last time slipstreaming was seen on a GP track was probably Monza 1971.

[love machine]

You obviously haven't owned an underpowered car. My first 8 cars were Morris Minor 1000's, I had to learn how to drive the thing using every trick in the book, to make progress. Good medicine for a lot of you. This involved clutchless gearchanges, not using the brakes (apart from coming to a halt), rowing it along on the gearstick as well as overtaking methods, slipstreaming and the "Stay back miles and do a massive run up" method. Getting the thing on the verge of traction around corners and developing massive bollox as a consequence.

Cutting my teeth on shit cars has led me to be an excellent pilot of a car (I will avoid the term driver)

[PetrolTed]

There are circumstances in which in makes sense (not that the average numpty is employing these).

Getting close to the car in front through a bend (when they're not looking in their mirror and won't be freaked by it) will allow a quick overtake out of the bend if the opportunity arises.

[Don]

PetrolTed said:

There are circumstances in which in makes sense (not that the average numpty is employing these). Getting close to the car in front through a bend (when they're not looking in their mirror and won't be freaked by it) will allow a quick overtake out of the bend if the opportunity arises.

Well. There is close and then there's too close.

I will often close the gap between me and the car in front on a bend, anticipating the road opening up and an overtaking opportunity presenting itself - just as you say.

I see this as merely adopting the "following position" (as per Roadcraft). If the opportunity does not arise I can drop back again.

Close, of course, is a relative term here.

[chris_freebie]

PetrolTed said:

There are circumstances in which in makes sense (not that the average numpty is employing these). Getting close to the car in front through a bend (when they're not looking in their mirror and won't be freaked by it) will allow a quick overtake out of the bend if the opportunity arises.

Or if you know the road, and you know you can take the upcoming bend at say 60 with ease, and they're approaching it at 30 and more than likely being the annoying 214 Rover driver that they are may well brake around the bend further, drop back, take it and 60 and fly past them

Arguably dangerous....... but if carefully carried out on a road you know......

Mind you if I had either of Ted's cars I'd just pull out and nail it

>> Edited by chris_freebie on Saturday 19th February 19:40