Keeping to 65 mph as much as possible when on highway:
One-quarter of route on a 2-lane highway with lights about 35 to 36 mpg (no jack rabbit starts)
Almost all highway 37.5 to 38.5 mpg
Keeping to 70 mpg as much as possible, mostly highway (only one tank full tried) 35.7 mpg
My Drafting trial finished this AM and despite the sniper fire I lived to tell about it.
Keeping to 65 as much as possible, drafting when oppurtunity permits 40.3 mpg.
I would guess I drafted about 30 miles out of 397 miles for the tank - I'm sure it was not 40 miles. I would guess my average speed while drafting, dictated by the lead vehicle, was substantially above 70 mph.
Thanks to BushogPapa and Nolan for the info from Myth Busters.
BTW seeing all the re-tread debris on the highway, I WAS worried about it every sencond I was drafting. I also worry about it when truckers blow by me when I am obeying the law at 65 MPH. And they are probably calling me names then too because they had to switch lanes to go around me.
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