Glossary / General

drafting

19 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Drafting is when one car drives closely behind another car to go faster. It helps the second car because it has less wind pushing against it.

Technical Definition

Drafting is a technique used in racing where a driver closely follows another vehicle to reduce air resistance. This allows the trailing car to gain speed more easily and can help in overtaking the leading car.

Hear It Discussed

"But when you've got cars drafting you, or when you're following something, you're like, you're sort of like moving around a little bit because of the aerodynamics and everything else."
CarCast+Edmunds - Alistair visits Korea and funky features on car, some we miss and some we don’t. CarCast 51:13

"It's like, Yes. Tuck in behind that guy, makes a nice big hole in the air for the Escalade, which is a very large vehicle, and just set the supercruise"
Following Fedex Wheel Bearings 44:33

"And actually speaking of that, [2178.8s] road to Atlanta has them pretty long straight away. And so drafting was more of a conversation [2186.0s] this weekend than, than it has been previously."
243 - Farewell Season Track Walking 36:18