48-Contiguous State Fuel Economy World Record Attempt

This should be interesting. Wishing I could have done it though class made it an impossibility.

Who wants to try and do 2500 miles in an Insight next summer.

 

Wow - lots of miles ahead of you! This will definitely be interesting.

 

Do you guys really want to take I-44 from Springfield, MO to Tulsa? There are rural highways that would be a lot more conducive to hypermiling and adds only about 16 miles...but quite a bit more time I admit.

 

I wish you great success.

 

Holy crap, SAHM FTW!

Too bad it's gonna be so effin cold.

Grill block / WAI?

 

Not to sound like a troll, and truly with all due respect because I firmly believe that Wayne has done some astounding and great work for conservation, but with the comment so blatently added to attempt to dispell the belief that hypermiling and illegal driving acts are synonymous, where is the mention that this event will in fact NOT involve dangerous and illegal driving practices? I saw no mention of this. Can we get the drivers to sign an oath that they will obey all traffic laws?

 

I find it awesome that you are going through Columbia.

Maybe you guys can chill somewhere in the Congaree Vista?

 

Go for it!

When you smash the record you can send the Aussie a dictionary with a true definition of hypermiling LoL

Just kidding, it's all good, any member of cleanmpg can tell you hypermilers do not draft trucks, idiots do!

 

Last weekend, on I-80 from NEPA to LI, the big rigs were passing me like I was standing still. The radio, as usual, was preaching doom&gloom for the inbound GWB ("Over an hooouur on the 95 express and not much better on the local and the other approaches"), so I decided to wait out the delay the way I usually do. I took a nice easy 45-50mph drive (PSL is 55-65 along the way). As one 18 wheeler blew past me one lane over at a bit over 70mph (20mph more than me), I felt the air current pull the car ahead. It was heading slightly downhill, just enough to keep my speed constant during DFCO coasting, and I saw the speedometer bump 1mph higher as the truck passed by.

It's called Traffic Side Draft - It has the "d" word in there, but has nothing to do with tailgating and is not the least bit dangerous or illegal. And it works wonderfully. Just as November's dead leaves get pulled off the road surface and fly along behind a car driving down the street, the speeding vehicles in the next lane increase your fuel economy by creating the air currents that lower your car's "air speed". So as we wish Wayne and crew well, we will pray for "light but fast moving" traffic so they can enjoy a strong side draft.

 

Bon voyage et bon chance.

 

Ok thanks for clearing that up, I need to reword that statement:

Any member of cleanmpg can tell you hypermilers do not tailgate trucks, idiots do! But they don't mind a little traffic side draft here and there....

Maybe he can send me a dictionary with definitions of hypermiling also.

 

It will be a truly challenging task this time of year. Best of luck and skillfful hypermiling!

 

Rotate the route map 90 degrees counter clockwise. Looks like a kangaroo with a backpack on...lol

Good luck.

 

I'll see if they want to stop by the Vista, is anything open Thanksgiving night?

 

One of these times I'll be able to come on a cross-country run.

Good luck, and take care, and if you'll be swinging by Madison, let me know.

 

Are you passing through the Elkhart area on the 25th? Unfortunately I'll probably be at work when/if you do.

 

If you guys can route that a little closer (it doesn't seem to be less than five hours in either direction)...

 

I see a little loop-de-loop in Peabody MA. Are you planning a lunch stop there?
Where maybe Boston area Hypermilers can come by and meet the competitors?

 

Wayne and Justin just left Harrisburg, IL. They drove down and applied the front window graphic at "Girls in the Garage" in Carrier Mills. Dropped off a couple of Scangauges at my house and headed to Cairo, IL. (via McDonalds of course)