Driving & Racing Games · 15

Slipstreaming works because a following vehicle can sit in reduced aerodynamic drag, which is why drafting becomes a tactical weapon on fast straights. There is a practical reason this matters in games: Parking games prove that speed is optional; moving a vehicle three meters without touching a cone can generate more tension than a full lap at 300 km/h. A shortcut is only a shortcut if it does not end with the car facing backwards.