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A Hayseed's take on this subject:
Remember at Bonneville we are racing on a slick surface. This means that
the driving wheels are slipping (whether front or rear drive) and do not
have as much side friction as the steered wheels (whether front or back).
Therefore when a front steered rear drive car is turned at an angle to the
wind the rear will slip sideways easier than the front and the wind will
tend to straighten the car out, (unless the spin is excessive). When a
front drive rear steered car that is turned at an angle to the wind the
front will slip sideways easier than the rear and the wind will tend to turn
the car even more sideways with disastrous results.
Dave in Lincoln
ARDUN record holder
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