And EVERYTHING that DOES NOT move HAS to obey the laws
of physics, likewise . If the car encounters yaw, the lengthened wheelbase
multiplies the effect of the air pressure acting upon the leading side of the
nose, increasing the chance of the car getting sideways, the same way as
if you held a ping pong paddle out the window of a car at speed ......
you might be able to hold it somewhat steady at this speed, but not if
it was fastened out on the end of a broom handle, or such .
It is all leverage. As you stated the longer wheelbase does give the
driver a much better chance of making the corrections sooner to
keep it on the straight and narrow . Those long wheelbase cars
reduce the weight on the front tire patch, so all this has to be a
consideration ..... and we' re not even getting into aerodynamics here !
...... fascinating subject ...... or is that FASTinating ?
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