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Old 08-28-2011, 05:35 AM   #63 (permalink)
lunarhighway
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what you want is a shape that when encountering side winds, will "steer" into the wind.
by increasing the winds hold on the rear of the vehicle, by the use of fins for example, the rear will be pushed out more and the car will turn its nose into the wind, countering the direction of the sidewind. a shape that would have the larged side surfaace at the front, such as a flatbed truck, would have the wind push out the front and have the car steer along with the wind, thus increasing the effect of the windgust and calling for a greater steering correction.
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