" Folks are right to speculate that for the skirt to have been longer and follow the body of the car, it would have had to curve in, hitting the wheel itself. So to make it longer, it would have had to curve out, increasing the drag and defeating the purpose."
Thanks! That explains it very clearly. Making me lean towards the shorties..
When I told my wife the plan, she gave me that 'look' and said "WHAT?"..
