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Subject: Europa-List: Re: Europa-List Digest: 10 Msgs - 04/15/03
From: Graham Singleton <graham@gflight.f9.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 09:06:55

>I also think you will find that if wind causes a closed in trailer to be
>unstable, the trouble would not be in the wind so much as it would be the
>inherent instability of the trailer.

Morning all
Trucks passing is always a problem, the bow wave from large modern trucks 
moves steadily along the trailer from back to front and causes a swing. The 
stability of the towing vehicle makes a big difference. The closer the rear 
wheels of the vehicle are to the tow hitch the better, other things being 
equal. Best towing vehicle I ever had was an MGA sports car. Excellent 
handling. I remember once being surprised to hear that  Lotus Europa (rear 
engine) sports car won a caravan towing competition.  Note that a lot of 
4WD vehicles have awful handling, if the car reacts to crosswinds when not 
towing it won't be very good with a trailer.
my 2c
Graham  


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