Why cars lose control in drag races?

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in street races or drag races, they launch and are fine before jerking to right or left and crashing. Why does that happen? Don’t you just hold the wheel straight?

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When going balls to the walls, even on a straight road, there’s a lot of adrenaline flowing. At that speed, even the slightest movement can change the direction of the car, correcting it quickly could easily cause a loss of control

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