Why do fast cars lose control when accelerating in a straight line?

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Seen many videos of fast cars (mustangs especially lol) accelerating in a straight line and then losing control and going into the curb/crowd. What would cause it to do that when the wheels are just pointed straight ahead?

How does one prevent or control this?

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Short answer is loss of traction,

But why did they lose traction? Many reasons

One reason is they took a regular car with little to no down force. They add extra power to the passenger car and they now have a plane with bad aerodynamics.

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