Driving home this afternoon, I had a dead-on tailwind (of about 8 mph ) driving at 50 mph on a straight stretch of road.
Suddenly the car felt lighter at the front, not much, but I did notice it. And it was only at that road (with the tailwind)
Is it just my imagination or has anyone else noticed it too?
(great excuse to go for a drive )
Its probably the more responsive steering, giving more feedback.. right?

 

Absolute Velocity = 50 MPH <Ground Speed>

Relative Velocity = 42 MPH <Moving Air as Reference Frame>

Your car is experiencing 29.44% less lift and drag with an 8 MPH tailwind at 50 MPH compared to no wind. This could account for a change in chassis feel.

In reality, no car makes any significant downforce at 40-50 MPH. What you felt is most likely an irregularity in the wind which caused a momentary low pressure zone on the front end of the car.

Drive right next to a semi to find out what wind irregularity means.