Jl222,
Not sure if you watched my video ? On Thundersalts car is he using a LSR chute like mine or the shorter lined Drag type?
From the almost spin to saving it, looks like the chute was a major factor to keeping the car from going around,, that was most likely because of good driving, followed by quick decision to pull chute, followed by good reaction time in getting chute pulled, followed by chute deploying in good air quick enough, followed by quick canopy blossom.
I would say I listed it in the actual order of importance, as the by the time you do all of those things in the correct order, the .8 to . 9 second LSR chute blossom to the .5 or.6 drag chute blossom is not as big a deal as one might think, a fast blossom if you don't do everything else quick and correct is not going to help,, just tear up a chute.
That's my thoughts.
Charles