Interesting thread.....I will be installing a Stroud chute on the roadster in
the next week or so.  Bob Stroud says his chute opens softer than the others,
so the mounting point isn't quite as critical.
I drove up to OK City a couple of years ago, and got the chute, belts, roll
bar padding, fire suit (they measure you there), shoes, gloves and a
transmission blanket.  Great place to do business, but his daughter really
runs the show.
Jerry in Dallas
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  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Bryan Savage
  To: Keith Turk
  Cc: Auburn Design Group ; 3liter ; land-speed@autox.team.net
  Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 10:16 AM
  Subject: Re: Chute mounting
  Just finished talking to Bob Stroud. He said effectively the same thing.
  Draw a line between the center of the parachute and the car's center of
  gravity.
  Attach the parachute somewhere along that line.
  Bryan
 
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