In open road racing if you are tossing the laundry, you are on your way OFF the road. Chutes are used to try to straighten the car out so you have a chance at keeping it 'under chaotic control and upright'. High speed tire failure, loss of adhesion on the rear tires in a curve, catastrophic drive train failure, and loss of courage all can lead to sudden deployment of aforesaid nylon sheeting. Deployment is activated in milliseconds while you are steering and at 150 plus. There are several instances where tossin' it was ALL that saved the tossee from a very topsy turvy ride.