I have generally experienced stalls in bad spins with several cars. I drive MT cars and usually am on the clutch and brake immediately. Still stalls. I think the sideways shock load on the engine does it, especially with stock engine mounts and suspension.
You should try and see if the "Pedal Dance" will work with an AT car. See this thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25494