Cindi Lux - Lux Performance Group Supporting Variety of Racers at 52nd Rose Cup Races

Lux Performance Group Supporting Variety of Racers at 52nd Rose Cup Races

Details: Published: Thursday, 07 June 2012 00:36

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ALOHA, Ore., June 7, 2012 - Lux Performance Group has long been considered a leader in motorsports preparation and race weekend operations but for the 52nd Annual Portland Rose Festival Rose Cup Races, the Aloha, Ore.-based organization is taking it up a notch. Cindi Lux, president and co-owner of Lux Performance with her husband Fred, announced a two-prong attack on the June 16-17 Portland racing tradition with two entries. Cindi Lux will drive the No. 5 SRT Viper Competition Coupe Fueled by Black Rock Coffee while Steve Streimer (Sherwood, Ore.) will race a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry at Portland International Raceway (PIR).

Lux Performance Group specializes in all performance cars, not only SRT products. Showcasing this expertise, Streimer is campaigning a partial season of Pirelli GT3 Cup USA under the Lux Performance banner. In 2011, Streimer finished with a pair of second-place finishes in Pirelli Cup Silver class. Lux Performance Group has prepared and setup Streimer's Porsche for the last two seasons. Porsche's 911 GT3 Cup is the world's highest production racecar with one-make series and multi-make classes competing around the world.

In 2012, Lux Performance Group returns as an SRT "skunk works" operation doing research on a newly built Viper Competition Coupe. Cindi Lux will drive the V10-powered Viper in the June 17 Rose Cup Feature Race. She finished third in 2011 racing an earlier version of the car. The Rose Cup marks the on-track debut of the Lux-built Viper.

Streimer will compete in both the Porsche Pirelli Cup races and Sunday's Rose Cup Feature Race. Veteran race engineer Fred Lux will supervise all preparation and manage all setup and race strategy for the Lux Performance entries on the 1.967-mile, 12-turn racecourse.

The Rose Cup weekend brings over 400 drivers across multiple races in multiple classes to the PIR circuit. Lux will compete for the overall Rose Cup title just as her father did in 1961 when he won the inaugural race. The category is a rare exception to today's highly "spec" car racing series. Entries are widely divergent ranging from thoroughbred racecars to road based entries - like Lux's Viper - in the "all-comers" race. This has led to some of the sport's hottest cars all competing for the Rose Cup.

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Cindi Lux, President of Lux Performance Group: "Because of our strong affiliation with SRT, people forget we also prepare other manufacturer's race cars. I cut my teeth racing Mitsubishi, BMW, Porsche, Corvettes, Legend Cars, Mustangs and many more. Preparing cars and supporting people in classes like the Porsche Pirelli Cup is important to our business. However, I am equally excited to see my stable mate Steve Streimer go after his class win in the Pirelli Porsche Cup Series the same weekend. Steve has everything it takes to win the two Pirelli Porsche Cup races! This has all the pieces to make an awesome weekend for him and for Lux Performance. Having three Lux Performance Group-prepared and managed cars racing Rose Cup weekend is a major milestone for us."

Steve Streimer, Driver: "The Rose Cup races are something special. The competition is fierce but, being a local race, it is a great opportunity to share the sport with friends and family. I'm excited to be running in GT2 and the Rose Cup Race in addition to the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy in an effort to accelerate the learning curve. I again am thrilled to have the support of my driving coach, crew chief and friends, Cindi and Fred Lux. The Lux Performance Group has made us feel like a part of the family and the results have not been too shabby either."