Cindi Lux Forced To Take A Knee

by Thomas Moore

12-Time Road Racing Champion Forced to Miss Trans Am Debut Due to Injury

Homestead, Florida, April 8, 2015 – Anyone that knows Cindi Lux knows that it would be easier to stop a Dodge Viper ACR-X with a pretty smile than it would be to keep the 12-time road racing champion out of a racecar. However, this morning, the Aloha, Oregon-based professional race driver is being forced to announce her withdrawal from Sunday’s 100-mile Trans Am Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS). Lux was scheduled to debut the black No. 45 Lux Performance Group Dodge Viper ACR-X in the race but a knee injury sustained late last month manifested itself on Monday requiring immediate medical attention and forcing Lux to forgo the trip east as well as her series and track debut this weekend.

The extent of and strategy to repair Lux’s injury is still being assessed. However, doctors warned any use of the injured knee – which includes racing a V10-powered supercar in the hotly contested TA3I class of the Trans Am Championship – would lead to further aggravation and an even more elongated recovery period. Therefore, Lux will begin an intense physical rehabilitation program, which it is hoped will shorten her time out of the car significantly. The change of plans will in no way impact team driver Steve Streimer’s (Sherwood, Oregon) participation in the race driving the No. 42 Lux Performance Group Viper ACR-X.

More details of Lux’s progress as well as plans for her return to the cockpit will be announced as information becomes available.

Quotes

Cindi Lux: “I am just heartbroken! My disappointment is beyond description. We had been targeting this weekend for more than six months. Everyone in the Lux Performance Group was ready to race. We had those hotrod Vipers ready to howl. Unfortunately, my knee decided to alter our plans some. I know the team’s on-track performance is in good hands with Steve (Streimer) and the crew is the best in the paddock. I’ll be rooting for the Lux Performance guys to go out and kick butt down in Homestead while I am back here sitting on mine in Oregon! We’ll be back soon, I can promise you that!”

About Trans Am – The Trans Am Series, America’s Road Racing Series, began igniting the passion of motorsports fans across the world in 1966 and has been home to some of the greatest names in road racing. Today, Trans Am continues to honor its legacy, while challenging the status quo in racing, through meaningful racing platforms and a driver-oriented focus. The Trans Am Series is operated by The Trans Am Race Company, LLC (TARC), through a five-year agreement in which TARC oversees the management and marketing of the Trans Am Series. SCCA Pro Racing sanctions Trans Am events and provides operations services to the Series.

See more about the Lux Performance Group’s 2015 season at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDB6AF90Gc&feature=youtu.be

For more on Cindi Lux, please visit www.CindiLux.com. Follow Cindi on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/CindiLux, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/OfficialCindiLux and http://instagram.com/cindilux on Instagram. Stop by Steve Streimer’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/OfficialSteveStreimer .

For more on the Trans Am Series visit www.gotransam.com, “like” Trans Am on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gotransam, or follow Trans Am on Twitter at @gotransam.

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