Crew Chief Fred Lux answers questions about competing a Comp Coupe in World Challenge. (Photo: Jeff Boerio)

Lux Performance Group is the leading vehicle dynamics and engineering firm in the Northwest. In partnership with NayKid Racing, these two companies will compete in their second year of the SPEED World Challenge GT Series.  The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Pro Racing team is headed by multi-time motorsports champion Cindi Lux (Aloha, Ore.) and Scotty B. White (Lake Tapps, Wash). Lux Performance Group has prepared and helped maintain the No. 2 and No. 3 Dodge Vipers of NayKid Racing in both the T1 class of SCCA Club Racing, with road-based Dodge Viper SRT10s and in the professional World Challenge ranks in 2007 with the Dodge Viper Competition Coupes. Lux Performance also works with several other local and regional racers.

The 2007 SRT Open House attracted over 30 guests including the die-hard Northwest SRT owners and fans. In only its second year, the event has become firmly affixed to the schedule for the owners group which seeks out opportunities to discuss SRT vehicles ranging from America’s premier supercar, the Dodge Viper SRT10, to the hottest four-cylinder on the market, the Dodge Caliber SRT4 and North America’s fastest SUV, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.

Last year's open house featured a tire change competition. Fred shows them how it was done. (Photo: Jeff Boerio)

Highlighting the day-long visit will be four free clinics led by Fred and Cindi Lux. The highly sought-after speakers will discuss; performance preparation and maintenance for track day enthusiasts, do the ground school for a track day that is scheduled for March 7 with Cindi at Portland International Raceway, a detailed discussion about the No. 2 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe that will race in this year’s World Challenge GT Series and an open question and answer forum. Lunch will be served to all visitors.

The SRT Division of Chrysler specializes in performance upgrades for key Chrysler vehicles that run both on the street and race track. SRT created the Dodge Viper SRT10, the Magnum and Charger SRT8s and Caliber-based SRT4 for Dodge, the Grand Cherokee-based SRT8 for Jeep and the 300C SRT8 for Chrysler. The most recent vehicle to be tuned by Chrysler’s in-house performance arm is the eagerly anticipated Dodge Challenger SRT8. Race variants of the Dodge Viper also standout in the SRT portfolio with the recently announced Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR street-legal race car and the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe that competes not only in the World Challenge but the American Le Mans Series GT2 class as well.

Quotes
Cindi Lux, Driver, No. 2: “When I look at these guys with their cool cars and their passion toward motorsports, I see myself several years ago. They are hungry to learn more about cars and track day events. If we can help share some of the information we have learned over the years in racing to these SRT owners who truly love the Dodge brand; that is what this day is all about. It’s also a lot of fun for everyone at Lux Performance and NayKid Racing to open our doors. This is an opportunity that the Dodge, MOPAR and SRT guys don’t get everyday and that we don’t get to do as often as we’d like.”

Randy Cox, Northwest SRT Club Organizer: “This event is very special to the SRT Owners Club. To be included in seeing race cars, teams and the people you look up to in motorsports is far more than anyone could expect just from buying a car. This event is more than a meet-and-greet though. It teaches owners how their car works, why it does what it does, what parts help it work better and introduce them to a great group of friends and racers that know and understand how they feel about their car. It is just like having a pro basketball player come and talk to an upcoming high school or college team.”