Driving Sports

Avid motorsport fans and gamers will now have an opportunity, albeit in simulated form, to do something only Cindi Lux has done before: drive the Lux Performance Group Dodge Viper Competition Coupe on the great race tracks of the world. Whether you can match her lap times and win some races is another question entirely.

With the debut of the third iteration of its remarkably successful driving simulator, Microsoft has included Lux's Dodge Viper Competition Coupe as a featured car in "Forza Motorsport 3".
While the game enjoys over 400 automobiles from 50 manufacturers, Microsoft selected the 12-time road racing champion's most recent ride as one of only a few purebred racing cars for the game.

Putting the pedal to the metal in a video game doesn't provide the full adrenaline rush of slipping behind the wheel of the actual V10-powered, SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT car, the "Forza Motorsport" simulation does provide an opportunity to compete on over 100 of the most famous road courses in the world at considerably lower expense.

Microsoft chose Lux's Viper due to its on-track success, aggressive design, guttural power and trademark Mopar "Liquid Metal" paint scheme. Following their usual attention to detail, Microsoft gaming engineers toured the Lux Performance Group shop in Aloha, Oregon and closely studied every angle and graphic clue to perfectly recreate Cindi's car for the game. The product is so real it is a challenge to determine the rendering from the real thing.

"Being a part of this Microsoft program was an honor not only for our team but also for the Viper brand. This game is incredible. The detail and realism is spectacular. I now have the perfect gift for all my friends and family for Christmas. That problem is now solved," Lux says.

Developed exclusively for Microsoft's XBOX 360, "Forza Motorsport 3" is currently available at retail outlets around the world. Visit www.CindiLux.com to check out the Lux Viper simulation in action.