Next Level
Some inventions, tools, and techniques have advanced the sport of motocross significantly since their inception. The Racer X staff explains some of those advancements in this feature.
- Next Level: Four-StrokesAugust 29, 2023Once a laughingstock in professional motocross, four-strokes now dominate the track.
- Next Level: Data Acquisition and GETAugust 1, 2023“We would have been changing parts and searching for the issue, but the data showed us exactly what we needed to do. That’s huge.”
- Next Level: Liquid CoolingJune 22, 2023Legendary wrench Mike Gosselaar on one of the sport’s biggest game changers.
- Next Level: Data ManagementMay 30, 2023Marshall Plumb on what the next level might look like in our sport.
- Next Level: Floating Rear BrakesApril 28, 2023A concept from yesteryear, that Dave Osterman believes could make a huge difference today.
- Next Level: Don Richardson and the Full FloaterMarch 28, 2023The teenage inventor who changed motorcycles.
- Next Level: Fuel InjectionFebruary 14, 2023The modernization of fuel delivery meant big gains on the motocross track.
- Next Level: The Bubba ScrubJanuary 31, 2023Twenty years ago, James Stewart unveiled his new “Bubba Scrub” maneuver at the 2003 Budds Creek National, instantly changing the game of motocross/supercross—as well as the risks.
- Next Level: Folding LeversJanuary 3, 2023How one man virtually eliminated the pesky problem of broken levers.
- Next Level: Titanium ValvesNovember 17, 2022Early four-strokes were anemic compared to modern machines, but the use of special, lightweight material in the valvetrain made a huge difference.
- Next Level: Aluminum FramesOctober 27, 2022A new motocross frame from Honda shocks the racing world.
- Next Level: The Holeshot DeviceSeptember 19, 2022Works Connection gets a jump on the competition by bring the first holeshot device to the market.