Dunlop Tire enjoyed a virtual monopoly in Pro Supercross and motocross in 2010 when Bridgestone, Michelin and Pirelli chose not to offer race support. A large number of elite factory teams were left scrambling when Bridgestone withdrew, and Dunlop stepped up and handled every top team and rider.

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So, you made the big time: You are working with a race team at the big supercross show. Don't expect the job to be all glamour. Even the highly valued mechanics for the top riders work at setting up the team area. Basically, that means a lot of loading and unloading, lifting and carrying. Some of the work may only have to be done at Anaheim 1. For example, this poor soul spent hours making sure that every folding chair in this pit had the proper stickers applied!

Racers have always chased that little something extra to win. In the past that was mainly the quality of the bike and personal fitness. Today the bike itself doesn't matter so much, but having the right suspension and suspension guru, the right motor and fuel injection wizard and the right mechanic at your back.

Increasingly, the right trainer is part of the winning equation. James Stewart now has 1984 Supercross champion and fitness legend Johnny O'Mara in his camp. O'Mara is still an active competitor on the mountain bike circuit, and he'll be working with Stewart as he returns to championship form.

Royal Enfield motorcycles are now for sale in all 50 states. The classic English brand owes its survival to roundabout circumstances. In the mid-50s Enfield built a factory in India to meet demand for military models for the Indian army. Enfield in England folded, but the company in India lived on despite never changing the basic design.

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The recent DVD re-release of Peter Starr’s Take It To The Limit movie is now accompanied by a new coffee-table book entitled Taking It To The Limit. Starr himself was manning the booth at the Long Beach IMS stop. The author is still an active rider and enthusiast.

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