FOX’s Marking Proving Grounds (MPG) is now fully operational
Posted on February 21, 2023
FOX’s new test facility is fully operational in Ocotillo, California. The 5,000-square-foot compound is dedicated to the late fearless innovator, John Marking. FOX’s Marking Proving Grounds (MPG) is the ultimate location where FOX engineers test the latest technologies in real-world conditions and in real-time. Over the course of his 30-year career as an engineer at FOX, Marking developed 51 patents.
FOX engineers continue to advance performance shock technology in the same dirt where Marking honed his craft and enjoyed off-roading with his family. John used to say tuning suspension and driving an unlimited desert truck is done by the seat of your pants.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” veteran off-road racer Steve Olliges says about MPG. “I don’t think there’s another manufacturer that does anything like this.”
The project began with John Marking three years ago. He had a vision of building a test facility in the desert where FOX could develop products with the necessary resources. Working out of a compound located in the dirt is vital to pushing product advancement.
Bobby Smith
Bobby Smith, Director of Motorsports and protégé of John Marking, says, “The premier technology that we’re investing a lot of time and effort into is Live Valve, which is a semi-active system. Being able to have a facility out here where we can come out, fly around the desert in the trucks, and then come back to the garage to go over data and really analyze what the system is doing is a huge, huge benefit.”
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