David Michael Dave Mirra was an American BMX rider who later competed in rallycross racing. Mirra held the record for most X Games medals until being passed by Bob Burnquist in 2013, and medalled in every X Games from when they started in 1995 up to 2009. As a BMX rider, he was known primarily as a vert ramp and park rider. He had also competed for several years with the Subaru Rally Team USA as a rallycross driver. He rode and was sponsored by Haro Bikes from the mid 1990s until starting his own bike company. Mirra was a member of the team which won the 2014 Race Across America fourperson male category. Mirra committed suicide on February 4th, 2016.
Mirra was born on April 4, 1974 in Chittenango, New York. He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona .
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