Dave Mirra

BMX

Every sport has an athlete who not only performs at a level above and beyond, but is also an ambassador who draws in the general public. In BMX that rider is Dave Mirra. Since the age of 14, it was obvious that “Little Buddy” from Upstate New York had skills well beyond his years, but no one could have predicted that he would become the most dominating rider and most decorated action sports athlete of all time. Name a title and Mirra has won it, most likely multiple times. Mirra is a master of all aspects of BMX, but he now concentrates on Park, and for a practice facility he built a massive warehouse (The Animal House) packed with ramps in his adopted hometown of Greenville, NC.

As if dominating BMX wasn’t enough to keep him busy, Mirra also found time to develop a video game series, host reality shows for MTV, start his own bike company (Mirraco), and start a family. Today Mirra splits his time between shredding on a BMX bike and his newfound love—rally car racing. The truth of the matter is that when Mirra puts his mind to something he cannot stop until he’s on top.