Dave Mirra, BMX hero and ex-Subaru GRC driver, dead at 41

[Dohc-WP]

Several outlets are reporting the death of Dave Mirra at 41. Mirra was a famed BMX rider, extremely successful X Games competitor, and for a time a rally driver for both the Subaru Rally Team, and later, in a Mini, in Global Rallycross.

According a report filed by WITN, a news outlet in Mirra's home state of North Carolina, Mirra was discovered in a truck with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Mirra leaves behind a wife and two kids, according to TMZ. This story is developing.

Dave Mirra BMX​

Source: Autoblog
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[BeoTeK]

I loved that game!

 

[Dragonic]

 

[BeoTeK]

 

[FarligOpptreden]

"self-inflicted gunshot wound" - i.e. he committed suicide. Money and fame ain't all it's cracked up to be.

 

[Hagan]

RIP Dave Mirra

Played the demo of that game a lot. Loved it.

A tragic end.