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September, 2005 – San Jose, CA – Dave Mirra, 31, of Greenville, N.C., today took home his first win at the Dew Action Sports Tour, placing first in the BMX Park competition. Mirra’s backflip tailwhip over the spine in his first run helped to earn him a winning score of 92.25. The higher score of two runs is taken to determine the rider’s final score. “I did what I wanted to do,â€? said Mirra, who now sits in fifth place in the Tour’s BMX Park standings with 176 points. “Heading into Orlando, I’m able to creep back into the points race. Every Tour stop is a building block. You have got to come out strong from the start and finish even stronger. [Second place finisher Scotty] Cranmer is the future of this sport. He is an amazing athlete and he gave me a run for my money.â€? Scotty Cranmer, 18, of Jackson, N.J. edged 26-year-old Los Gatos, Calif. native Ryan Nyquist for the second place spot with a score of 90.50. Nyquist’s first run earned him an 89.75, which he was not able to improve upon after getting a flat tire in his second run.

We were lucky getting so much done the previous day that started off being wet. Wednesday had a better forecast but the temperature stopped somewhere around 15 degrees. It was dry though which was the main thing as we wanted to cruise through Paris on our bikes this time. We had planned to meet up with Thomas Revest and Christian Van Hanja at the Trocadero at noon but Guettler's tire had a small leak so we pumped that up and decided to bring the pump just in case. 

The Mirra Bike Co team is a varied mix of riders. On their European trip Dave Mirra brought Mike Spinner, Dave Rytell and Mike Laird along for the first leg at the FISE in France. After flying in from the USA to Paris the crew took a fast train to Montpellier and checked out the 2008 version of the FISE. With Rytell not being the contest type rider it was pretty wild for him to enter his first contest since the Local Exposure Tour a few years ago when he got picked up by Mirraco. Although Dave Rytell has lived in Germany for many years (his dad was in the army), he only received his passport two hours before take off. In fact, it wasn't even valid when he showed up at customs because he had not signed it yet. Seasoned traveler and company owner Dave Mirra had brought his friend Mike Rogister along as well who promptly received the "Security" title. At 6 ft 4" and as fit as a K1 fighter you really couldn't miss him. Mike Laird was stoked to be back in France after coming out to the FISE for the first time last year. Mike Spinner is always up for traveling and was ready to meet his myspace girls in sunny France.

Day one of the 2009 King of the Animal House is officially in the books and it was one to remember. Being a completely new contest concept, nobody knew what to expect or how it would play out. Although it started off a little slow as people were trying to figure out the system, once it got going, it blew up quick. The overall vibe was incredible and full of positive energy with each rider throwing out their bust stuff hoping to get a cash callout and get paid. If the judges saw something they liked, and they saw a lot they liked,