Day Smith (born August 3, 1972 in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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) is an American
flatland BMX rider. He has been riding professionally since 1993, sponsored by
Hoffman Bikes
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and
Split USA, and was featured in the
videogame
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Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
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for
PlayStation 2.
Film career
Smith has appeared in two films. The first, ''
Sax's Final Orbit'' (
1997
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) is a
short subject drama
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about a flatland BMX rider named Sax (
Ricardo Monlina) and his artist girlfriend Max (
Bea Pompa). In addition to performing stunts for the film, Smith has a small role as the character Grim. Smith also appears as himself in ''
Elusion'' (
2006), a documentary which chronicles the history of
BMX riding.
External links
''Day Smith''at
EXPN
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''Day Smith''at www.23mag.com
*
Sax's Final Orbit' at IMDB
*
Elusion' at IMDB
1972 births
Cyclists from Los Angeles
BMX riders
Living people
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