The final six levels are competition based, where the player is judged on their performance in a number of timed runs.

The player chooses one of the riders and seeks to progress through all the levels of the game in a series of two-minute runs.

Upon completion of the game, videos of Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist and special cheat codes (depending on the character chosen) are unlocked.

The player has the same timed runs as in the Proquest mode, but there are no goals to complete, judges to impress or new items to gain.

There is no time limit, so the real aim of the mode is to allow full and unrestricted exploration of the level to find the best spots to score and to practice performing tricks.

"[41][f] Chris Simpson of AllGame gave the PlayStation version three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "Although Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX has some noticeable flaws, it provides a very fun and entertaining experience.

"[42] Jon Thompson later gave the Dreamcast version four stars out of five, saying that "while it won't ever win any awards for originality, it still manages to be a solid title that is actually great fun to play, once you get used to the controls.

"[43] GameZone gave the latter version 8.5 out of 10, calling it "a high-flying game that showcases some of the best stunts performed by the cream of the BMX freewheeling crop.

"[44] Edge, however, gave the former version six out of ten, saying, "It's still a lot of fun and surprisingly addictive, but the title should have been significantly smoother, both visually and in terms of playability.