Caleb Moore began his career as an
ATV racer. During an event in
Minnesota, B. C. Vaught spotted Moore and signed him up to star in some action sports movies. Vaught eventually became Caleb's agent. Caleb appeared in several Huevos freestyle movies by H-Bomb Films, he also toured with the Crusty Demons of the Dirt tour, as well as performed in XKnights FMX shows. He traveled around the world performing freestyle motocross tricks on his quad and was one of the very few people in the world who could consistently backflip a quad. When Caleb decided to switch from ATV's to
snowmobiles, he asked his mom and dad to back him as he learned how to do a backflip. Caleb mastered the maneuver in two weeks. Despite being raised in
Krum, Texas, Moore practiced by landing his sled in a foam pit built by his father. The next year, Moore earned bronze (Freestyle) and silver (Best Trick) at the
2011 Winter X Games. In 2012, Caleb repeated the bronze at the
Winter X Games Freestyle Snowmobile, while his brother, Colten, took the gold. His performance led
ESPN to write on his profile that he had "gone from ''beginner's luck
to serious threat''".
Injury and death Moore was injured on January 24, 2013, during the Snowmobile Freestyle part of
Winter X Games XVII, which was held in
Aspen, Colorado. He was attempting a backflip (a trick he had done several times before) when the skis on his snowmobile snagged the ground as he was about to land. As a result, Moore was flipped over the handlebars and upon landing, was hit by the snowmobile. His family invited the public to observe a moment of silence on February 7, 2013, one week after his death. ESPN presented Moore's family with an X-Games gold medal at his funeral to go along with the medals that he had previously won. Friends, family, and fans of Moore continue his legacy and show support for him and his family by using the hashtags #RideforCaleb and #31Style on their posts in social media as well as put "In Memory of Caleb Moore" decals on their ATVs, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, or personal vehicles. Moore's younger brother Colten Moore and author
Keith O'Brien wrote a book called
Catching the Sky which was released January 19, 2016. The book talks about Moore's life, the road to X-Games, and ultimately his death. It gives insight into the world of extreme sports and was at one time listed as the number one best selling book in the extreme sports category on Amazon. ==References==