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Moore Brothers Freestyle "Training Day" ATV Backflip
By: Austin Wilson

"Training Day" Links
Caleb Moore Backflip
Texas (2/4/2007) - Over the past two years Caleb Moore has transformed himself from a local motocross racer to a Pro Freestyle phenomenon. His freestyle endeavors have taken him around the world and made Caleb Moore a household name. Caleb is best described as someone who rides on the edge. He not only rides on the edge, but lives his life this way. I constantly find myself white knuckled, praying for my life running around with Caleb participating in some of his antics. Besides his complete insanity, progression is always on his mind. Caleb works very hard to be able to do what he does. He puts in countless hours to be able to safely perform his stunts. He is able to turn complete insanity into a calculated, well executed feat. So calling Caleb insane would probably be the wrong word to describe him. He is a well calculated insane person.

Not as well known, but equally insane and talented is little brother Colten Moore. At the age of 17, Colten is exploding onto the ATV Freestyle scene. With big brother’s support and knowledgeable advice, Colten has taken himself to Pro status. When the two brothers are paired together in shows, things tend to get pretty wild. They fly 30ft through the air close enough to touch each other as they hang effortlessly off their machines. The combined effort of both brothers makes their shows a must-see spectacle. Colten will attempt to be the youngest rider on an ATV to backflip to dirt.

Foam PIt

A few months back, I got a call from Caleb informing me of his plans to build a foam pit. Not just any foam pit, but a massive foam pit. “We always gotta do things bigger in Texas,” said Caleb. With the help of his parents Michelle and Wade Moore, they began construction on a 75ft long, 35ft wide, and 10ft deep monstrosity. The best labor is always free labor right? Well, Caleb talked me into coming out to help rip foam to start filling up the pit. Over a 2 day period I must have ripped over 3,000 pieces of foam. I am such a good friend! As of right now, the foam pit is about 80% done. It is still in need of about 8 more bails of foam and the crane and platform have not yet been built. With show dates coming up demanding a backflip, the Moores rented a large fork lift to use in place of the crane to pluck the ATV and rider from the foam.

Back in my high school days I built a freestyle ramp in my shop class with no knowledge of what I was doing. Needless to say, I built one of the scariest super kicker ramps imaginable. Turns out it is perfect for backflipping. The best way to describe jumping my ramp is hitting a wall. Normally when you hit a jump, the faster you go the farther you travel. With my ramp it is opposite of that. Instead of distance, the faster you hit it the higher you go. Caleb set out first to attempt a flip off the super kicker. After 2 or 3 tries he was pulling the flip around easily at about 55ft. Caleb then aimed his comp ramp at the pit. With a few attempts Caleb was pulling the flips around to about the front bumper, but not landing perfect at 75ft. With the night creeping in on them Colten charged the super kicker ramp next. After 4 attempts of landing upside down and loss of lighting they called it a day.

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