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The real dirt on the Lions' home (eu.freep.com)

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Ha! What a clickbait title! And you saps fell for it! The real title…

26 million pounds of dirt will get dumped into Ford Field

The Monster Energy Supercross 2024 Race is stopping in Detroit for an all-day dirt bike racing event on Saturday. The day will feature the 450 and 250 Main Events as well as Triple Crown races.

As you can imagine, to host one of the largest, premier dirt bike championship races in the country, you're going to need dirt — and a lot of it.

26 million pounds of the stuff!

Crazy enough, Feld Entertainment owns the dirt and keeps it stored in industrial space just north of the stadium for whenever it's needed, like when Detroit revs up for Monster Jam later in February. The same supply of dirt is used for every event, said Heras, only adding to the pile when it begins to run low. Each major city in the U.S. that features these events has a stockpile of dirt hidden somewhere not far from the city, he said.

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