Protective Stadium filled with 9,200 tons of dirt for Supercross + Monster Jam events [PHOTOS]

This week, more than 400 truckloads of dirt have been brought into Protective Stadium in preparation for the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship (Saturday, March 22) and Monster Jam (Saturday, March 29)—two massive events during the BJCC’s event-filled month of March.

400 truckloads & 9,200 tons of dirt

If you’ve driven in Uptown this week, you probably noticed trucks bringing literally tons of dirt into Protective Stadium. But how much dirt are we talking about?

According to the BJCC, more than 9,200 tons of dirt—or 18,400,000 pounds—have been brought into the venue to transform Protective Stadium’s field into a challenging dirt racecourse.

Here are some fun facts:

• It takes over 20 hours for 25 trucks to bring in the 400 loads of dirt needed to fill Protective Stadium.
• The dirt is sourced from a local site just outside of Birmingham.
• The dirt is a mixture of Alabama red clay and small amounts of brown, sandy-er dirt.

The new dirt tracks will be used at two massive events coming to the BJCC this month:

Learn more about the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, Monster Jam and more events coming to the BJCC this month.

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