Bear- Flat Stanleys BIG, GINORMOUS weekend!

This past weekend, Stanley, Cody, myself and some friends went to an event held every year in Dallas.  It's called the AMA Monster Energy Supercross Race.  It's basically a bunch of dirt bikes racing around a track inside the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.  This stadium is where the football games are played and sometimes this stadium hosts special events such as the supercross and monster truck rallies. 

The winner of the 250 competition was Dean Wilson.  The winner of the 450 competition was Ryan Villopoto.  Stanley learned that the difference between Supercross and Motocross is that Supercross is held indoors, while Motocross is held outdoors.  The tracks also differ slightly, but that’s the main difference between the two.

 

 

Stanley had such a blast at the races.  He couldn’t believe how BIG the stadium was.  He was really amazed at the big screen hanging in the middle of it.
I told Stanley a little bit about the Dallas Cowboys Stadium and the man behind this big, massive modern marvel.  Jerry Jones is the man that thought up this enormous project and funded it as well.  It cost about $1.3 BILLION dollars to build.  It stands about 300 feet from center field to the rooftop and is supported by two gigantic arches along the length of the entire building.  It even has a retractable roof; it’s the biggest sun roof I’ve ever seen.

The main attraction in the Cowboys Stadium is the largest big screen TV in the world. This center-hung high-definition television screen measures 160 by 72 feet, 11,520 ft².  To illustrate its enormity, this big screen is about as tall as a 10 story building.  It’s about 1/3 the height of the entire stadium!! As they say around these parts, “Everything’s bigger in Texas!”  They sure aren’t kidding when it comes to this stadium.

On our way to the stadium, we managed to get a quick picture in front of the Texas Rangers professional baseball Ballpark right next door the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.  Their season hasn’t begun yet, but you can bet Stanley, Cody and I will attend a game!!

Cody and I also attended a professional hockey game this weekend- So much ACTION!! It was not-stop the entire 2 hour game.  The Dallas Stars are Texas’ professional hockey team and that night they played a team from Calgary, Canada called the Flames.

The Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team plays in the same arena as the Dallas Stars.  How can they do that, you ask? Well to see how they do it, here’s a link to the time-lapsed photography of them converting an ice rink into a basketball court.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1kIvX7Ziog



Flat Stanley absolutely loved watching the Stars play.  He told me he thought his new favorite sport would be HOCKEY!! One thing was for sure, it was coooold! Brrrr!! I’ll have to remember to bring another coat when I go to another game. Stanley seemed to be fine in the cold though, he must be acclimated to those South Dakota winters.

Cody and I are trying to be a lot like Stanley and try new things as we travel around.  We’re only living here for a short time.  In fact, we leave in 1 year and 2 months, which is when I graduate from chiropractic school.  So we’re taking advantage of seeing new sites, trying new things, tasting different food and experiencing all there is around here.  Dallas is really a cool place to stay, but only for a short while, because Cody and I are home-bodies and can’t wait to get home back to Arkansas.

Well in the meantime, Stanley and I are going to look for more adventures here in Texas.  We’ll be sure to keep you posted.