Watch As The Pontiac Silverdome Becomes One Kid's BMX Playground

We all remember attending an event at the old Pontiac Silverdome. I can remember seeing The Who perform at the Dome in 1989, and Muskegon winning the Class A football championship there later the same year.

To see the place fall into disrepair has been disheartening to say the least, but now BMX cyclist Tyler Fernegal has given the ruins new life by using the abandoned stadium as his personal stunt track.

The star athlete went to the long abandoned sports arena as part of a promotional shoot for Red Bull energy drinks. A Michigan resident, Fernegal thought the arena was an ode to days long gone.

Just seeing the suites — stuff I never got the chance to experience — and they are completely rundown. All that stuff cost so much money once and it is now completely worthless. It’s just passed its time …

During his ride, Fernegal crashed, which laid him out for a time.

It all happened so fast — I just remember slamming and rolling toward the chairs. ... I hit a metal upright with my ribs and just came to a complete stop. I started making that crazy noise when you get the wind knocked out of you, sounded like a zombie. I pretty much impaled myself on a metal upright, but I was all right — cut myself pretty good and bruised my ribs.

Watch the ride, which is being called the last pro sports event ever at the stadium.