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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
normal capacity.
“And the last thing
I wanted was another
loan,” said Boyce.
Fortunately,
the
Speedway was able to
absorb the hit until it fi-
nally opened its doors to
spectators again on Sat-
urday.
Though operating at
just 50 percent capacity,
Boyce said things seems
to be heading in the right
direction financially.
“Our
grandstands
hold 4,000, so 50 percent
capacity is right at 2,000
and that’s a pretty good
night for us,” she said.
from A1
opened doors to less re-
strictive social gather-
ings.
As Lane County was
still listed under “low”
risk status as of Satur-
day, tickets were sold to
accommodate only 50
percent capacity of the
Speedway.
Fans were asked to stay
home if displaying any
symptoms or were feel-
ing ill and masks were
required in the grand-
stand and concession
areas when not eating
or drinking or if people
were not able to socially
distance.
The event marked the
first step toward a “re-
turn to normal” for the
Speedway, which saw its
new ownership under
Boyce facing a challeng-
ing last year.
Boyce’s timing was
less than ideal – she
purchased the Speed-
way just as the COVID
restrictions set in. De-
spite years of experience
running the operation
for the previous owner,
nothing could have pre-
pared her for the result-
ing shutdown and the
restrictions were a major
blow to the business.
“Last year was pretty
rough,” she said. “We did
open for about 11 races.
Normally, we run closer
to 40 events.”
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DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
The season opener saw an enthusiastic turnout as fans had been prevented
from watching the few races that took place last year due to COVID restrictions.
Depending on weath-
er, the Speedway’s sea-
son usually starts around
the end of March or be-
ginning of April and
runs until September
or October. Last year, it
opened in July – but only
to drivers. And with-
out fans, the Speedway
didn’t have much reve-
nue to speak of.
“So we operated pretty
much at a loss for the en-
tire season,” said Boyce.
“But we felt like it was
important to be open so
that our drivers could
be here to race and it
would keep them going.
We wanted to make sure
that they were getting to
be here to do what they
love and we could keep
them in the sport.”
The Speedway didn’t
opt for the Paycheck
Protection
Program
(PPP) loan, either, as
staff weren’t employed at
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