AFTON – Afton Motorsports Park promoter, Ron Ford, and his dedicated and hard working staff are now in race season mode as they get the three-eighths mile, blue clayed oval ready for racing action.

The first official “on-track” action will take place on Friday, April 13, with a Test and Tune Session starting at 7 p.m. with hot laps being given to any division that is in competition at the race track this year. The second Test and Tune Session will take place on Friday, April 20.

For these two sessions, pit admission is $20 and grandstand admission is free with a donation of a canned item for the local food bank.

With the winter weather lasting longer than the season, Ford said he is worried what the condition of the track will be by the first Test and Tune Session.

“The biggest problem we have right now is getting everything dried out,” said Ford. “We were able to plow the snow off the track two weeks ago. While my brother, Mike, was taking care of the plowing, I was pumping water buildup from the infield that we have to do from time to time. The hope is that we can get some good drying days with sun and wind as that will help us a lot in getting the grounds dried up. “