The Quarry at the Bathurst Light Car Club Motor Sport Park will have a new name, dedicated to an iconic life member.
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On Sunday morning, the venue was renamed the John Windsor Motor Sport Park at a special cerenomy, named in honour of John Windsor, who passed away earlier this year.
Bathurst Light Car Club president Mick Tuckey said Windsor played an integral role, alongside Ray Carter, with the initial set-up of The Quarry about 14 years ago.
"John was very committed to the sport himself and he was also there for the juniors, to give juniors a go and learn driving skills in a safe environment," he said.
"He was just so dedicated to the sport and the ground. He'd grade the ground, make sure the fuel was there, everything was in place. His wife Gail said, 'If he wasn't at home or wasn't at church, he was at The Quarry doing his thing'.
"We had a lot of life members in attendance on Sunday in recognition of the regard held for John as a person and a member."
Present at the ceremony was Windsor's wife Gail and their two children - Luke Windsor and Jodie Simms.
Gail Windsor said her husband would've liked the park's new name.
"He always wanted the juniors participating and he'd come home and say, 'We've got three more juniors today'," she said.
"He use to give his little prize at the end of the year, which was always an encouragement for a junior."
Tuckey said the decision to rename the park was voted unanimously.
"It came up as a motion that was put to the annual general meeting this year," he said.
"There would be no person out there that would disagree with that."
The park was once the site of an old gravel quarry, with Windsor involved in negotiations with Bathurst Regional Council to transform the site into a venue for motorkhanas and other club events.
According to Tuckey, the club had previously used an old brick works site out at Raglan prior to the new venue off College Road.
There was roughly 20 Windsors in attendance on Sunday, with some travelling from places such as Nowra, to be there, with a crowd of 60 all up.
At approximately 10.30am, there was a pause in the days racing as Tuckey addressed the crowd, before the new sign was officially unveiled.