As a non-motorcycling drinking friend of Norrie, for most of the last twenty years, I must record my own memories of him.
Good hearted man who used to come into the Prince of Wales in Finedon notepad in hand, twas long before he had his apple portable, to sit and drink some pedigree and write up donnington, or some other localish event for posting the next day. The far away articles he did at the meet's.

He enjoyed tackling the Daily Telegraph crossword especially on a Saturday lunchtime, initially with Noel Pearson and then joined, latterly, by Roy Walker, they will miss him greatly.

Myself, I partnered Norrie in many a game of crib, he was an intelligent and thoughtful player, and often would sit out with him watching a friendly game into the 'wee small hours', he couldn't half tuck the beer away!!
Many a chat about anything, as we sat at the bar, so easy to talk with, even had the occassion to act as an unofficial bouncer when some chaps got a bit out of hand in the bar, he stood between them and said, "are you going?" if you've seen him you'll know why they went, v quickly.
In recent years with the change of the Prince from Marstons to Greene King, a beer he loathed, Norrie started drinking in the Cons Club in Finedon, where we'll be toasting his memory after the funeral on wednesday, and where his normal last round of two pints, of the guest special, sat on his, and my, usual table all through the lunchtime session.
I wish I had more time!!
My memories of him are many and will miss him greatly
RIP
Jim Rooney and family