There was a terrific tribute to Norrie by John Watterson in the Manx Independent today. John was full of admiration for Norrie's professionalism and attention to detail, and stated that, although he reported on GPs for many years, his first love was real road racing.
I especially liked the story about Norrie covering the Scottish Six Day Trial many years ago. He apparently spent most of his time in Fort William's many hostelries, and when challenged as to how he could produce a report when he hadn't actually witnessed the action, he would reply that he used to report on murders and he hadn't witnessed any of them either !
He also disliked the 'red tape and ACU stuffed shirts' at the TT, so preferred the Manx. To read the rest, you'll have to buy a copy of the 'Indi'.