Sad death of Norman Barrow
By TMX Archives on 20th Dec 11
Former team-mates, rivals, family and friends, were shocked at the sudden death last week of former scrambles ace, Norman Barrow.
He died in a mountain-biking accident on Tuesday evening, December 13, when he crashed off his machine at low speed while riding over the fell between Tarn Hows and Ambleside.
The 65-year-old began his racing career in 1963 on Greeves machinery. A short spell on Metisse followed, before he went back to semi-works Greeves and then into CCM's works team.
Later in his career he rode Maico for fellow Cumbrian, Bill Brown, but finished his British Championship campaigns on CCM.
Norman, who climbed as high as seventh in the British MX rankings, was a long time member of Bootle SC and one of the organising team behind Kendal Classic's Nostalgia Festival.
He is survived by his wife Janet, daughter Jane and son Tony who will carry on the family business – Wharton's Garage, Millom.
Norman had gained a new lease of life when he had both hips replaced, then started riding in local trials and took up mountain-biking on the local fells.
We're told that he was so keen on his push-biking that he was out two to three-times a week in company with a variety of friends, using lights when the darker evenings came round.
Condolenses go his family and friends. Norman was a great man, though he was a tough competitor, he was a genuinely all round good guy.
A funeral service will be held at Hallthwaites Church, near Millom, Cumbria, on Friday, December 23, starting at 11am.
He died in a mountain-biking accident on Tuesday evening, December 13, when he crashed off his machine at low speed while riding over the fell between Tarn Hows and Ambleside.
The 65-year-old began his racing career in 1963 on Greeves machinery. A short spell on Metisse followed, before he went back to semi-works Greeves and then into CCM's works team.
Later in his career he rode Maico for fellow Cumbrian, Bill Brown, but finished his British Championship campaigns on CCM.
Norman, who climbed as high as seventh in the British MX rankings, was a long time member of Bootle SC and one of the organising team behind Kendal Classic's Nostalgia Festival.
He is survived by his wife Janet, daughter Jane and son Tony who will carry on the family business – Wharton's Garage, Millom.
Norman had gained a new lease of life when he had both hips replaced, then started riding in local trials and took up mountain-biking on the local fells.
We're told that he was so keen on his push-biking that he was out two to three-times a week in company with a variety of friends, using lights when the darker evenings came round.
Condolenses go his family and friends. Norman was a great man, though he was a tough competitor, he was a genuinely all round good guy.
A funeral service will be held at Hallthwaites Church, near Millom, Cumbria, on Friday, December 23, starting at 11am.
