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1 Feb 2009, 11:06 (Ref:2383609)
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Ken Webb's Retiring
Those of you who know Ken will be familiar with his annual threat to retire from marshalling; sadly, this time, it's for real - it was announced at the BARCNW 'Real Night Out'.
I'm sure everybody who knows & has worked with Ken will want to join me in wishing him well & thanking him for all he has done for us - many of us are better marshals thanks to the knowledge & experience Ken has passed on. Ken, we'll miss you... ...but not your jokes! 
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1 Feb 2009, 11:22 (Ref:2383616)
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Went to the IOM with Ken one year........a very long crossing! Joke afte joke after joke
 Ken is one of those characters that you can't do without and it's sad he's hanging up his notepad, but he is 102yrs old so the time is right!  Ken, we will miss you at Oulton & Anglesey but I'm sure we will still see you wandering around the speccy areas. 
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1 Feb 2009, 12:02 (Ref:2383629)
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Another font of knowledge hangs up his probans. Enjoy your retirement mate, but what are you going to do at weekends now?
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1 Feb 2009, 22:27 (Ref:2383860)
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Ken is one of those guys that makes you smile no matter what. Several Gold Cups have been spent in caravans and around fires with many a tale, always with a belly of laughs going with it. Sharing a post with Ken is always fun and always an eye opener. I remember once when we were desperately short of bodies and Ken was observing on his own at the outside of Knickerbrook. He said in the morning that he wouldn't go to any incident and would ask for a red if need be as he was struggling physically. So cue a few sessions later, a Cinquecento blows a water pipe and rolls right past him and stops in the middle of nowhere. We stood helpless as poor Ken struggled with a bottle to it.
Ken is much like Cliff at Oulton, it won't be the same without him on the bank but i'm sure we'll see him around the paddock sometime 
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2 Feb 2009, 08:47 (Ref:2384055)
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I had my first posting with Ken and he is definitely one of the reasons that I got the marshalling bug. His enthusiasm and the banter were great, then and every other time I was under his wing.
Happy retirement Ken.
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2 Feb 2009, 09:13 (Ref:2384077)
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Ken is a real character. I know he hasn't been well for a long time, and he's been threatening to retire for a while now. I'll miss his awful jokes. Have a long and happy retirement, Ken.
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2 Feb 2009, 10:46 (Ref:2384134)
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I have only had the pleasure of working with Ken on three occasions,but found him a genuine real nice guy,humerous,down to earth and made me feel very relaxed in his presence.
I hope that you enjoy your retirement and look forward to seeing you in the paddock sometime soon. You will be missed.
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2 Feb 2009, 13:08 (Ref:2386577)
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My lasting memory of Kenny will be a test day at the old Anglesey when a smokey car pulled off behind him at Abbotts.
He was livid, because he dropped his corned beef sandwich whilst carting his extinguisher over to the car. |
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2 Feb 2009, 18:48 (Ref:2386794)
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Oulton Park without Kenny Webb? - Another sign that we are, all of us, getting older because he has been around as a fixture since I started.
Does this mean I will have to rely on Mick Dickens for new jokes ?? God bless you, Ken, and all the best. Hope to still see you around (after all you even managed to turn up at Donington last year). Kiss, Kiss, Shelagh (& Bill - but without the sign off) |
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2 Feb 2009, 19:07 (Ref:2386819)
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Happy retirement Ken, will miss those quite
nights camping and in the bar
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2 Feb 2009, 19:16 (Ref:2386829)
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Well, that was confusing, I read the thread title and it said, Kenn Webbs retiring, he's not been retiring any time i met him, flatulent, yes, but not retiring.
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2 Feb 2009, 19:29 (Ref:2386840)
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3 Feb 2009, 01:14 (Ref:2387052)
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Well I am sure Kenny will be missed by all at Oulton. I spent many days with him even before he was an observer, I think my very first day on the bank was with Ken at Knicker Brook (1984). He is a good friend to many, I spent a couple of FF festivals in his caravan (a real honour), Drank to many rusty nails, and spent all our time talking to anybody who didnt speak English. Kens flare for language is amazing.
I hope he will not dissapear completely. I have not seen him for a while as I am in Indonesia now, but if someone speaks to him please pass on my regards as I am sure he will not read any of this. All the best Ken. Jim Webster |
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3 Feb 2009, 09:51 (Ref:2387206)
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Happy retirement Ken will miss your jokes and storys.
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