Inside Stock Car World Magazine | Page 12

FWJ Celebrates 25 Years of BriSCA F1 Sto Startrax promoter Steve Rees was a happy chap this year as his venue was chosen to hold the 25th Anniversary meeting celebrating FWJs 25 years racing BriSCA F1s. The turn out of drivers was fantastic and the fans loved it. There were T-shirts of every colour denoting the 25 years Frankie Wainman Jnr. has been racing these monster V8 race cars. It was the 10th of October 1987 when Frank, fresh out of ministox racing, raced for the first time in a self-built F1 stock car. It was at Long Eaton Raceway and he was just 16 years old. It wasn’t long before his first win (a week) which was at Crewe Stadium and within a month, he had won his first final at Northampton. At the start of 1988 Frank has held star grade status and has never been down graded. He’s gone on to win Championship after Championship and has taken the Gold twice. By 2010 Frankie became the second driver ever to win 250 Feature Finals and his success has not just been in the UK. He won the last Baarlo Long Track. the Venray Gold Cup back in 2006 and he’s three times New Zealand 240ci World Champion. As the son of Frankie Wainman Snr., who Inside Stock Car World wish Frank another 25 years at the top. 12 Tel: 0844 840 8104