Frankie Jnr. Jnr.
tock Car Racing
successfully raced for more than 30 years, it was no surprise that
Jnr. would follow in his footsteps. Like many of the current drivers,
Frankie Junior started racing the National Ministox, even winning
the Points Championship.
Mini Stox Champion
Photos by Alan Panther
Frankie Jnr. Jnr. took the Ministox National Championship at
Barford last September. Frankie had claimed pole position
after working really hard in the qualifying rounds, so we
wondered how a 12 year-old lad could win the biggest race of
his life, on one of the roughest toughest tracks in the country.
First off, it would be
a bonus if you had
one of the most prolific
winners in F1 setting
up your car and dad
The old saying “Like father like son” continues through the
generations as FWJs Son has just taken the Gold in the ministox
class and as you can see in the photo, it brings a tear to your eye!
Hug of the year award goes to FWJ.
Although success in the F1s came quickly, it was
some four years later before major success came
his way. In 1992, Frankie took the British
Championship and just two years later, in 1994,
we all saw him take the first of many National
Points titles and pretty much made the ‘Silver Roof’
part of his cars colour scheme.
As I’ve said earlier, Frankie now spends his winters
racing in New Zealand and in 1998 he managed the
impossible and beat the home drivers taking the NZ
World 240 Championship.
In 2009 he secured his name in the Ozzy Stock Car history
books by becoming the first driver to win the same
Championship three times. He’s back again this Winter - so
look out for details of the British Lions in OZ (page 30.)
Without doubt FWJ is a very well liked driver, everyone takes
notice when the big blue transporter enters the pits and on the few
occasions when he’s been late or God-forbid not made the start, the
fans are truly disappointed. Twenty five years at the top of his game
and with a front row start on the 2012 World Final grid proves he’s
still got what it takes.
There are plenty young guns trying to make their mark in this sport
but they have a long way to go to catch one of the best racers
BriSCA F1 has ever seen as Frankie has just secured the 2012
“World of Shale” Championship. Well
Done Frankie!
Frankie
is just the
man for
the job. The
previous week
saw ‘Team Wainman’
set the car up to win from the front,
but make no mistake, young Frankie was in the car all by
himself and had to rely on his own racing judgment to win the
“Big One”
It was obvious that the
other drivers were not
going to make it easy
and he would be in for
a rough ride. Dad
Frankie explains “When
the time came for him
to go out onto the track,
I couldn’t believe how
nervous I was. Frankie
Jnr. Jnr. on the other
hand - seemed fine,
which I found quite
strange.
So off he went for the parade lap. I helped him get strapped
in and gave him a hug. The rest was down to him.”
A text-book start saw
Young Frank lead from flag
to flag, even with numerous
re-starts he managed to
pull enough of a gap each
time to avoid any sillyness
into the first bend.
With Team Wainman
holding their breath for what must have
seemed an age, young frank took the flag
and the coveted “GOLD” roof. There to
greet him at the finishing line was one very
proud dad. WELL DONE young Frankie
Wainman Jnr. Jnr.
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