Frankie Wainman Jnr
racing driver
Frankie Wainman Junior (born 6 October 1971) is a BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars racing driver, who races using the number 515. Wainman is a three-time BriSCA F1 World Champion, fourteen-time National Points Champion and nine-time British Champion along with many other titles.
Early life
Wainman was brought up in the small town of Silsden, West Yorkshire. He is the son of former racer Frankie Wainman (racing number 212).
Racing career
Wainman began racing at ten years old in Ministox and won a number of championships including the British Points Championship.
At sixteen he made the switch to BriSCA F1 using a car he had built himself. After three weeks he won his first final, in November 1987. He has won three World Championships and fourteen National Points Championships, as well as many other championships. Wainman also builds stock cars for other drivers. In the Netherlands, Wainman has won the Long Track World Championship at Baarlo and World Cup at Venray.
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