Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei pene - I whanau a Whiting i te 12 o Akuhata 1952 i Sevenoaks, Kent. I mātakitaki ia i tana whakataetae motokā tuatahi i a ia e piki ana i runga i te taiepa ki te mātakitaki i te 1964 British Grand Prix
, i tū ki Brands Hatch e tata ana ki te kāinga o tōna whānau. I haere ia ki te mahi i roto i te racing motokā na roto i tana tuakana, a Nick, i whakataetae i roto i te racing autocross me te racing raupapa. I te whakatau ki te whai i tetahi mahi i roto i te hangarau whakataetae, i haere ia ki tetahi kaareti hangarau ka haere ki te Borough Polytechnic Institute, ka whiwhi tohu i roto i te miihini miihini.