FORMULA One Stock Car star Frankie Wainman jnr will be gunning for the European title at Northampton next weekend, July 15 and 16.

This Silsden motorsport specialist is currently leading the Formula One national points table by a healthy margin and is also favourite to take the 2000 European Championship.

He hit top form on the shale surface at Coventry last Saturday, driving well in challenging conditions against a quality field.

Wainman also posted some good results on the tarmac at Northampton in June, recording a second and fifth in the heats, followed by second place in the final.

If he can hit the same form in the big race on July 16 he should add this year's European title to his already bulging trophy cabinet.

Northampton's European Championship weekend starts with last chance qualifying on Saturday with the final itself the following day.