Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haifi Whiting a ranar 12 ga Agusta 1952 a Sevenoaks, Kent. Ya kalli motarsa ta farko lokacin da ya hau kan shinge don ganin
1964 Birtaniya Grand Prix, da aka gudanar a Brands Hatch kusa da gidan iyalinsa. Ya zo aiki a cikin tseren motoci da kansa ta hanyar babban ɗan'uwansa Nick, wanda ke fafatawa a cikin tseren motoci da tseren da'ira. Bayan ya yanke shawarar bin sana'a a cikin injiniyan tsere, ya halarci kwalejin fasaha sannan kuma Cibiyar Fasaha ta Borough, inda ya sami cancantar aikin injiniya.