Ten-year-old kart ace Lloyd Biddulph has finished seventh in his first season in the British Championship.

The youngster from Franklands Village, Haywards Heath, has claimed a remarkable 46 trophies from 51 races since he started racing.

Biddulph finished just three points behind sixth placed Thomas Duggan and he was competing in a total field of 33 drivers, many of whom were two years older.

Biddulph's father Doug has taught himself the basics of mechanics in order to support his son's effort.

Doug said: "What we have achieved this year, considering we have had one of the lowest budgets and experience, has been rather amaxing.

"This was the championship winner Ben Cooper's third year in the British Championsip. In his first year he finished 14th while Lloyd has finished seventh in his first year.

"Nigel Moore, who finished second in his second year, has a budget which is probably more than £60,000 a year.

"Throughout the year we have learned a lot. We are learning to trust in what we do rather than relying on the advice of other competitors and, not being a mechanic myself, I have learnt a lot about engines.

"We did have a major problem with our engine during the middle part of the season. It took three races before I realised the problem and had it sent away for repair. Once we got it back Lloyd had one first, two seconds, a third and a fifth."

ED BIGGS, from Sayers Common, finished his season in the BEMSEE club's Rookie 400 with a brace of victories to snatch second place in the championship from his team-mate Luke Palmer.

It came down to the final meeting of the season at Brands Hatch to decide who would take second place.

Terry Bryan had already sewn up the championship but Palmer, from Plumpton Green, had held the advantage over his team-mate for most of the season.

It was a small lead, though, and two wins for Biggs lifted him above Palmer in the standings. Palmer ended the season with two third places and he acknowledged how close things were.

Palmer said: "We had a really good scrap until we came across some backmarkers. Ed got through cleanly, I got stuck behind them and Ed got away."

Two Sussex drivers raced through the field to grab podium finishes in the European Championship Spedeworth Superstox at Wimbledon.

Crowborough's Dave Pike and Newhaven's Kev Brown picked their grid positions from a hat for the first and main race of the night.

Pike picked 25th and Brown 16th as world champion and race favourite Mark Eaton starting on row two.

Eaton quickly took the lead on a drying track but Brown got in a position to challenge before finally having to settle for second spot.

Hot on his heels in third came Pike, and he was reserved the biggest cheer as he made light of his low starting position in a home built car made by his father.