Horsham whizz kid Daniel Coutts has raced into the record books by winning a British title in his first season.

The 14-year-old is believed to be the youngest winner of an adult bike racing championship in the UK.

But the Forest Boys pupil has paid the price for securing the British Motor Cycle Club's Grand Prix 125cc series. He has:

Cracked his pelvis at Brands Hatch.

Broken bones in both hands at Snetterton.

Fractured a thumb at the Norfolk circuit.

He said: "I was ridden off the track at Brands and it was painful and scarey because the bike I was on was doing 100mph.

"Even though I have had some injuries I don't really think about crashing when I'm riding. It hasn't put me off. No pain, no gain is how I view it. I am prepared to take the lows with the highs."

He is delighted with his title success on a Honda capable of 130mph.

"It feels great. I think the adults were slightly jealous that I got in the limelight. I think maybe some people at my school are a bit envious too.

"The success surprised me. I thought I'd be competitive, get into the top three, but not beyond. I couldn't believe it.

"It is a big confidence boost for me and it has all happened very quickly."

He intends to move into the British 125cc senior series next season.

"I will need £22,000 to race in that but I have been fortunate with a lot of sponsorship. Hopefully I can raise the difference and find a team."

He will be able to impress after being invited to a four-day practise session as part of the ACU Auto-Cycle Union Academy at Catadena, near Alicante, in southern Spain as a result of his title victory.

"Quite a few people should be there, including several well-known riders, like Niall McKenzie. It'll put me in the shop window and hopefully I can get noticed. The Academy can certainly help me open some doors."

It is a chance he would be unable to get in this country because under-16s are banned from practising on domestic race tracks.

Coutts took the championship in the final round at Brands Hatch with two second places.

Coached by his dad Rocky, a former Canterbury speedway rider, he raced in schoolboy moto-cross from the age of eight before a number of injuries prompted a switch to speedway with Eastbourne.

But then came his change to Grand Prix-style racing earlier this year.

Rules to keep the cost of club racing down meant the family had to buy a machine made before 1995. They found a Honda RS125 racer and spent £1,000 on equipment. But the bike was slower than most and, although he won his first race on it at Lydden in Kent, he started crashing trying to keep up.

His talent was noticed first by Horsham-based Turn One Motorcycles who provided support with a new helmet and tyres and later City Electrical Factors and Case Electrical chipped in with help.

A newer machine enabled Coutts to let his talent show and, despite sustaining broken bones in both hands on the practise lap, he managed to win a BMCRC round.

At the final round at Brands Hatch he had a three-point series lead over 22-year-old Luke Lawrence. Coutts thought he could win his two races, but was happy to let Chester Lusk take the lead.

He said: "I knew what I had to do and that was to finish in front of Luke Lawrence. I didn't want to crash trying to win."

His measured approach succeeded.

ACU's Dave Luscombe confirmed this week that Coutts was headed for Spain in company with the Monster Mob world superbike team.