The youth grass track rider from Little Bowden also finished a remarkable second place in the 65cc cadet class after leading the points tally at the earlier stages.

The superbly prepared 400-yard grass oval held up well over the day’s 60 races and produced close, high-speed racing across all classes, ranging from 50cc autos to the 350cc methanol-burning monsters as ridden by the 15 to 17-year-olds.

The day started with drama in the auto cadet class as Edmund struggled to find the right machine set up in qualifying, lack of traction following new engine turning work being the main problem.

With various gearing and tyre choices having mixed results, the team gambled on a new larger rear wheel and tyre set-up that they have been pioneering throughout the season.

The gamble increasingly paid off as the track dried out and with Edmund riding totally on the limit, he reeled off five straight heat wins and a superb victory in the final.

Never the first off the start line, his swooping first bend passes were described in national publication Speedway Star as a “joy to watch.”

Father Jeremy described the closing laps of the final: “With his points from the five heat wins, third place in the final would have given him enough points to take the title so we told him to ease off and not risk falling or blowing the engine.

“The tapes went up and he just ‘nailed it’ again, winning by nearly half a lap.

“He just wanted it so much and only first place would do. We had a large turnout of family in the crowd and I think we all closed our eyes on the last two corners!”

The 65cc cadet class proved to be equally as tense and thrilling for the family team.

Conceding two years of age to most of the other riders, even a podium finish was always going to be a tall order.

In his first heat Edmund stormed to a spectacular win with pre-meeting favourite Dutch rider, Daniel Van Der Hoeven and current champion Callan Phillips snapping at his back wheel but unable to get past for four laps.

Close, side-by-side racing was the order of the day with all three riders claiming wins but in the end the spoils went to Van Der Hoeven, with Edmund just two points adrift to record a superb second place on the podium in his first year in the class.

His dad said the success achieved by Edmund this year was very much attributable to the commitment and effort of the whole family, with three generations being involved, ranging from Edmund at the sharp end on the track through to grandfather Ron, who builds and maintains his machines.

With a new super-fast 65cc cadet machine at the drawing board stage for next year and 12 more race meetings booked in until the season close in October, there will be no time for the team to rest on its laurels.

And, as the new British champion, Edmund will be the one others are aiming to beat from now on.