Britain’s Eddie Jay Wade has been crowned the World 85cc Champion as he rode to victory in Estonia.

Husqvarna-mounted Wade took victory in both races to wrap up his first world title.

Race one was perfect for the Brit when he took the Fox Holeshot by a relatively large margin and then led every lap to the finish. In second was Noel Nilsson who early in the race was right on the lead pace.

Nilsson looked as if he would catch Wade but never came close enough to make the pass. Team Sweden not only had Nilsson up front but also Max Palsson in a lonely third. 4th and 5th were Netherland’s Kay Karssemakers and Germany’s Constantin Piller.

In Race two, Wade was beaten on the start by Magnus Smith but #17 kept the winning form from Race 1 taking the double victory and the overall. Nilsson had a similar story with a bad start and after passing several riders again found second.

The race for the 3rd was a 4 way battle between Kay Karssemakers, Florian Miot, Magnus Smith, and Kay de Wolf. The 4 racers shifted positions back and forth with the Holeshot winner Smith fighting to stay up front. Karssemakers took 3rd while Smith held on for 5th behind Miot but ahead of De Wolf.

“It feels very special to win this World Championship. It’s been a perfect weekend for me. I was the fastest in each of the qualifying sessions and then managed to get two victories. We had some good battles during the final races with Noel Nilsson and it felt good to come out on top,” said the youngster.

“In moto one I got the lead early and managed to cross the finish line with a four-second gap to Noel. Then in moto two I had an OK start and made a pass for the lead shortly. I enjoyed racing in this track a lot. It had some big jumps and I liked it even if it became very rough at the end of the day.”