The Thundersprint May 12/13 – Northwich, Cheshire, Town Centre Free Admission and Free Parking If you have any interest in motorcycling then Northwich Town Centre is the place to be on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday May 12 and 13 for the tenth Thundersprint, sponsored by eBike Insurance. Free admission, free grandstand seating and free parking, courtesy of Vale Royal Borough Council, ensures that the Thundersprint is the best value in motorcycle sport. The weekend kicks off on Saturday 12 May with the Thundersprint Bike Show, sponsored by AGV Sport, at Winnington Park Rugby Club, which is two miles from Northwich town centre. There will be over 100 classic, race and custom bikes on show alongside a huge range of displays promoting rider safety. Free test rides will be available from BMW and Ducati. Thundersprint stars will be visiting the show throughout the afternoon and in the evening there is entertainment in the clubhouse. Admission to the show, and parking, is free of charge. Winnington Park is also the venue for the Thundersprint camping. On the following day, the show moves to Northwich town centre for the eBike Thundersprint. The centre of the action is the ultra tight, twisty sprint circuit laid out right in the town centre. Unlike a conventional race track, spectators can get close enough to the action to smell the race fuel and peer down the carburettor bellmouths: truly a unique experience when compared with sanitised, modern motorsport! There’s nothing in the world like seeing a works Honda scream just a few feet in front of you as the rider fights it through the testing, tree lined circuit. The race entry is led by six times World Champion Jim Redman, riding a 1972 CR750 Honda which was the most powerful Superbike of its day. Dutch star Michael Buttinger will be in action on his almost unique Asama Honda. Other exotics include Karin Leffrang and Steffen Bauermeister on their ultra rare, German built, AWO racers, which have never been seen before in Britain outside of the Thundersprint, and Chris Alty’s genuine Grand Prix, 50cc Kriedler – a 140mph mo-ped! Modern stars include British Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari and his HM Plant Honda team mate Jonathan Rea, works Kawasaki star Stuart Easton and Spanish Champion Pepin San Millan. Also look out for “Top Gear’s” James May and a whole host of media personalities. The lunchtime cavalcade has got to be the highlight away from the track. Over 200 race and road bikes will take a 5 mile trip around Northwich escorted by Cheshire Police. The sight and sounds of thoroughbred GP bikes screaming past the shopping centre is unmissable. As the cavalcade returns to base get ready for another treat as the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire salutes the racers with a stunning aerobatic display. If the bikes can’t keep you entertained, there is everything from Morris Dancers and street theatre to a fine food centre. Then there is over a mile of trade stands with manufacturer displays from most of the leading marques and tons of biking bargains. And, perhaps best of all, spectator access to the whole show is completely free of charge, including parking and grandstand seating. Can you beat that for value? For more information, visit the Thundersprint website – www.thundersprint.com – or ‘phone the event information line on 01928 740 498 between 9am and 8pm.