Saturday 8 May:

10.00 – 16.00 – Thundersprint Bike Show Outside the Memorial Hall. For more details click on Bike Show. In summary, over 100 classic and modern bikes on show, trade area and side shows. All in a lovely setting alongside the River Dane.

FREE ADMISSION AND FREE PARKING

09.00 – All day. Helmet and bike gear park inside the Memorial Hall. There will be a small charge for this service levied by the Memorial Hall.

All day – Test all the latest Hondas from Knutsford Honda www.knutsfordhonda.co.uk

All day – Good food and drink at very reasonable prices. The Memorial Hall has an excellent restaurant and will be open all day.

19.30 - “Cheeky Monkey” playing at the Memorial Hall.

Tickets cost £5.00 and are available from Northwich Memorial Hall – 01606 814 640.

Sunday May 9:

06.15 – The Thundersprint opens for participants and spectators. The paddock area is strictly reserved for participant parking simply because we are desperately short of space. However, if you come early as a spectator, you can park literally a few yards from the paddock or the track - and parking is free in Cheshire West and Chester controlled parking areas!

06.15 – Technical inspection begins. Spectators are very welcome if you want to see the riders and their bikes close up.

08.00 - Trade stands open for business. Northwich traders are open all day.

08.00 - Mother and baby area open inside the Salvation Army Church. Free refreshments for parents servicing their babies and a helping hand from trained Salvation Army volunteers if you need it.

The Mother and baby area is open all day and is designed to allow feeding to take place in a calm and quiet area and afterwards, give Mum a break with a free cup of coffee and some biscuits before re-joining the excitement.

08.15 – Last entry for vehicles to central show area. Parking is free for spectators but if you want to park very near to the paddock you need to be on site before 08.00. After this time, there is still miles of parking available elsewhere in Northwich – and it’s all free in Cheshire West and Chester controlled parking areas!

08.20 - Photo session for star riders on start line

08.30 – Practice runs begin

09.00 – Funfair and children’s inflatable fun area open

10.00 – Music and entertainment begins in Adelaide Gardens, opposite Marks and Spencer’s store. Free admission. This is a largely fenced off grass area and is ideal for family picnics.

11.30 – Practice runs conclude

11.30 – Cavalcade gathers outside the race paddock near Cumberland Street car park.

11.45 – Cavalcade prepares to leave

12.00 – 12.20 – Cavalcade. Note this route is only provisional at the moment and could be subject to change by Cheshire Police. We have a very good relationship with Cheshire Police and we are confident that this will be the route unless something really major interferes.

Please remember that this year the Cavalcade will be three laps of Northwich. Please do not attempt to cross the roads until AFTER the third lap.

The cavalcade route is:

1) Leave the “Thundersprint” site from the collecting box immediately adjacent to the paddock in Cumberland Street car park. This is near to Halford’s store at the opposite end of the Thundersprint site to Marks and Spencer’s store.

The “warming up” area is fenced and the bikes and riders can be seen close up.

2) Head for the island at the start of Chester Way and turn right, heading downhill along Chester Way past the Courts.

3) Turn left at the main traffic lights in front of Cheshire County Council’s buildings, opposite the Seafarer restaurant

4) Turn right at the next set of traffic lights, in front of J&S Accessories

5) Turn right at the next set of traffic lights in front of the “Bull Ring”.

6) Return up Chester Way past Northwich Police Station to the island and then start second lap

7) After the conclusion of the third lap, turn left at Chester Way island and return to the Thundersprint site.

There is excellent viewing along the whole of the route but the area from Northwich Police Station towards the “Seafarer” restaurant is particularly good because the bikes will be slowing down to turn left and then accelerating towards J&S Accessories.

The Cavalcade will be proceeding slowly but please take great care along the whole viewing area since there will be 200 bikes in action- mainly race machines – and this is a big convoy.

Parents, little ones get very excited with the spectacle so please keep a tight hold on your children.

Please remember that this year the Cavalcade will do three laps of Northwich. Please do not attempt to cross the roads until AFTER the third lap.

Many thanks for the superb escort and support provided by Cheshire Police – who could not be more helpful and without whose assistance there would not be a Cavalcade.

12.20 – 13.00 – Lunch break – but don’t forget that many of the shops in Northwich are open and all the Thundersprint trade stands will be there to welcome you with open arms!

All the rest of the Thundersprint attractions remain open throughout the lunch-break – including the street entertainment.

12.20 – 13.20 – “Radio Thundersprint” with Garry Gardiner – The Voice of the Thundersprint. Interviews with stars and personalities at the track side. Garry is the most entertaining commentator in motorsport and his interviews alone are a good enough reason for coming to the Thundersprint

13.20 – 13.25 – The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire aerobatic display. Absolutely unmissable!

13.25 – 13.27 – Blessing by Captain Imogen Stuart of the Salvation Army

13.28 – 13.30 – National Anthem

13.30 – 13.35 – Lap of Honour around the Thundersprint track with Jim Redman, Sammy Miller, Chris Walker and Steve Parrish.

13.40 – The Thundersprint

17.00 – Thundersprint concludes

17.30 – Prize giving in the paddock. Free Admission. Spectators welcome.

18.01 – Preparations begin for Thundersprint 2011 – Northwich Town Centre. Be there!!!!

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Delamere Dairy will be spending this weekend at the Thundersprint in Northwich. It is Europes biggest motor bike event and will attract vast crowds to the small town in Cheshire.

Come and join up on Sunday 9th, watch motorbikes speed around the streets and sample some our Delamere Dairy’s delicious range of cheeses.

Even Jimmy ‘the Goat’ will be walking the streets giving our free glasses of refreshing goats’ milk for people to try.

Read more at Delamere Dairy.

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Norton will be attending the The Thundersprint Bike Show on Saturday 8th May and Sunday 9th May 2010, at Northwich Memorial Hall, Chester Way, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5QJ.

Visitors to the Norton stand will have the chance to see the Commando 961 Cafe Racer and the Commando 961 Sport, and will also have the chance to meet Norton staff and better still, place an order with Chris Walker, so that you will still have chance to have your Commando ready for the Summer.

Read more at Norton Motorcycles (UK) Ltd.

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Danny Webb is one of of Britain’s brightest hopes for World Championship glory this year. Danny is riding in the utlra competitive 125cc World Championship for the Andalucia Cajasol team and is tipped for a top placing in the 2010 season.

Danny rode in the 2008 Thundersprint alongside fifteen times World Champion Giacomo Agostini and is looking forward to returning to Europe’s biggest biking street party. He said: “I just loved the atmosphere at the Thundersprint. Everything was so friendly and it was a real privilege to share the same paddock as motorcycling legends like Giacomo Agostini and Jim Redman.

“The crowds were great and very welcoming. It’s just like one of the bigger Grands Prix with thousands of spectators everywhere you look. The atmosphere is very friendly and yet really exciting too. I just can’t wait to get back to Northwich.”

Danny will be giving up his 125cc GP machine for an Aprilia Superbike provided by Millenium Motorcycles of St. Helens and the crowd will be in for a real thrill as the diminutive Danny threads the big Italian v-twin through the twists and turns of the town centre track.

Thundersprint organiser, Frank Melling, is delighted that Danny will be returning to the “Shopping Trolley Grand Prix”. Frank said: “As well as being a brilliant rider, Danny is great to work with and his sense of humour and charm make him a favourite with Thundersprint fans. It will be great to have our favourite young rider back at the Thundersprint. “

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Knutsford Honda, one of Britain’s most dynamic motorcycle dealers, have become title sponsor of this year’s Thundersprint which will be held in Northwich town centre over the weekend of May 8/9.

It is less than a year since Knutsford Honda opened their all new premises in the beautiful Cheshire countryside at High Legh, on the outskirts of Knutsford, and since then the dealership has gone from success to success.

Knutsford Honda’s Managing Director, Eric Warburton, said: “Everyone working at Knutsford Honda is a 100% bike enthusiast and we run the business on one simple idea: what we would ask for in a bike dealer.

“We’ve simply built a bike shop to provide the levels of service and commitment that we personally want and expect.

“We are also passionately keen to be involved in the very best of motorcycling and that’s why we have decided to become title sponsor of the Thundersprint which is acknowledged as one of Europe’s biggest and best bike events.

“We had a major presence at last year’s Thundersprint and that was a great success. This year, we are going to extend and develop our Honda village so that it is the centre piece of the whole show.”

Thundersprint organiser Frank Melling said: “We’re delighted to have Knutsford Honda as our title sponsor. Knutsford Honda are quite simply the definitive model for the modern bike dealer: great premises, a wonderful level of service but, more than anything else, mad about bikes.

“For us, they are the perfect partner and we look forward to seeing their spectacular display at this year’s Thundersprint.”

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