Thundersprint will receive a grant for £35,000.

Members of Vale Royal Borough Council's executive group were won over after they were told of the benefits the biking extravaganza would bring to the area.

And on Thursday they approved a grant of £25,000 toward running costs plus an extra £10,000 for additional infrastructure costs, including hire of grandstands.

They also approved plans to close Barons Quay Road and a stretch of Leicester Street in order to stage the event on Nantwich's roads for the first time.

Organisers have been forced to make changes to 2005's event in order for it to comply with road traffic regulations as much of Barons Quay car park, where the last two meetings have been held, will not be available next year.

Following discussions with the Department of Transport, organisers were told no legal option exists to allow 'racing' on public roads, as the bikes are not Road Traffic Act compliant and the use of the track will not be within the legal speed limit (30mph), so track use will be limited to an exhibition of 'riding skills'.

Organiser Frank Melling said: 'With the emphasis on nostalgia, riders will be encouraged to show the authentic style of their machines from the 1930s onwards. Due to the topography, the sights, sounds and smells of the bikes will be better than 2004

and will continue to have timed runs so spectators can follow the progress of their favourite riders.'

Richard Hallows, Vale Royal's director of social and community services, said: 'The Thundersprint is a fabulous event - the council has supported it for two years.'