Hawkstone International 2016 - Dan Thornhill Race Report
Read Cab Screen Husqvarna's Dan Thornhill's Race Report from the Hawkstone International which took place on the weekend.
This weekend we took the trip to Hawkstone Park for the famous Hawkstone International. Arriving at the track on Saturday afternoon the circuit had taken some serious rain; and with the rain still falling throughout the evening Sunday's race day was set to be a wet one!
Qualifying went good for me putting a lap in early, on a track that was getting better by the lap I managed to end the session in 14th.
Moto one; started good with a top 10 start where I was able to hang for a few laps before settling into 11th position which I brought home to the chequered!
Moto two; started no so great getting a solid start I got landed on during the first lap and remounted dead last. Being covered in thick sand and coming across a few bike issues from the crash I dug deep to bring home a solid 15th position.
With these two point scoring rides I ended up with 14th overall in MX1 which gave me a place in the Superfinal at the end of the day.
The Superfinal; this was a gruelling 25 minute + 2 lap race in what were the roughest conditions of the day. The race started solid for me settling just outside the top 10 before making a silly mistake and hitting the ground coming into a fast right handed. Bending my front end a lot I made it back to the pit box where I pulled in to get straightened out. Heading back out buried in the pack I dug deep again and pushed to the end . Where I finally managed to climb back up to 16th come the chequered.
There were many of up and downs today; but I'll take the ups and on to next week where we head to Valence International in France.
Big thanks to everyone who supports me! On to next week!
Dan Thornhill#95