Dan Thornhill exits Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha
By Andrew Hill on 20th Sep 22
It's hard to imagine Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha without Dan Thornhill, but their time together has come to an end.
Team boss Lee Webber has confirmed what TMX reported last week; Thornhill will not be with the squad next season.
"The post I knew I would have to write one day but never wanted to," Webber exclaimed on his Facebook page.
"The longest serving member of our team and one of the nicest people I know, Dan Thornhill, will not be with the team next year; totally my decision, but I felt the time was right for both of us to start a new chapter and a new challenge!
"DT has been under my awning for eight years, and, although we've had our ups and downs with both aspects of winning and injuries, he's always given me 100 per cent, and nothing less.
"As well as being a model pro, he's helped elevate the team to the level it is today, and this team would not be where it is without the standout rides that Dan has had.
"I want to personally thank him for a fantastic eight years; naturally, he took the news as a perfect gentleman, though I expected nothing less. I also want to thank the whole Thornhill family for being the people they are It's going to be strange under that awning without you guys!
"Dan certainly has more to offer, and is in no way finished yet. Whoever he rides for next year, that team will have one of the nicest riders and family under the awning, one who gives nothing less than 100 per cent. It's been a pleasure Gumby."
Thornhill finished 11th in the Revo ACU MX1 British championship standings, the same position as last season. His season would have been better but a broken shoulder blade suffered in practice wrecked the start of his season.
The 27-year-old former British Masters Pro MX1 champion wrapped up his time with the team with a second overall at the series finale at Foxhill.
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