Sensitivities of current directional dark matter search detectors using gas time projection chambers are now constrained by target mass. A ton-scale gas TPC detector will require large charge readout areas. We present a first demonstration of a novel ThGEM-Multiwire hybrid charge readout technology which combines the robust nature and high gas gain of Thick Gaseous Electron Multipliers with lower capacitive noise of a one-plane multiwire charge readout in SF$_6$ target gas. Measurements performed with this hybrid detector show an ion drift velocity of $139~\pm~12~\text{ ms}^{ -1}$ in a reduced drift field $\text{ E/N}$ of $93~\text{ Td}~(10^{ -17}~\text{ V cm}^{ 2})$ at a gas gain of $2470\pm160$ in 20 Torr of pure SF$_\text{ 6}$ target gas.
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