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February 8th, 2014, 05:41 PM
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When last we heard from California racer John Hopkins, the former MotoGP racer announced he would return to British Superbike racing (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2013/10/31/manufacturers/suzuki/john-hopkins-returning-british-superbike-racing/) after being out of action for nearly two years (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2012/10/09/manufacturers/suzuki/hopkins-to-sit-out-2013-racing-season-to-recover-from-injuries/) due to various injuries.
With the 2014 BSB season starting in April, Hopkins spoke with Suzuki’s official racing website (http://www.suzuki-racing.com/john-hopkins-%E2%80%93-ready-for-2014-bsb.46434.cms?SRS_ID=35) to provide an update on his impending return with the Tyco Suzuki team. Hopkins says he has been practicing on a motocross track and is close to a deal with the Yoshimura Suzuki AMA team to test on a Gixxer.
“Things are coming along really good. It’s just a matter of getting back on a road race bike real soon, but I have been riding my motocross bike loads. I’m just trying to work something out now to get out with the Yoshimura Suzuki team here in America as they have a test track quite close to me,” says Hopkins. “It’s really just a couple of track days I’m looking for to get ‘acclimated’ to a road race bike again, but my fitness is great and my hip is better than it has been in years – probably since 2008 or 2009 at least.”
The last time Hopkins raced a full BSB season, he missed out on winning the championship by just 0.006 seconds on the final race of the 2011 season.
“I still feel that I have a point to prove in British Superbike after coming so close to winning the championship there in 2011,” says Hopkins. “It definitely weighed on me a little bit afterwards, so there’s no doubt about the fact that I’d like to go out and clinch the championship this year with Tyco Suzuki.”
[Source: Suzuki Racing (http://www.suzuki-racing.com/john-hopkins-%E2%80%93-ready-for-2014-bsb.46434.cms?SRS_ID=35)]
John Hopkins Ready for Comeback (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/02/08/manufacturers/suzuki/john-hopkins-ready-comeback/) appeared first on Motorcycle.com News (http://blog.motorcycle.com).
Click here for full story... (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/02/08/manufacturers/suzuki/john-hopkins-ready-comeback/)
When last we heard from California racer John Hopkins, the former MotoGP racer announced he would return to British Superbike racing (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2013/10/31/manufacturers/suzuki/john-hopkins-returning-british-superbike-racing/) after being out of action for nearly two years (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2012/10/09/manufacturers/suzuki/hopkins-to-sit-out-2013-racing-season-to-recover-from-injuries/) due to various injuries.
With the 2014 BSB season starting in April, Hopkins spoke with Suzuki’s official racing website (http://www.suzuki-racing.com/john-hopkins-%E2%80%93-ready-for-2014-bsb.46434.cms?SRS_ID=35) to provide an update on his impending return with the Tyco Suzuki team. Hopkins says he has been practicing on a motocross track and is close to a deal with the Yoshimura Suzuki AMA team to test on a Gixxer.
“Things are coming along really good. It’s just a matter of getting back on a road race bike real soon, but I have been riding my motocross bike loads. I’m just trying to work something out now to get out with the Yoshimura Suzuki team here in America as they have a test track quite close to me,” says Hopkins. “It’s really just a couple of track days I’m looking for to get ‘acclimated’ to a road race bike again, but my fitness is great and my hip is better than it has been in years – probably since 2008 or 2009 at least.”
The last time Hopkins raced a full BSB season, he missed out on winning the championship by just 0.006 seconds on the final race of the 2011 season.
“I still feel that I have a point to prove in British Superbike after coming so close to winning the championship there in 2011,” says Hopkins. “It definitely weighed on me a little bit afterwards, so there’s no doubt about the fact that I’d like to go out and clinch the championship this year with Tyco Suzuki.”
[Source: Suzuki Racing (http://www.suzuki-racing.com/john-hopkins-%E2%80%93-ready-for-2014-bsb.46434.cms?SRS_ID=35)]
John Hopkins Ready for Comeback (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/02/08/manufacturers/suzuki/john-hopkins-ready-comeback/) appeared first on Motorcycle.com News (http://blog.motorcycle.com).
Click here for full story... (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/02/08/manufacturers/suzuki/john-hopkins-ready-comeback/)