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Hopkins fit for Silverstone after more surgery

MCN Sports Desk, 19 September 2011 14:37

Samsung Crescent Racing's John Hopkins continues his fight to be 100% fit for the final races as he recovers from hand injuries sustained at the MotoGP round in the Czech Republic in August. Despite sensationally winning both races at Donington Park a week ago – and taking over the BSB championship lead – Hopkins knew his hand still wasn't sufficiently ...

Hopkins withdrawn from Cadwell BSB

Gary Pinchin, 24 August 2011 10:27

Samsung Crescent Racing has confirmed that John Hopkins will not ride at Cadwell Park this weekend, the ninth round of the 2011 British Superbike Championship. The injury to his right hand is healing well but doctors advise it is insufficiently healed to enable Hopkins to race again so soon. The team has also confirmed that there will not be a ...

MCN’s BSB pre-season testing blog: Viva Espana - the final day

Gary Pinchin, 10 March 2011 10:35

There’s no such thing as downtime for the technical staff in a professional race team. Even on a disgusting wet, cold day in the middle of nowheresville Spain, when the track’s too slippery for the rider to even contemplate going on track, you’ll see the staff togged up with double jackets, beanies and gloves, beavering away on bike preparation.It never ...

Samsung back Crescent Suzuki

Gary Pinchin, 02 March 2011 11:48

Crescent Racing have new Samsung Mobile title sponsorship that sees National Superstock champion Jon Kirkham joining all-American hero and former MotoGP star John Hopkins on the Suzuki GSX-R1000 in BSB this year. Kirkham won last year’s Superstock title riding a Samsung-backed BMW but has been in talks with Crescent and Samsung since the end of last year and will return ...

John Hopkins to ride Crescent Suzuki

Gary Pinchin, 21 January 2011 10:46

American John Hopkins has signed for the Crescent Suzuki BSB team. It will give the former MotoGP star an opportunity to rebuild his career after a series of injuries and the team an opportunity to prove Suzuki GB wrong not to back the Verwood-based dealership this year. Hopkins said: “I’m totally stoked about coming to Britain to race with Crescent ...

Hopkins to BSB rumours: The facts

Gary Pinchin, 10 December 2010 12:10

Crescent Suzuki have admitted they are courting former MotoGP star John Hopkins to race in BSB next year. Rumours that the American may ride for Crescent Suzuki in BSB next year surfaced on the web yesterday but the facts are that Crescent, Hopkins, a title sponsor and Crescent’s commercial partners have been in discussion for some time but nothing is ...

Valentine: 'BSB needs a control ecu'

Gary Pinchin, 11 August 2010 11:48

While there has been a swirling change of opinion among some BSB team bosses regarding next year’s BSB regulations, one man who has a fixed view on the future is Worx Suzuki team manager Jack Valentine. He gave MCN his thoughts on the situation……. "I think in the past two years we’ve seen WSB become like MotoGP (in terms of ...

Kagayama to miss Cadwell

Gary Pinchin, 21 May 2010 14:50

Yukio Kagayama will be forced to sit out this weekend’s Cadwell BSB round after his unfortunate first race crash during the third BSB round of the at Oulton Park last month. After the incident, doctors diagnosed a fracture to his T5 vertebrae requiring rest for several weeks, but following a further private examination yesterday at London Bridge Hospital, Yukio has ...

Suzuki battered by bad weather at Portimao

Gary Pinchin, 15 February 2010 11:17

The Worx Crescent Suzuki team today successfully completed a three-day shakedown test at the Portimao Circuit in southern Portugal, in preparation for the 2010 British Superbikes Championship. The test was blighted by rain on the first and third days but nonetheless the team riders Tommy Hill and Yukio Kagayama were able to complete important first tests on new suspension and ...

Valentine says BSB Evo debate is to come

Gary Pinchin, 12 February 2010 16:45

BSB Evo kicks off this year. It’s a series within the MCE British Superbike Championship and is for superbikes with more standard ‘superstock’ tune engines and control ECUs. The series organisers are trialling the class this year with a view to adopting the rules for the main championship in 2011 in a bid to cut costs. But not everyone agrees ...