NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom, 2011/07/28 - Blue Chip, the proud technology sponsor of the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP team for the fifth year, is delighted at the announcement that John Hopkins will race for the team for the second time this season at Brno on Sunday 14th August - BlueChip.uk.com.

While currently signed to the Samsung Crescent British Superbike team (also sponsored by Blue Chip), Hopkins was able to deputise for Álvaro Bautista at Jerez, when the Spaniard was unable to race due to a broken femur sustained at Qatar in April.

Hopkins is currently second place in the British Superbike (BSB) Championship on board the Suzuki GSX-R1000, but will ride as a team mate to Bautista in the Czech Republic round of the MotoGP.
He said: “I had my best result in my MotoGP career at that track and I’m really pumped that I am going there again.

“As far as the Suzuki goes, I think it’s a great bike and the package is a lot better than when I last rode it in 2007. I think that in comparison to what I was able to do in Jerez, I believe I will be able to perform a lot better because back then I hadn’t been on a bike in a competitive environment for six or seven months. I got thrown in at the deep-end in Spain, but this time I will have a lot more race-craft. It’s also a huge benefit for me to be riding alongside Álvaro instead of riding in-place of him, so that will be really good, not just for me but for the whole team.”

Hopkins will also be competing in the World Superbike (WSB) series at Silverstone on Sunday July 29, 2011.

Written by / Agency / Source: Blue Chip Data System

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