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Hopkins looking forward to British Grand prix

Rizla Suzuki rider John Hopkins is looking forward to race at Donington this weekend for the British Grand Prix. The race is the team's home Grand Prix as the team is based on the south coast of England and many team members are also from the UK.

Hopkins has family roots with the UK due to his English parentage, and although he was born in the USA, he has always regarded himself as Anglo-American. The large trackside support that he enjoys at Donington makes this feel like a home race for him.

John Hopkins said about the upcoming British Grand Prix: "It's great to be coming 'home'. I feel that's what Donington is for me as I used to live close by and I have a lot of friends and family here. This is one of my favourite tracks of the year and I'm sure the new 800cc GSV-R will go well.

"I had a bit of a tyre problem last year but the Bridgestones have been working so well everywhere this season that I don't see that being an issue at Donington. We tested many new tyres at Catalunya and some of the stuff they had for us was awesome! We just need to get out there and start showing what we can do straight from the off on Friday!"

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