John Hopkins has made no secret that after cleaning up his act, he wants to return to the international racing scene, and the Anglo-American rider’s last wildcard appearance in MotoGP at Brno in August, which unfortunately ended up with him withdrawing after fracturing his hand during practice, and wanting another shot at riding the GSX-R.
According to British website MCN.
com Rizla Suzuki will be giving it to him, as he’ll be competing as a wildcard at the Sepang GP, October 23rd.
On the British Superbike homefront, Hopkins still retains the lead in championship after Sunday’s round 11 at Silverstone, which saw him take 1st in race 1 and a 3rd in race 2.
The Samsung Crescent rider has an eight point advantage over Swan Yamaha’s Tommy Hill going into the final race of season at Brands Hatch.
Check out the video highlights of the BSB Silverstone round after the jump.