Peter Hickman To Replace John Hopkins At Donington Park

With John Hopkins
out of the upcoming World Superbike race at Donington Park due to a
broken foot, the rider's Crescent Suzuki team is turning to another
rider to fill the void left by the former champion.
The team has tapped 24-year-old British rider Peter Hickman to
replace Hopkins for the race. Hickman is a local choice who has
raced at Donington Park plenty of times in British Superbike, where
he currently competes for the Kawasaki team.
"I'm so happy that I've got a chance to ride with the FIXI Crescent
Suzuki team this weekend," said Hickman. "It's going to be a steep
learning curve, but I've got nothing to lose, so I'm really looking
forward to it. I know the track, but I don't know the bike, so I'll
be spending the first practice getting used to the GSX-R and how it
behaves around Donington. I'd like to thank everybody in the team
for giving me this chance and I really hope that I will not
disappoint them."
Hopkins hopes to be back on his GSX-R by May 26, when the World
Superbike heads to Hopkins' home country of America for a race at
Miller Motorsports Park.