WSBK silly 2013
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Guintoli sägs vara på gång till Suzuki Fixi. Han gjorde bra ifrån sej bl.a. race 2 2010 phillip island, hoppas han får en bra hoj, han hör hemma på pallen. Hittar tyvärr inte race 2 - highlights på tuben.
Team Suzuki Press Office - October 7.
FIXI Crescent Suzuki racer John Hopkins will be taking a sabbatical from professional motorcycle racing for 2013 as he prioritises a return to full fitness before considering the next steps in his career.
Hopkins has been struggling with injuries for the whole 2012 season and was forced to withdraw early from this weekend's World Superbike event in France due to a re-occurrence of his hip injury. He initially had to have a finger-top amputated in January, due to the after-effects of an injury from 2011, and then crashed heavily in a pre-season test in Australia and broke the same hand. He had to undergo six surgeries, including failed corrective surgeries, suffered a severe infection and eventual amputation of the finger in a span of four months. Then the same hand was badly broken only six weeks after the amputation, which resulted in the 29th surgery of his career - at only 29-years-old! Hopkins made a return to the Suzuki GSX-R at the Imola round, but then crashed heavily two events later in Monza, a massive high-side that resulted in him severely injuring his hip.
Hopkins again returned to competitive action after a one-race lay-off, but has battled against the damage to his hip for the remainder of the season. He has shown glimpses of the talent that led him to fourth place in the MotoGP World championship in 2007 and to the fantastic performances in BSB in 2011, but has been unable to produce the form he knows he needs to be as competitive on the world stage. Hopkins will return home to America to have further tests and repair evaluations on his injured hip and will then decide what his next course of action will be.
John Hopkins:
"I have really struggled with my hip since the crash at Monza and I know that it is a priority to get my health sorted before I can even think about racing again. I didn't want to pledge myself to the FIXI Crescent Suzuki team for 2013 and then not be able to give 100% because the injury is a constant worry, so although this is a difficult decision it is the correct one. I will be going back to America for a bunch of tests and then we'll decide what the best course of action is. If that is a hip replacement or something similar, then that is what I am prepared to do to make sure I can get my health and fitness back. At the moment the injury is influencing everything I do in my home, personal and racing life, so I need to get it sorted out properly. I still have the desire and passion to race against the world's best riders but every time I have pumped myself up to go for it this season, the hip has quickly and painfully reminded me that I need to be careful - and that's no way to go racing.
"Everyone at the team has been very supportive this year, because they know what I've been through, so I want to send my thanks to them for all their encouragement and backing. I'd like to also thank all the racing fans and my personal sponsors - in particular Arai, Alpinestars and Monster who have been with me for so long - they have all been so positively behind me, I'm sorry that it's not worked out this year, but I really do hope to be back!"
Paul Denning - Team Principal:
"We all saw what a formidable competitor John Hopkins is throughout 2011 - in BSB, the Silverstone WSBK wildcard race and on the Suzuki MotoGP machine. He's not a prolific crasher by any means - nearly every rider on the grid crashed in the Philip Island tests! - but John has just suffered ridiculous bad luck and has managed to create new injuries or severely aggravate old ones every time there has been an incident. It's an indication of his talent that John has been somewhere close to the best riders on lap times in WSBK even with the restrictions he's had to cope with.
"John needs to get himself fully healthy, allow his body to recover in the proper timescales and refresh his mind from the constant pain caused by these injuries. He's been racing at the top level since he was 16 years old, and it's time to give himself the chance to recover. If, following that process, John feels motivated and ready to return to racing he knows he only has to call and we'll be at the track straight away with a bike for him to test. On behalf of the whole Crescent Suzuki family - thank you John and we really hope that 2013 is the beginning of a great future."
Efter hans senaste 3-4år så har jag svårt att se att något team skulle vilja ha hans signatur på ett kontrakt inför 2014. Tyvärr!!! 
Fan, han har ju en sjukjournal lika tjock som svenska akademins ordlista. Och verkar ju verkligen skada sig varenda gång han trillar. Kollar man krasch-statistiken så kastar han sig ju inte i backen oftare än många andra förare. Kalla det otur eller att han är benskör, men nåt är det ju som är fel...
Det är ju defenitivt en faktor som ett team skulle väga in, innan man kontrakterar en förare...
Fan, han har ju en sjukjournal lika tjock som svenska akademins ordlista. Och verkar ju verkligen skada sig varenda gång han trillar. Kollar man krasch-statistiken så kastar han sig ju inte i backen oftare än många andra förare. Kalla det otur eller att han är benskör, men nåt är det ju som är fel...
Det är ju defenitivt en faktor som ett team skulle väga in, innan man kontrakterar en förare...
Sen för man inte glömma att han har ett amerikanskt pass.
Det är en jETTesTor nackdel...
Enda som är sämre är att vara britt.
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Kollar man krasch-statistiken så kastar han sig ju inte i backen oftare än många andra förare. Kalla det otur eller att han är benskör, men nåt är det ju som är fel...
Han kör ju inte hälften av racen, klart att statistiken blir bättre då
Ja, de stackarna har det inte lättEnda som är sämre är att vara britt.
Synd, för det vore lite kul att se honom på CRT Aprilian!!
"Leon Camier is in negotations with Aprilia for a switch to the MotoGP CRT class next season, according to a factory insider"
Det snackas om 17-tums hjul också, förutom de smålarviga lyktdekalerna.
Det där med depåstopp vid regn blir ju lite intressant med tanke på att de bara har en hoj.
Guintoli får sparken från Suzuki redan innan säsongen börjat... 
Han har tydligen redan skrivit på ett avtal med Fixi Suzuki, men har börjat förhandla med Aprilia.
Hoppas för hans skull att han får till dealen med Aprilia, annars har han väl ställt till det lite för sig själv..
Guintoli WSBK deal terminated by Suzuki
Guintoli now looks set for a move to Aprilia
Sylvain Guintoli has had a signed to deal to partner Britain's Leon Camier in World Superbikes next season terminated by Suzuki after the Frenchman decided to consider a deal tabled by Aprilia.
The Warwickshire-based rider is now in negotations with the Italians and told Fixi Suzuki team boss Paul Denning he couldn't commit to the Aragon tests, which start today. His place has been takes by Aussie Josh Waters.
“I am extremely disappointed and surprised by Sylvain’s lack of integrity and total lack of respect for the mutual commitments made. He is the last rider I would have expected to behave in such a way, especially as we have had a close professional and personal relationship previously," said Denning.
"Our team has always tried to stand by the fundamental principle that you stick to what you’ve agreed to, and in the long run it’s always been the best policy. Sylvain clearly doesn’t feel the same way and is prepared to ignore a handshake, a gentleman’s agreement and indeed a written contract - and that’s a great shame."
http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-d...li-WSBK-deal-terminated-by-Suzuki&newsid=8253
Han har tydligen redan skrivit på ett avtal med Fixi Suzuki, men har börjat förhandla med Aprilia.
Hoppas för hans skull att han får till dealen med Aprilia, annars har han väl ställt till det lite för sig själv..
Guintoli WSBK deal terminated by Suzuki
Guintoli now looks set for a move to Aprilia
Sylvain Guintoli has had a signed to deal to partner Britain's Leon Camier in World Superbikes next season terminated by Suzuki after the Frenchman decided to consider a deal tabled by Aprilia.
The Warwickshire-based rider is now in negotations with the Italians and told Fixi Suzuki team boss Paul Denning he couldn't commit to the Aragon tests, which start today. His place has been takes by Aussie Josh Waters.
“I am extremely disappointed and surprised by Sylvain’s lack of integrity and total lack of respect for the mutual commitments made. He is the last rider I would have expected to behave in such a way, especially as we have had a close professional and personal relationship previously," said Denning.
"Our team has always tried to stand by the fundamental principle that you stick to what you’ve agreed to, and in the long run it’s always been the best policy. Sylvain clearly doesn’t feel the same way and is prepared to ignore a handshake, a gentleman’s agreement and indeed a written contract - and that’s a great shame."
http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-d...li-WSBK-deal-terminated-by-Suzuki&newsid=8253
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Denning brukar väl normalt uttrycka sig väldigt diplomatiskt så jag gissar att han är jävligt arg just nu
Vore kul om båda Apriliaförarna förlänger nu, vilket verkar högst troligt... Då står Guinter utan styrning 2013....
Klantigt....
Om det inte är någon typ av privatteam han förhandlar med?
I går kördes test på Aragon och Checa testade Panigalen:
1 Leon Camier Suzuki 1:58.2
2 Tom Sykes Kawasaki 1:58.6 0.4 0.4
3 Max Biaggi Aprilia 1:58.7 0.5 0.1
4 Carlos Checa Ducati 1:59.0 0.8 0.3
5 Michel Fabrizio Aprilia 1:59.3 1.1 0.3
6 Eugene Laverty Aprilia 1:59.4 1.2 0.1
7 Lorix Baz Kawasaki 1:59.6 1.4 0.2
8 Alex Hofmann Aprilia 2:00.4 2.2 0.8
9 Josh Waters Suzuki 2:00.5 2.3 0.1
10 Davide Giugliano Ducati 2:00.7 2.5 0.2
http://www.bikesportnews.com/images/sitecontent/news/8254-art.jpeg
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Han jobbar som testförare åt Aprilia.
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