Hopkins 'Beat Up'

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Hopkins 'beat up' by 120mph highside.

Rizla Suzuki's John Hopkins set the pace early on during the final day of the official MotoGP test in Qatar... until a 120mph highside just before lunch left him hospitalised with potential fractures to both his hand and foot.

Hopkins had been testing new Bridgestone qualifying tyres at the time of his fall, after which he was taken to Doha hospital. The Anglo-American has suspected fractures in his right hand and foot, but the team are still hopeful that he will be able to attend next week's final pre-season test in Spain - and Hopper claimed that he'll definitely be present for the 2007 season opener, again at Qatar, on March 10.

"I'm feeling pretty beat up at the moment - a 120mph high-side does that to you!" said John with a wry smile. "I've got bruises on all four limbs and a couple of broken bones. I'm flying straight back to England to see a specialist first thing tomorrow [Friday], and then we'll know a bit more about the injuries. It was a sad way to end the test because we had made good progress here. I am quite happy with the way the three days went and we got through everything we needed to before the crash. I'm sure we'll be in a good position when we come back here in about three weeks and I'll certainly be at the first race - just try and stop me!"

"John has had some x-rays here and he has possible fractures to his hand and foot," confirmed team manager Paul Denning. "We will know more on Monday because the swelling in his hand was too much to get a clear indication of what he has done. Once he has been assessed we will know whether he will be at Jerez for the test next week.

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Hopkins is tough, he'll be back in no time.

yeah, he's sore too.

yeah, he sounds like one big bruse...ouch!

black n' blue

Hopper wrote:

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the support and great comments left just recently ..... Means alot !!! Anyways , just a quick update .... After being fully examined by a bone specialist here in England it turns out that there are no serious injuries and recovery should be short .... Injuries include .... 2 broken toes , slight spraines in the left and right ankle's , slightly shipped bone in the left wrist and fully sprained right wrist .... Other than that just a full body bruise !!! I will be attending the IRTA test in Jerez , Spain this coming up weekend but riding in it is yet to be determined ??? The first race is the most important thing and I have my sights on being 100 % for that without a doubt !!!!!!! As said before ...... Thanks to everyone for all the great support and I really do appreciate it !!!!! Look forward to the best season thus far !!!!!! Cheers

this is a message i recieved from Hopkins - looks like he'll be ok and he'd rather recover and be ready for the first race than risk himself in Jerez for testing.

Godspeed Hopper

Oh good! i'm glad to hear he'll be just fine and ready to race!