Sittingbourne’s Luke Hopkins made a great start to the 2020 Pirelli National Superstock 1000 championship on his Kawasaki with a points scoring finish in race one and plenty of hard racing in the second. Luke Hopkins took two 600cc club titles and was runner up in two 1000cc club championships in 2019. For 2020 he has stepped up to the British Championship and first race weekend in the has already begun to show what he might be capable of. Qualifying After two free practice s

Luke Hopkins from Sittingbourne, failed to finish the Donington Park round of the Pirelli National Superstock 600 championship after falling on lap eight whilst battling for fourth place. Free Practice The free practice session was difficult with the air still damp after a lot of rain. Hopkins lacked confidence in his Yamaha R6 on the cool track surface but still set the 13th best time putting him in the top half. Qualifying The Superstock 600 riders had to wait until the en

Family run team Hopkins Racing made an outstanding start to the Superstock 600 season where they are competing against some riders with factory backing and the budget and setup that goes with that. In his first ever Superstock 600 race Hopkins rode to a very impressive 8th position despite some of his competitors having several year’s experience on a 600cc machine. Having grown too tall to be competitive on a Moto3 16-year-old Luke Hopkins decided over the winter to switch to