
Tyre troubles frustrate Hopkins at Silverstone
Luke Hopkins managed to finish 24th and 25th in the two Pirelli National Superstock 1000 races at Silverstone at the weekend. This is his first season at this level and whilst the results were in line with his preseason expectations the team and rider were a little frustrated as they struggled with the bike set-up all weekend. A special tyre was introduced for the 1.6 mile Silverstone National circuit last weekend and although not alone to suffer, the team toiled with limited