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John Hopkins


John Hopkins
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Copyright: Nildo Scoop (nildosco) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 102 W: 0 N: 53] (760)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-27
Categories: Action
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM, Digital
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): motorbikes [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-10-19 2:54
Viewed: 464
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Thnx for the comments at my previous upload.

John "Hopper" Hopkins(born May 22, 1983)is an American MotoGP racer currently racing for the Kawasaki MotoGP team. He first raced in MotoGP in 2002 for the Red Bull Yamaha WCM team on a two-stroke 500cc bike, and joined the factory Suzuki squad a year later, for a five-year spell.
He was born in Ramona, California to English parents.
His race number is 21.
Hopkins began riding Motocross bikes as a child and won his first race on a MiniBike on 1986, switching to road racing full time in 1999.

Hopkins proposed to his girlfriend Ashleigh in the summer of 2007 on her 21st birthday. They married in Las Vegas in December 2007.

For 2008 he joins Monster Kawasaki . Explaining the decision, Rizla Suzuki boss Paul Denning suggested that "There are reasons for that other than performance". He crashed heavily at Assen, fracturing his ankle.
Source:Wikipedia
Gr. Nildo
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Hi Nildo,
Great capture of Hopper and the pov is excellent. The colours are nice and sharp and the blurred background gives the idea of motion. Well done and tfs.

Regards
Jon

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1385 W: 0 N: 1687] (13645)
  • [2008-10-19 10:52]

Dit kon net zo goed van Henk Keulemans zijn Nildo,grote klasse,jammer van zon jongen bij een kansloos team....
jan

nice capture Nildo caught the action very well and grt pov
regards bryan

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