Tyco Suzuki’s John Hopkins was disappointed with his results in at the opening MCE British Superbike round but intends to put that right this weekend at Oulton Park.

The American former MotoGP and WSBK rider aims to replicate his 2011 performances at the Cheshire circuit where he took a one-two at his first visit against the odds.

"I would say Brands Hatch went ok although I was disappointed with the result we had in race two, but we did end up with some good points and it was more than I came away with when I last raced in 2011. We took lots of positives away from Brands Hatch, not least that it was my first time back racing and getting reacquainted to running at speeds of nearly 200mph again after a year off,” said Hopper.

"Looking at Oulton Park this weekend I definitely don't want to replicate race two at Brands Hatch again at all this season! I am now looking forward to the next round because I have fond memories of Oulton Park after my first win there in 2011. When we went to the event back then I knew we would be more competitive there than we were at the first round and I have exactly the same feeling now.

"We don't want to get ahead of ourselves and say we are going to win the races but I will be disappointed if we aren't fighting for the podium and in the top five from now on for the rest of the season. I am hoping to replicate what we did in 2011 and I want to be on the podium again this weekend that's for sure."