Hey its John, right now I am waiting to board for my flight to Minneapolis, then straight to California for some time off to heal.I have this sunday to rest, then I am off to San Francico to get a full evaluation from my personal Doctor. Right now I need as much rest as possible so I am in full fitness for my return, i want to be ready in all aspectsThe crash was a big one!! My biggest and fastest of my career for sure!!!unfortunate for me I did hit an unprotected wall and have sustained some innjurys to my ankle and knee, but its yet to be determined the actual diagnoses until I see my Doctor in America for a full second opinion. I cant say for sure when ill be re-enetring the season but dont worry, I will keep you all posted ;-)~  Hopper  

From Crash.net John Hopkins sustains a rib injury at Brno, but is expected to race at Misano. John Hopkins has more injury woes to contend with after hurting his rib in fall during the Czech Republic Grand Prix weekend, a problem that went on to force him out of the two-day test at Brno.Hopkins has been at the behest of various problems this season but came to the latest round of MotoGP ready to put them behind him as the embarked on his comeback round having missed the last three races due to a leg injury.However, while a couple of falls during practice don't appear to have aggravated the leg anymore, they have seemingly caused a further rib injury for the popular Anglo-American, forcing him to end his testing exercise after only a few laps.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Wilson+passes+away+following+Virginia+accident 14 year old Toriano Wilson died after being struck by another rider. A very, very tragic loss.