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Vincent Haskovec will be replaced by Adam Fergusson in this weekend’s Toyota 200 at Willow Springs.

Haskovec was scheduled to ride a Lion Racing GSX-R1000 built by HyperCycle’s Carry Andrew.

“I’ve been sick for 10 days,” Haskovec said today. “The Willow Springs 200 is one of the toughest races in the world. It’s one shot, one rider so you’ve got to be good to go for almost two hours. I tried it last year and I know how it was, and the pace is gonna be faster for sure this year.

“I don’t want to look foolish, this is my track, and if I do badly I’m gonna feel very bad. So we all decided it’s better if somebody is gonna replace me, so it’s gonna be Adam Fergusson.”

Haskovec said that Fergusson is flying in for the race, from Australia.