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Vincent Haskovec showed up at Willow Springs today, jumped on an Attack Suzuki GSX-R1000 and was into the 1:20s after four laps.

Earlier this week, Haskovec gave up his ride on a Lion Racing GSX-R1000 tuned by Carry Andrew because he was sick.

Thursday night, Haskovec started feeling better, and coincidentally Attack Suzuki team owner Richard Stamboli read a post on Roadracingworld.com revealing that Haskovec had been replaced on the Lion Racing bike by Adam Fergusson.

Stamboli called Haskovec, told him that Jason Pridmore had been advised by Dr. Arthur Ting to not ride at Willow Springs, and suggested that Haskovec show up and try to ride Pridmore’s bike.

“He called me up after he saw that on Roadracingworld.com and asked me what was wrong with me,” said Haskovec. “I told him I gave up the ride because I didn’t feel strong enough to win. He told me to just come out to ride and see how I feel. That bike is incredible. It’s so good. It’s the best bike I’ve ever ridden. I’m going to be in the 1:19s later this afternoon.”

Pridmore is still recovering from injuries suffered in a crash at Virginia International Raceway in August.