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Talented but trouble-prone racer Anthony Gobert may not race his Erion Honda CBR1000RR in the AMA Superstock race at Daytona International Speedway due to visa troubles.

“I understand he hasn’t got his visa stuff straightened out,” Erion Honda team owner Kevin Erion told Roadracingworld.com Tuesday morning in the Daytona paddock. “We knew when we put the deal together that he hadn’t gotten his visa and that he may or may not have it for here. We were obviously hoping he would.”

Erion said he believed Gobert was still in Australia and said he needed to arrive in Daytona by Wednesday morning, the start of AMA practice, to be able to race.

Erion said he did not know if he would put a replacement rider on Gobert’s machines if the Aussie did not make it to Florida in time.