Husqvarna‰Ûªs legendary dirt tracker Paul Caslick proved that at 50 years of age he‰Ûªs still got what it takes to run with anyone in the country, when he added a NSW championship to his career tally at Balcary Park, Gunnedah over the weekend.
Continuing to make a mockery of the established notion of a rider‰Ûªs ‰Û÷prime‰Ûª, Caslick fired his Husqvarna FC450 to victory in the MX Open final of the NSW Track Championship, leading home rising star Mackenzie Childs and decorated racer Michael Kirkness.
Having finished third in last year‰Ûªs event on a bike he‰Ûªd barely run in, Caslick was certain he‰Ûªd have the pace, and entered the event with a renewed hunger he attributes to a sharpened mental technique.
However, he was forced to work around an injury, after he was punted from the bike in a botched overtake, the aftermath of which caused severe bruising to the glutes and hamstring.
Earlier, the nine-time Australian champ and Team Manager of the Husqvarna Australia Dirt Track team pocketed the cash in the Over-35s category, and finished on the third step of the podium third place in the Pro 450cc NSW Championship.
