He’s competing tonight in the 2019 Australian U16 250cc Solo Speedway Championship tonight and he has an impressive eight years of experience to back him up. Declan Killeen, who has traveled to Queensland all the way from Perth, Western Australia, is a major contender in tonight’s Championships! Killeen sat down with Motorcycling Australia to give his fans an inside scoop on his training regime and a fun little fact you may not know about him!
Name:
Declan Killeen
Nickname:
Deccers
Age:
15
Bike Colours:
Black and White
Sponsors:
Prime Signs, Danmar Homes, Uncle Rob, S100 and Ardross Tires
Hometown?
Perth, Western Australia
Summary of family history in the sport?
My dad used to ride for multiple clubs back in England!
Home track in Australia?
Pinjar Park Speedway
How many years riding?
Eight years
Career highlights?
Winning the 2018 Western Australia State Title!
Heroes?
Rob Woffinden (he’s like a second dad to me!)
What is your current training process?
I ride my bike along some of Western Australia’s coastlines most mornings
If you weren’t racing, what would you be doing?
I would be focusing on my off-season AFL training
What can’t you live without?
My Speedway bike!
Tell us something we don’t know about you?
Sue Woffinden is my Godmother
Hobbies?
I would love to build jumps for me and my friends, so we can ride our mountain bikes!