 Time now to talk about motorbike racing and two young Dunny Gaul men who will continue in water as they're very very young careers in England and in a couple of weeks time they're gonna be back in action and the the British Superbike Championship and their respective classes and they've stepped up from 2020 and 2019 as well and the two guys and I'm talking about Of course the air one brothers from kill McCranon and that being at Reese and killin very good evening gentlemen You're welcome to hide and radio again. How are you? Thanks for having us Well, good to see you good to see you again guys. I can tell you what there's some very impressive silverware there behind the two of you That's our mum's pride and joy She'd be shining them every day does she? Yeah Listen boys another exciting year ahead and maybe we'll start with you First of all, race if you don't mind killing a lot that will let the youngest and first so we will Reese it's gonna be an exciting 2021 for you. You've stepped up now to the Super Sports 600. You've joined a new team as well So tell us what's gonna lie ahead for you now in the next couple of weeks, Reese Yeah, no, it's all gonna. It's all gonna kick off now at the end of April. We go to our first test But you know next year I'm moving up the The British Super Sport category and I'm gonna be racing for the team at the Armacadam Yamaha and To be honest, it was it was a brilliant 2020 You know, I think given the way everything played out with the pandemic and everything the weaver race when we got Went really well and after having such a good season in Superstock I I've ended up this year joining, you know the Armacadam Yamaha team for British Super Sport and It's uh, I can't wait to get started. You know, it's a big A really big team and everything and I just can't wait to get to get started Yeah, you're stepping up. Tell us about the the Super Sport 200 This is a step up from from you're actually joining a team from last year. Isn't that correct, uh, Reese? And the same in the same class Yeah, yeah moving into All right, I'm moving up in class. I'm going into like a higher a higher level class And I'm moving into like an official Yamaha team I think so it's a bit of a step up and a bit of a learning curve, but I can't wait to get started Yeah, and I suppose the testing will be crucial when it happens in a couple of weeks time. Where would you be doing that, Reese? Yeah, definitely. We start testing. We go to our first test in Silverstone in the end of April 28th 29th And you know, I'm I'm fortunate enough, you know that I'm the I'm the rookie of the team, you know, and I'm The team have made, you know, made it very clear that there's no real expectations from me It's just to go and learn and try and prove and see what I've done So looking forward to testing, you know, I'm going to have a lot of stuff to wrap my head around I'm not a lot of time to do it because Normally, you know, we do the winter and Spain stuff training or testing bikes and stuff and Unfortunately with this you're not being able to travel as much. We uh Our testing is now going to be in the UK So we only don't have as much testing stuff to get used to the new bike and moving up and stuff So yeah, I'm going to have a lot of stuff to wrap my head around quite quick But yeah, and I can't wait to get started. I think It'll be it'll definitely be a steep learning curve, but it should be good Yeah, and I suppose if you can continue that good form from last year You're gonna be on a good footing for for 2021 I've got a feeling that you're not going to shy away about trying to get the bike on the full limits early on Yeah, definitely not, you know, I feel like if I can get on it I can get comfortable and stuff fairly quick And you know, and I think in a team as good as you know, as the team that I'm going into You know, I don't think it'll take too long for me to get settled and you know, they've They've won the championship in the last four years around now You know, they've had great riders come through them, you know, like Jack Kennedy and Even Jake Dixon now he's and he's in Grand Prix So, you know, I'm looking forward to hopefully being one of the names that has come through and moved on to Some bigger and better things Yeah, let's jump over to your your brother Kylan who's actually not too far away from me He's only down the hall on the other bedroom in the house But Kylan, you've also stepped up the machinery. You're going out with the big guns So you are in Superstock 1000 Yeah, so big step for me, obviously up to Superstock 1000 with Astro JGR team So it kind of a big opportunity and I'm really grateful the way it came around and stuff So, yeah, really good. I've had three days on the bike already Thanks to the MCI and the Irish Sports Council I was I was granted permission to travel being a lead athlete So we got some testing and stuff done already And so feel really good. Obviously new team new people and obviously a big step up on bike So it's all it's all a new but I'm just kind of rolling with the punches at the minute and really enjoying it to be honest The um a bit like Greece the team is brilliant and so it's just kind of Puts me at ease. I just need to do my bit then Yeah In relation to power between last year and this year, obviously you've got a significant lot more power On under the handlebars and under the under the engine this year. So you have Yeah, definitely. That's uh, that's the biggest thing this the first three days was just the speed was like mind blown So, um, I still I've probably not got my head around it just yet, but um Yeah, it's just so much quicker. Like I think it's like pretty much 110 horsepower more like than what I had last year, which is like 50 percent more. So it's it's just ridiculous but um, no, I'm enjoying it probably It seems to be sitting me. Um, even though I'm not the biggest person in the world It seems to sit kind of my riding style a little bit more than the 600 So, um, I've got I've got a lot to learn but I'm in a fortunate position That I've got to like really experience teammates and stuff so I can Look at the data and stuff and see where I'm going wrong Yeah, we heard Reese say that that there wasn't a massive expectation from the team From him particularly in the early part of the year as he beds himself on What's the expectation of of astro JJ or for you keel? Um, pretty much the same just I'm broadly speaking on a probably like a two-year plan with them that this year we will Just learn and chip away and kind of try not doing stupid is the main thing but um And then obviously hopefully for 2022 being a good position to do what I've done this year only in In that class, but I was slow to when the opportunity came up I was a bit apprehensive because I wasn't sure if I was just ready and just yet but The way things like the way that they've laid it out like as I'm kind of the junior rider and stuff It was it was too good to turn it down and it's an opportunity like I've dreamed of getting but just um When it's there and funnier sometimes it's it can be daunting When did the moves to these teams a discussion start because you guys towards the end of last season were flying And you had a one two in the last rest of of the year, which was hugely exciting So it was it was a great battle between everybody involved in the top places and I ended up that that just boys were one and two At that stage come the end of the season. Did you know possibly where your paths might be next year? Or did you have to wait a while? kealan for me. Yeah, well kealan I um, I probably initially I started speaking to astro in july as early as july but it was and I was probably At the last race, it was probably pretty much so and up here that that's what I would do And that I would definitely stay with the I would like ride for the team next year Um, obviously the finer details and stuff will still be worked out, but I would say it was a dumb deal from about Yeah from from october kind of time when this you started speaking even before the race and started obviously with the pandemic and stuff I um, I started speaking to shoe and stuff pretty much after the first race of 2020 I finished second and the show does quite competitive and stuff So I like to think they were keen to do something and I was keen to obviously do something with them because of You know their history and stuff and how good the team is and I know like james runs a really good setup and stuff So um for me, I probably went to the last round pretty relaxed You know that my I kind of knew what my future was Was going to entail And what about you race? Did did you know where you were going after the last race of last season? Or did you have to wait around for a couple of weeks as well before things started to pan out? Yeah, not to be fair. I was quite fortunate that you know, I started speaking to the team and stuff You know quite early in the season, you know, even as early as silverstone to be fair We were kind of you know, we were speaking about going But this started about making a plan for next year. So yeah, not I was I was fortunate enough that yeah coming to last rounds and stuff You know, I wasn't I wasn't panicking thinking, you know, who what am I going to do next year and everything It was nice to let you a bit more relaxed with the Going in the last few races knowing you've got you've got a plan ahead for next year Yeah Young racer of the year for 2020 race That was you any pressure then in your shoulders going under this year Since you got that title as you head to the 600 Yeah, not really. I think last year I was, you know, going into stock six as a rookie You know, I went into the year with no expectations and we just kind of planned to go in and do my best and then Obviously it went went quite well. And then this year I'm kind of going in with the same sort of expectations So this year I'm not really under much pressure. You know, I see it more as you know I'm the youngest, you know in the class and I've got one of the youngest anyway and I've got Uh, you know, I've got a great bike and a great team So the way I kind of see it is the pressures on all the older guys that are, you know, there and they're on the pressure of a championship and stuff So no, I'm definitely not not too stressed. I'm really really looking forward. It's normally really excited to get going Yeah, finally then with you race, can you pull off a shock this year like what you did last year? second in the championship That's that's the plan anyway How tall in order will it be Yeah, it doesn't be at all already, you know, and to be fair, British Super Sport this year, you know Obviously there's a few mothers and other manufacturers come in they're running another factory team And there's you know, a lot of big names and big riders coming back in Did you know we've got four Super Sport riders coming back and we've got No, Jack Kennedy two-time champion, you know most successful British Super Sport racer ever back in the championships this year You know, it's it's going to be harder than it has been for the last, you know Good few years, you know, there's a lot a lot of quick guys at this year and then even have Like to myself moving up into it, you know, and I obviously feel that I can be I can be as strong as anyone else So, you know, it'll be a tall order But you know, I think no one really know until we get no the first test or even the first round, you know But I'm fairly confident that I'll not be too far away Okay, then Keelan, what's what's your expectation then? For the year can can you pull off a possible shock like what your younger brother did last year in the In the the Superstock 600. Can you get yourself maybe into those top places coming into the championship? Um, yeah, well, I'm obviously I'm going to try it's going to be very difficult The tough class and a lot of really good riders and good bikes But I think the biggest thing for me is if I can just progress through the first few rounds And that should like really lay my foundation for the end of the year Hopefully then I'll be able to get up towards the front and stuff and maybe win some bonus money and have a good winter And finally just uh, Keelan from you as a as a family is this probably the most exciting year for for everyone racing team? Yeah, I would say it's um the most exciting but it's different as well because obviously we're going to different teams and stuff And it's been it's been a few years since we've been apart. So it's um, it's good stuff and different everyone's very excited It's a bit of a it's not ideal obviously with the pandemic and stuff because Um, like for people going to watch and stuff from here. It's probably not going to be possible I think um, I think at the minute it's going to be full crowds and stuff in England You know their restrictions are obviously opening up a lot quicker than us. But um, not really looking forward. It's really exciting and It's definitely got the winter is just flowing in with all this on the horizon Yeah, if you're into your motorbikes, you know that the super bikes is the top end So it is and uh, possibly maybe one day ratios two boys could be battling it out again at At the at the same level and at the top level Yeah, that's definitely the plan anyway Yeah All right, then guys, that's great to talk to you again And uh, delighted that uh, you're heading back across the channel to represent Donny Gull on on the bikes And all we can do is wish you every success with testing and of course what's to come after that the start of the champions Thanks for joining us. Thanks for having us