Steve Plater

Steve Plater

Steve Plater is an English motorcycle racer, born 22nd August 1968 in Luton. He has finished as runner-up in the British Supersport Championship twice in the late 1990s. In the British Superbike Championship he has 4 wins ( and 17 further podiums. He has also had success in Endurance and road racing.

Having briefly raced speedway in his teens, he started his working life as a brickie, beginning racing in 1994, winning his first ever race, at Cadwell Park.

In 2000 he raced in the British Superbike Championship full time, finishing 6th overall on a Kawasaki without a podium but with a string of 4th-7th places. He missed much of 2001 through injury, but still took 3 podiums. 2002 was his strongest season to date, seeing him finish 5th overall on a Yamaha, with 2 late-season wins. In 2003 he rode a Honda to 6th overall, winning at Cadwell Park in 2003 [http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st96457.htm] )

He missed the start of 2006 due to injury [http://www.bikeanimal.com/content/view/1240/65/] , but returned to win both Superbike races at the North West 200 [http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st96457.htm] . He won the 2007 Albacete 6-Hour Endurance race on a Kawasaki, teamed with Julian Mazuecos and Gwen Giabbani. He was voted Best Newcomer at the 2007 Isle of Man TT on Yamahas, having been mentored by the legendary Mick Grant [http://www.crash.net/motorsport/bsb/feature/12382-0/qa_steve_plater.html] . For 2008 all his racing is on Yamaha machinery. He won the Supersport TT race after on-the-road winner Bruce Anstey's bike was excluded [http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st129854.htm] . As for circuit racing, he started the year in the British Superbike Championship, but a lack of success saw him switch to Supersport, winning first time out [http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2008/june/9-15/jun1508snetterton-british-supersport-steve-plater/?&R=EPI-101099] before a one-off in the Brands Hatch round of the World Supersport championship on a Triumph [http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2008/july/28-31/jul2909-steve-plater-world-supersport-ride-brands/?R=EPI-102000] .

External Links

[http://www.steveplater.com/ www.steveplater.com] Steve Plater's Official Site


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