- Steve Plater
Steve Plater is an English
motorcycle racer, born 22nd August 1968 inLuton . 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 androad 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 aHonda to 6th overall, winning atCadwell 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 2007Albacete 6-Hour Endurance race on a Kawasaki, teamed withJulian Mazuecos andGwen Giabbani . He was voted Best Newcomer at the 2007Isle of Man TT on Yamahas, having been mentored by the legendaryMick 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 winnerBruce 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 theBrands Hatch round of the World Supersport championship on aTriumph [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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