Steve Plater

Steve Plater

Steve Plater during the 2009 BSB at Snetterton
Nationality English
Born 22 August 1972 (1972-08-22) (age 39)
Luton
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested 3 (2007 - present)
TT wins 2
First TT win 2008 Supersport TT
Last TT win 2009 Senior TT
Podiums 3

Steve Plater (born 22 August 1972 in Luton) is an English motorcycle road racer. He was the 2009 British Supersport champion, and also finished as runner-up in the series 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. He lives in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, and is involved in property development with his father. He has two daughters.

Having briefly raced speedway in his teens, he started his working life as a bricklayer, beginning racing in 1994 and winning his first ever race, at Cadwell Park.[1] In 1998 he won the British Powerbike championship, and only lost the more prestigious Supersport title on countback. He set an impressive pace at the 1999 Bol d'Or en route to finishing third on a Kawasaki, which lead him to race one in the 2000 British Superbike Championship full time, finishing 6th overall without a podium but with a string of 4th to 7th places. He missed much of 2001 through injury, but still took three podiums. 2002 was his strongest season to date, seeing him finish 5th overall on a Yamaha, with two late-season wins. In 2003 he rode a Honda to sixth overall, winning at Cadwell Park in 2003[2] )

He missed the start of 2006 due to injury,[3] but returned to win both Superbike races at the North West 200.[2] 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 former racer Mick Grant.[4]

Most of his 2008 races were on Yamaha machinery. He won the Supersport TT race after on-the-road winner Bruce Anstey's bike was excluded.[5] 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[6] before a one-off in the Brands Hatch round of the World Supersport Championship on a Triumph.[7]

Plater spent 2009 with the HM Plant Honda team in Supersport, winning the title ahead of Australian Billy McConnell at the final round.[8] He also stood in on a Superbike at Brands Hatch after Josh Brookes' visa was delayed, falling from the lead in race one but finishing third in race two. In the 2009 Isle of Man Senior TT race, Plater set a new race record, beating team-mate John McGuinness after his chain broke on the fourth lap.[9] He also won the North West 200. He also contested the Le Mans 24 Hour motorcycle race for Honda France.

During Thursday practice for the 2010 North West 200 Plater who had set the fastest time in Superbike practice on the Tuesday was injured in an accident. He suffering a broken arm when he came off his bike at Quarry Hill on the Coast Road section of the course.[10] Subsequent hospital examinations revealed that Plater had fractured his neck.[11]

Contents

2011

Steve has confirmed his retirment from the roads to concentrate on World Endurance Championship.

Circuit Racing Career Stats

Yr Class Team BHI OUL DON THR SNE KNO MAL BHGP CAD CRO SIL OUL Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
2009 BSB Honda Ret 3 20th 16 [12]
2009 BSS Honda 2 11 1 2 1 11 7 3 2 1 2 1 1st 215 [13]
Yr Class Team THR OUL BHGP DON SNE MAL OUL KNO CAD CRO SIL BHI Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2008 BSB Yamaha Ret 12 28th 4 [14]
2008 BSS Yamaha 1 2 Ret - 1 - 3 2 5th 106 [15]
Yr Class Team BHI
 DON
 THR
 OUL
 MON
 MAL
 SNE
 KNO
 OUL
 CRO
 CAD
 SIL
 BHGP
 Pos Pts Ref
2006 BSS Yamaha 7 7 Can 8 21st 26 [16]

References

  1. ^ Steve Plater profile
  2. ^ a b "Motorcycle Racing Online - Steve Plater’s double win at the North West 200". F1network.net. http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st96457.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  3. ^ "Bike Animal - Steve Plater injured". Bikeanimal.com. http://www.bikeanimal.com/content/view/1240/65/. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  4. ^ "Q&A: Steve Plater. | BSB Features | Crash.Net". Crash.net. http://www.crash.net/motorsport/bsb/feature/12382-0/qa_steve_plater.html. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  5. ^ "Motorcycle Racing Online - Steve Plater is awarded his début TT win". F1network.net. http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st129854.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  6. ^ "Snetterton British Supersport: Steve Plater wins in his first 600 circuit race of the season - Motorcycle Sport". Motorcyclenews.com. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2008/june/9-15/jun1508snetterton-british-supersport-steve-plater/?&R=EPI-101099. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  7. ^ "Steve Plater lands World Supersport wildcard - Motorcycle Sport". Motorcyclenews.com. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2008/july/28-31/jul2909-steve-plater-world-supersport-ride-brands/?R=EPI-102000. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  8. ^ Plater delighted to clinch title
  9. ^ Steve Plater wins senior TT
  10. ^ "Steve Plater hurt in North West 200 practice crash". BBC News. BBC. 2010-05-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/8680762.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-13. 
  11. ^ "Steve back in hospital". Steve Plater Website. 2010-05-30. http://www.steveplater.com/pages/News/2010/backInHospital.html. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 
  12. ^ "Chris Walker And Karl Harris Confirmed For British Superbike 2009". British Superbike News. http://www.britishsuperbikenews.co.uk/chris-walker-and-karl-harris-confirmed-for-british-superbike-2009/254. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 
  13. ^ "Steve Plater 2009". Steveplater.com. http://www.steveplater.com/pages/reports/2009/BSB_R2.html. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 
  14. ^ "Plater and Martin targeting success at Oulton Park. - Market Rasen Mail (Market Rasen, England) | HighBeam Research - FREE trial". Highbeam.com. 2008-04-28. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178421478.html. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 
  15. ^ "Steve Plater 2008". Steveplater.com. http://www.steveplater.com/pages/reports/2008/bsb_r6_SS_snetterton.html. Retrieved 2010-06-13. 
  16. ^ [1]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Michael Rutter		 Macau Motorcyle Grand Prix Winner
2006-2007		 Succeeded by
Stuart Easton