30ty June 2008
Second Place for Steve at Mallory

Steve claimed a second place finish to his race in the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship after rain disrupted the start at Mallory Park on Sunday. More>>

15th June 2008
A Win for Steve at Snetterton

The temporary switch from British Superbike to British Supersport action certainly paid off for Steve who rode a faultless race at Snetterton to claim his first victory in the series since 1999. More>>

6th June 2008
Steve finishes fith in the Dainese Senior TT

Steve has gone well throughout his time on the Island. After taking his debut win in the Junior TT on Monday he was unfortunate to retire with a mechanical problem with the AIM Yamaha R6. But he made up for that by riding a blinder of a race in the Senior to secure fifth place. More>>

5th June 2008
Steve Focuses on the Dainese Senior TT

After a mechanical failure put paid to his chances of a result in Wednesday’s Junior TT race Steve now focuses his attention on the feature race of the week, The Dainese Senior TT which he completed in seventh place on his debut in 2007. More>>

2nd June 2008
Steve WINS Junior TT

After completing the Superstock TT race in eighth place on his own Nitro-sponsored Yamaha R1 on Monday morning, Steve Steve hopped aboard the AIM Yamaha R6 Supersport machine and rode a further four-lap race to secure a fine second place in the first of two Supersport races at the Isle of Man TT races. More>>

31st May 2008
Isle of Man TT - Practice Roundup

TT practice hasn’t gone smoothly for Steve who had problems with set up on the AIM Yamaha Superbike during Monday evening’s session. More>>

22nd May 2008
Isle of Man TT - Preview

Fresh from his triumphant week at the North West 200 races in Ireland where he won three of his four races, Steve from is anticipating a good week of racing at the Isle of Man TT races and caught the ferry on Wednesday to prepare for the first practice session on Saturday evening. More>>

19th May 2008
A Hat Trick of Victories for Steve at the NW200

Steve is being hailed as the King of the Roads after riding to a win in each of the two Supersport races, setting a new lap record and securing his third successive victory in the feature race at the North West 200 meeting in Ireland on Saturday. More>>

16th May 2008
Steve on Pole for the North West 200

Steve has claimed pole position for the start of the two Supersport races at the Kennedy International North West 200 races on Saturday. More>>

12 May 2008
Albacete 6 hours

Despite leading the race for some considerable time, Steve was not able to turn this into the victory he deserved at the end of the six-hour World Endurance race at Albacete in Spain. More>>

5th May 2008
BSB Round 3 - Oulton Park

Following a disastrous qualifying session and a non finish in the first Bennetts British Superbike race at Oulton Park on Monday, AIM Yamaha  rider  Steve  rose to the occasion and powered the Yamaha R1 through to a strong 12th place finish to pick up four championship points for the team. More>>

29th April 2008
Oulton Park Preview

Steve heads to Oulton Park for round two of the Bennetts British Superbike championship which takes place over the Bank Holiday weekend at the Cheshire circuit. More>>

21st April 2008
Clutch Fault Leaves Steve sidelined at Le Mans

After leading the Le Mans 24-hour race by just under a lap, Steve was disappointed to find the bike developed a clutch problem causing the team to withdraw from the event after just two hours on track. More>>

18th April 2008
STEVE BAGS SECOND ON GRID FOR LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE

Steve will start the first round of the FIM World Endurance championship, - the Le Mans 24-hour race - from second place on the grid after his team – GMT94 Yamaha recorded a combined time of 1.38.802s – just 0.32s behind the reigning world Champions SERT who took pole. More>>

31st March 2008
Busy week for Steve

Its been a busy time for Steve who spent the Easter weekend watching the snow falling at Snetterton, which put paid to any testing for the forthcoming British Superbike championship which gets underway at Brands Hatch this weekend – April 6. More>>

5th February 2008
SUCCESSFUL TEST FOR STEVE

Steve linked up with the GMT Yamaha World Superbike team for a shakedown test at Almeria in Spain recently. More>>

18th November 2007
Stop Press! Steve wins at Macau

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16th November 2007
Fourth Place Start for Steve at Macau

After setting provisional pole in first qualifying for the Macau GP, Steve was hoping to consolidate that in the final session on Friday morning. But it all went wrong for him when the AIM Yamaha R1 developed a misfire in the early stages of the session preventing him from posting a flying lap.

Most of his opponents were able to post quicker times using qualifying tyres but although Steve, who won the race last year, was unable to capitalise on his earlier times he was still able to claim a fourth place start to Saturday’s 15-lap affair as his times from the first session were quick enough to secure his place on the grid.

“After pulling into the pits in the early stages of final qualifying the team worked on the bike changing many settings in an effort to cure the misfire and with just three minutes remaining I was able to go back out there,” said Steve.

“But at the end of my out lap the chequered flag came out curtailing my time on the track. However, on my in-lap I was up on the first two splits before coming into the pits so as long as we can solve the problem with the bike we should be ok for the race.”

The 15-lap race gets underway on Saturday at 2.50pm local time, which is around 7am in the UK.

1st November 2007
Preview World Endurance

The British Superbike series may well be over but its business as usual for Steve who is preparing to head out to Qatar where he will contest More>>

8th October 2007
Steve heads for BSB Finale at Brands

Steve is heading south to Brands Hatch for the final round of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship, which takes place at the Kent circuit on October 14. More>>

24th September 2007
Steve Posts Strong Results at Donington BSB

Steve rode to another two strong top ten finishes at Donington Park in the penultimate rounds of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship on Sunday... More>>

16th September 2007
Steve Forced to Retire from Bol d'Or

Steve and Kawasaki France’s chance of winning the World Endurance title hinged on a good result from the Bol d’Or 24-hour race at Magny Cours over the weekend but their challenge seemed doomed from the start when the team were forced to enter the pits for a stop go penalty inflicted for inadvertently being late for one of the briefings earlier in the week. More>>

15th September 2007
Bol d'Or Preview

Steve is in France this weekend to contest the 24-hour Bol d'Or race at Magny Cours for Kawasaki France. More>>

21st August 2007
Steve to contest home race at Cadwell

Steve is fully recovered from his racing accident at Oulton Park last month and returns to action with British Superbike team AIM Yamaha to contest the Cadwell Park round of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship. More>>

10th August 2007
Kawasaki France take Pole at Oschersleben

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6th August 2007
Steve Returns to Action

After missing the last couple of outings because of injury, Steve returns to action this week as he contests the fourth round of the FIM World Endurance Championship riding in a three man team for Kawasaki France in the 24-hour race at Oschersleben in Germany over Saturday and Sunday. More>>

16th July 2007
Friday 13th Unlucky for Steve

Friday 13th lived up to its reputation of bringing bad luck as Steve soon discovered when he crashed in practise for the eighth round of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship at Oulton Park resulting in an overnight stay in hospital at Chester. More>>

9th July 2007
Steve Ready for Oulton BSB

Steve missed out on the earlier races at Oulton Park as he was busy winning the World Endurance round at Albacete for Kawasaki France but he is eagerly anticipating a strong result at Oulton Park.

“Because we missed the previous races at Oulton in May we are playing catch-up as we have no set up for the AIM Yamaha R1. But I am confident we can get that sorted out quickly and then concentrate on producing a couple of strong results for the team.”

“We are now all ready for Oulton Park and fingers crossed we get a fine, dry day after all this rain, for the fans as well as ourselves. It can’t be much fun for them to be soaking wet all the time.”

The weekend kicks off on Friday where the Superbikes have two 50-minute free practise sessions followed by a third on Saturday morning. Qualifying is on Saturday at 2.45pm and racing is set for Sunday, the first 17-lap Superbike race scheduled for a 1.50pm start with leg two due on track at 4.15pm.

1st July 2007
Steve Splashes to Points Finish at Knockhill BSB

Steve rode through the torrential downpours to secure a points finish in the second race at Knockhill in the seventh round of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship. More>>

18th June 2007
Mondello Park BSB, Race Report

After retiring from the first encounter at Mondello Park, Steve went on to finish the second race in 12th place to pick up a handful of championship points in round six of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship on Sunday. More>>

15th June 2007
Steve Prepares for Return to BSB

Fresh from his fantastic showing at the Isle of Man centenary TT races, Steve returns to domestic action in round six of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship at Mondello Park in Ireland on Sunday where he is planning to ride in both Superbike races plus the British Supersport event for AIM Yamaha. More>>

1st June 2007
Steve Makes History at the Isle of Mann

Steve made history on Thursday evening when he clocked up the fastest ever lap of the TT course by a newcomer in the evening practise session on the Optoma Loans Yamaha R1 Superbike with a scorching lap time of 18 minutes, 38.99 seconds – 121.384mph. More>>

25th May 2007
Over £800 Raised for Steve's Leg Hair!

It wasn’t all racing at the North West 200, the scene of Steve's recent triumph on the Team AIM Racing Yamaha where he scored his second successive win plus a second, third and fourth place finish to his other races, in Northern Ireland... More>>

21st May 2007
Steve in the Points at Snetterton BSB

Fresh from his triumph at the North West 200 in Ireland where he won the main NW200 Superbike race for the second year in succession, Steve returned to domestic action to contest round five of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship at Snetterton where he rode to a points finish in the opening race on Sunday. More>>

13th May 2007
Third Win At North West 200 for Steve

Steve overcame the disruption of a red flag situation to secure his third Superbike race win at the North West 200 races on Saturday. More>>

11th May 2007
North West 200

Steve will start both Superbike races from a second row grid position and the two Supersport races from the front row in Saturday’s North West 200 road races in Ireland. More>>

5th May 2007
Kawasaki France Win the Albacete 6 Hour Endurance Race

A relentless six-hour battle took place in today’s race, the second stage of the QMMF Endurance FIM World Championship at Albacete in Spain, which was fought out head to head by Kawasaki Motor France and the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team without a single moment of respite. More>>

29th April 2007
BSB Round 3 Silverstone

Steve returned to domestic action at Silverstone where he contested round three of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike championship for Team AIM Yamaha. More>>

22nd April 2007
STEVE TAKES THIRD AT LE MANS

Steve rode to a fantastic third place for Team Kawasaki France in the 30th Annual 24 hour race at Le Mans in France today (Sunday) which incorporated the first round of the FIM World Endurance series. More>>

April 16th 2007
Steve Scores More Points At Thruxton

Steve added to his points tally at Thruxton over the weekend when he rode the Team AIM Yamaha R1 to a brace of 13th places on Sunday. More>>

April 10th 2007
Steve in the Points at Brands

Steve got his season off to a good start at Brands Hatch when despite lack of testing time he brought the AIM Yamaha home safely in each of the two British Superbike races at Brands Hatch on Monday to claim 18th place in the opening round and bag two championship points for 14th place in the second encounter. More >>

March 26th 2007
Steve Scorches the Track

Steve scorched the track on both sides of the channel - but in very different circumstances - when he conducted a series of tests last week. More>>

Februay 12th 2007
Steve Completes Successful Test

Steve began his preparations for the 2007 World Endurance campaign with a two-day shakedown test for Team Kawasaki France at Valencia in Spain. He was joined on track by French teammate Gwen Giabbani to check suspension settings and test the Pirelli tyres they are to use throughout the 2007 season. More>>

February 2nd 2007
Steve Announces 2007 Plans

After weeks of speculation Steve is pleased to announce that he is to ride for AIM Yamaha and will contest the British Superbike championship on a new 2007 R1. Richard Cooper who will race an R6 Yamaha in the British Supersport series will join him in the team. More>>

January 31st 2007
Steve Attends NW200 Launch

Steve attended the launch of the 2007 Kennedy Group International North West 200 Road Races on Friday where it was announced that plans have been set in place to make Ireland’s largest sporting event bigger and better than ever. More>>

December 30th 2006
Steve crashes out of Christmas Cracker Event

Steve was hoping for a top three finish in the Christmas Cracker Shorttrack races at Scunthorpe Speedway stadium on Saturday but his plans were thwarted by the weather when he crashed out of the semi-finals as the rain played havoc with the track. More>>

December 18th 2006
Steve to race at Scunthorpe

Fresh from his victory at the Macau Grand Prix, Steve has announced he is to race at Scunthorpe Speedway circuit in the Shorttrack Christmas Cracker event on December 30th. More>>

November 18th 2006
Steve takes maiden victory at Macau GP

Steve has taken a resounding win in the Rio Hotel Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix – 40th Edition after battling through from fourth place on the opening lap. More>>

November 17th 2006
Front Row Start for Steve at Macau!

Steve has qualified for a front row start to the 40th annual Macau Grand Prix that runs today (Saturday) at 3pm – 7am GMT. More>>

November 14th 2006
Steve Prepares for Macau GP

Steve is on his way to Macau to prepare for the annual motorcycle Grand Prix on the famous four-mile Guia street circuit. More>>

October 16th 2006
Three top five finishes for Steve at Bishopscourt

Steve rode to three top five finishes at Bishopscourt in Ireland on Sunday when he scored a fifth and fourth place in the two Superbike races and fifth in the Sunflower Trophy race. More>>

October 12th 2006
Steve rides at Bishopscourt

Steve makes a welcome return to the Emerald Isle for Saturday’s Sunflower meeting at Bishopscourt. He will be riding the AIM Racing Yamaha R1 using the track time to familiarise himself with the bike prior to the Macau Grand Prix in November. More>>

September 27th 2006

6 New images added to Steve's 2006 gallery.

September 26th 2006
Steve to ride in Supersport at Brands Hatch

Steve is to ride for MSS Discovery Kawasaki in the final two rounds of the British Supersport championship at Brands Hatch on Sunday to cover for their regular rider Pere Riba who is unavailable, as he has to attend the Misano test in Italy. More>>

September 11th 2006
World Endurance

As the rest of the British Superbike riders head to Silverstone for the penultimate round of the home series, Steve is travelling further afield to the South of France and the Magny Cours circuit where he will contest the 24-hour Bol d’Or World Endurance race for Kawasaki France. More>>

August 22nd 2006

Steve is at Magny Cours testing with Kawasaki Francefor the Bol D'Or next month.

Steve was the fastest rider in his team and third fastest overall.

August 12th 2006

Qualifying at Croft.
Steve will start Sunday's set of two races in round 10 of the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike championship at Croft from a lowly fifth row grid position after he could only managed to complete the session in 19th position.

July 18th 2006

Steve is to ride the Rizla Suzuki factory backed Superbike at Oulton Park this weekend. More>>

June 7th 2006
Mallory crash update.

Just in from Steve (from the Isle of Man)...
Steve went back to the hospital yesterday (Tuesday 6/6/06) and they assessed his injuries and said there was no need for surgery.

Steve will be having laser treatment to enhance the healing process and will obviously miss Snetterton next week but there is a slim chance he will be fit for Knockhill on July 16. Failing that it looks like Oulton Park on July 23rd. He says he is not going back on the bike until he is fully fit.

Steve would like to thank friends and fans for their support and good wishes, it is much appreciated.

June 1st 2006
Mallory Park Preview

Following the cancellation of the Irish round of the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike championship at Mondello Park because of torrential rain Team JJL/UKDiggers heads to Leicestershire for the sixth round of the series at Mallory Park on Sunday. More>>

May 12th
Second Row Start for Steve at the North West 200

Steve Plater will start tomorrow’s two Superbike races at the North West 200 from a second row grid position after posting the fourth fastest time around the 8.966-mile Triangle course on the north coast of Ireland. More>>

May 5th 2006
Mallory Test then Ireland

Following the Test day at Mallory on Friday Steve will travel to Ireland to take part in the North West 200 races where he will ride the factory backed Honda Fireblade in the two Superbike races and also contest the two Supersport races for Team Uel Duncan Racing aboard the Honda CBR600RR. Practise takes place on Tuesday and Thursday (May 9 & 11) with racing on Saturday, May 13.

April 21st 2006
LeMans - Latest

Following his successful weekend at Thruxton over the Easter break where he rode to a brace of strong points finishes on the JJL/UK diggers.com Honda Fireblade, Steve travelled to France where he is competing as part of a three man team for Kawasaki France in the Le Mans 24 hour race. More>>

March 2006
Steve parts company with Dienza and ...

will contest both the British Superbike and the British Supersport championships at Thruxton, in Hampshire over the Easter weekend deputising for an injured rider in the Supersport race. More>>

March 2006
Le Mans Test - 2

Spent most of last week down at Brian Simpson’s clinic getting my ankle fit to ride again. He’s done a brilliant job of getting the swelling down as it had grown to twice its normal size. In one week I’ve gone from not being able to put any weight on my foot to walking quite normal.
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March 2006
Charity Night

Last year I was invited to a charity night at the Bentley Hotel in Lincoln to raise money for cancer research. More>>

March 2006
Le Mans Test

Two days of testing the new Kawasaki ZX10 in preparation for the Le-Mans 24hr race is just what I needed to get myself up to pace on a Superbike after riding around on dirt-bikes all winter. More>>

3rd March 2006
Plater and Dienza Performance Reignite BSB Relationship

The Dienza Performance British Superbike Team has signed Steve Plater to compete for top honours in the 2006 Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The team will be running Dunlop-shod 2006 Kawasaki ZX-10R’s for the forthcoming season. More>>