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Plater to take on five races at North West 200


Published on Wednesday 24 February 2010 17:27

STEVE Plater has confirmed he will contest five races at this year's North West 200 event in Ireland in May.

He is already confirmed as riding the two Superbike and two Supersport races for HM Plant Honda and with the announcement of further practice time he has decided to also enter the Superstock event for the Lincolnshire based team.

Plans have just been finalised for the roads to be closed on the Thursday of practice week from 9.30am to 3pm to allow for extra track time for the competitors.

Although Steve Plater has been a regular competitor and multi race winner at the North West 200 he was pleased to see the extra practice time being made available to the riders this year.

He said: "Seasoned riders will be more relaxed and less likely to make mistakes, whilst rookie riders will have additional time on their own to get to know the course during daylight hours.

"I believe it's a very professional approach and provides a much safer competitor environment. With this in mind I have decided to contest the Superstock event as well as the other four races."

Plater, from Woodhall Spa, has just returned from a 10 day trip to South Africa where he spent his time completing some parade laps with Honda riding alongside Mick Grant and Phil Read at both Johannesburg and Cape Town.

"I really enjoyed the trip," said Plater. "I also completed 3,500 Kilometres on a road bike travelling between the two circuits and enjoying the sunshine."

After winning the British Supersport championship for HM Plant Honda last season, Plater has been retained by the team and will contest the North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT on the roads this year, plus the National Superstock championship which runs alongside the British Superbike championship.


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