Plater Becomes Prime Factors Racing Team Manager

Double Isle of Man TT winner and former British Supersport Championship winner Steve Plater has been named as the team manager for Prime Factors Racing as the squad enter their first road racing campaign at next year's North West 200 and Isle of Man TT, as well as stepping up to the Superbike class in the Endurance World Championship.

Plater, who currently fronts ITV4's TT coverage alongside Craig Doyle, Jamie Whitham and Steve Parrish, and is a development rider for Norton, will step into his new role at the Bol d'or in September.

Speaking to the media, Plater stated:

“This is a really exciting opportunity. I am looking forward to coming on-board with Prime Factors Racing and bringing my experience to this new chapter for the team. I've been involved in a managerial position with some various teams before, including the AIM team and Honda Racing, so I'm looking forward to working alongside Bruce (Chapman, team principal) who will no doubt be busy enough on the retail side of Prime Factors!

“Despite being a relatively new team, Prime Factors Racing has already shown their credentials by winning the British Endurance Championship and getting a strong start to their 2015 World endurance Championship and Le Mans.

“My first task will be to arrange our choice of machine, riders, tyres and the like for next year. We've got an idea of where we want to go so I'm looking forward to progressing this over the next few months.”

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