H M Plant Honda’s Steve Plater took the championship lead in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport category after taking the race win at the fifth round at Snetterton this weekend.
Returning from further Isle of Man TT success the Woodhall Spa rider continued his success by taking his second win of the season in the British championship.  Aided by the retirement of Billy McConnell, Plater now leads the championship by 23 points.
“Final qualifying was damp because of an earlier shower but it almost dried out towards the end so I went out to see what the conditions were like. I was the fastest out there but no way could I post a faster time as there were still a couple of damp patches that could easily catch you out.  I was happy enough with a front row start as its all about getting off the line quickly and sticking with the front pack.”
After sitting in fourth place at the first corner Plater started making his move a couple of laps later picking each rider off one by one.  Not long after he took the lead the race was red flagged on lap 13, declaring the results due to completing over two-thirds of the race distance.
Plater said: “That was a perfect result for me, I got my head down and made a much better first lap and then cracked on and managed to get past Westmoreland on the Triumph.”
“I settled down to reel in Billy McConnell who was unfortunate to eventually retire with a clutch problem.  Its mega for me to not just win but to get a maximum haul of points so that I am now leading the championship.”