Former British Superbike star and TT lap record holder Steve Plater has signed to manage the Prime Factors Racing World Endurance team in readiness for a step up in class next season.

Having secured the 2014 British Endurance Championship, Prime Factors Racing stepped up to the Superstock class in the FIM Endurance World Championship for 2015, enjoying a point scoring finish in their opening race at the iconic Le Mans 24hr.

Looking to take another massive step forward in 2016, the Surrey based team will be entering the blue riband Superbike class (including the Suzuka Eight-Hours as well as making their debut at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT.

“This is a really exciting opportunity. I’m 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 – who will no doubt be busy enough on the retail side of Prime Factors,” said Plater.

“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 at Le Mans.

“My first tasks 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. Then it will be my job to ensure we’re shipshape for every race and keeping the staff happy, which is a vital part of ensuring that we achieve our goals for 2016.”