British Superbike Championship Round13 – Brands Hatch, England Sunday 14 October Down to the wire An exciting final round showdown of the World Superbike Championship will be followed by what promises to be an equally exciting final of the 2007 Bennetts British Superbike Championship next weekend. The final two races of the season at Brands Hatch in Kent will see championship leader Ryuichi Kiyonari battle it out with British favourites Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam for this year’s title. Bennetts supported James Toseland – the new World Superbike Champion – will be there to watch the action on Sunday 14 October and to present the trophy to the new Bennetts British Superbike Champion. Championship standings: 1 R. Kiyonari 404; 2 J. Rea 367; 3 L. Haslam 363; 4 G. Lavilla 318; 5 S. Byrne 283; More, from a press release issued by Steve Plater’s publicist: STEVE PLATER HEADS TO BRANDS HATCH FOR BSB FINALE Woodhall Spa ace Steve Plater 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. The 35-year-old Lincolnshire rider will be looking to bring his current campaign to a successful conclusion with two strong finishes in the set of two 30-lap races on the short Indy circuit on Sunday. As the season has progressed so has the development of the AIM Yamaha R1 Superbike and this reflects in the results from the previous few races in which Plater scored a run of points finishes with two ninth places and a tenth from his last three races. The weekend commences with two free practise sessions on Friday followed by a third on Saturday morning. Qualifying takes place on Saturday afternoon to establish the grid positions. Race one gets underway at noon and the season finale to determine the 2007 British Superbike champion is scheduled for a 2.50pm start. Although this is the final round of the British Superbike championship, the season is not quite over for Steve who is to return to Macau in November to race in the annual Macau Grand Prix, which he won for AIM Yamaha in 2006.