The Doha Eight Hour Race, which is the final race in the 2007 QMMF Endurance FIM World Championship, will roar into action on Saturday, November 10th at the Losail circuit in Qatar.
As well as being the final round of the year it also marks an important precedent, as it will be the first ever Endurance World Championship race staged at Losail.
Currently in sixth place the English Phase One team comprising of Steve Plater, Glen Richards and Warwick Nowland will be looking for a strong result to end their season on a high note. The team rode to fourth place at the Bol D'Or in September and will be looking to build on this result next time out although they cannot mathematically finish higher than third in the overall championship.
“I am looking forward to riding with the Phase One team,” said Plater, “I have been riding a Yamaha R1 all season so shouldn't have any problem adjusting to the bike. It will be a new experience for all of us as this is the first time the World Endurance series has visited Losail so the only riders to have a bit of an advantage will be the local boys.”
Following the Endurance race Plater will head straight to Macau where he will be reunited with his AIM Yamaha R1 to contest the Macau GP. Last year he picked up the race win seeing off competition from the hard charging Michael Rutter.
