{"id":370810,"date":"2026-04-09T07:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/370810\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:14:10","slug":"supercars-team-boss-explains-nasty-home-renovation-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/370810\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars team boss explains nasty home renovation injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018Dutto\u2019 tore the bicep off his left arm while working on the build of a house in the break between Supercars events.<\/p>\n

The Red Bull Ampol Racing boss said he heard two large snaps and initially thought he\u2019d broken the arm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m building a house, because I\u2019ve got time for that. That\u2019s why it\u2019s taken up to six years now,\u201d Dutton chuckled to Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was climbing up a ladder, carrying a skylight frame that I\u2019d designed and produced at Triple Eight\u2019s manufacturing facility, as you do.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably safest to do it as a three-person lift, just for the awkwardness, more than the weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I\u2019d give it a crack myself on a Sunday evening, as the sun was going down. I overloaded my left arm and ripped the bicep tendon off the bone.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat happened on the Sunday and I had surgery on the Wednesday, where they drill a hole and tie it back on, more or less, and here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dutton said he faces a lengthy road to a full recovery but that it won\u2019t impact his role at Triple Eight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking\u2019s fine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very, very lucky, that the pain is very low, I\u2019ve just got to be mindful of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said it\u2019s about six months before you can fully load it, but obviously there\u2019ll be progression up until that point.\u201d<\/p>\n


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