{"id":425476,"date":"2026-05-13T11:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/425476\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:05:20","slug":"supercars-news-matt-payne-on-mend-after-mountain-bike-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/425476\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Matt Payne on mend after mountain bike accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Payne at the Christchurch Super440. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

The team has confirmed to Speedcafe that Payne suffered a wrist injury while training in Victoria just over a week ago.<\/p>\n

Payne has since been undergoing rehabilitation on the wrist ahead of the resumption of the championship at Symmons Plains on May 22-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatt fell off his pushbike in a training accident and hurt his wrist bracing himself in the fall,\u201d Grove CEO Brenton Grove confirmed to Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no worry that he won\u2019t be right for Tassie. He\u2019s going through his own personal rehab and training.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a team perspective we\u2019re not that much involved because it\u2019s relatively low impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re business as usual focusing on getting ready for Tassie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grove dismissed any suggestion of a repeat of the dramatic scenes at Sandown in 2021 when Shane van Gisbergen made a painful early return from injury.<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen strapped into his Triple Eight Holden just two weeks after breaking his collarbone and cracking three ribs in a mountain bike accident<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Kiwi raced from 17th on the grid in the opening race to score one of the most memorable victories of his Supercars career.<\/p>\n

Payne is part of a new wave of Kiwi stars and will head to Tasmania following two wins on home soil last time out at Ruapuna.<\/p>\n

The Sunday victory came as part of a one-two finish with teammate Kai Allen, who had scored his maiden career win two days earlier.<\/p>\n

Payne currently sits third in the championship, his form seemingly unaffected by ongoing speculation over a mooted move to General Motors.<\/a><\/p>\n


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