GROVE RACING APPOINTS JUNIOR TALENT AS RACE ENGINEER FOR PAYNE

Grove Racing is pleased to confirm the appointment of young talent, Jack Bell as Race Engineer for Matthew Payne in the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship.

Bell, a recent graduate of Monash University has been working with Grove Racing as Race Engineer alongside Payne in the Super2 program throughout 2022. The pairing enjoyed success together with Payne finishing 3rd overall in his 2023 Super2 season.

Bell also stood out when supporting the main game team at multiple rounds as Data Engineer, as well as Carrera Cup and Porsche GT in addition to his Super2 duties through the duration of the 2022 Supercars season.

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Stephen Grove, Team Owner said: “Jack possesses the skills and talent required to be a successful Race Engineer. His maturity and approach make him the ideal choice for this role, together with the depth of our engineering team, I look forward to the results Jack and Matt can achieve.”

“Grove Racing have a strong focus on building young talent through our Junior Program that covers not just the identifying and developing race car drivers, but all disciplines – including engineering, mechanical, commercial and marketing elements within the race team.”

David Cauchi, Team Principal Penrite Racing said: “Jack is a terrific young guy, and he has been an asset to Grove Racing since he started with us.”

“His composure and dedication to his work impressed us all from day one. It only seems like a natural progression for him to take on the responsibility as Matt’s Race Engineer in main game and we are proud to support this.

“It is a big step up, but we have no doubt that Jack will do an outstanding job,” stated Cauchi.

Jack Bell, Race Engineer for Matthew Payne said: “I can’t thank everyone at Grove Racing enough for the opportunity. The support provided by the whole team from engineering to mechanics to management has been instrumental in my learning and development over 2022.

“There will be increased pressure for sure, but I know I have the right team around me to succeed and I am eager to contribute to what will be an exciting season as we welcome GEN3.”

CONTACT:
Alison Powell | PR, Media, Marketing Coordinator | Grove Racing
alisonp@grovegroup.com.au
+61 0542 518 061