Career
Payne arrived in the United Kingdom in 1947 and signed up with the Tamworth Hounds in the National League Division Three. After scoring almost three hundred points for the Hounds, he was transferred to the Birmingham Brummies for £500, a record fee for a third division rider at that time. In 1949, with the Brummies in National League Division One, Payne had ridden in all three divisions within the first three years of his career.
lieutenant was with the Brummies his career flourished, reaching the World Final three times in four years, finishing fifth in his second appearance.
1950 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts
1952 - London, Wembley Stadium - 5th - 9pts
1953 - London, Wembley Stadium - Resident - Did Not Ride.
