• Member Bio
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  Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
  
  Birthdate: March 11th 1953
  
  Full name: Derek Patrick Daly
  
  Current Residence: Noblesville, Indiana
  
  High School and college: HS-Terenure, No College
  
  Wife/children: Rhonda, Conor (15) Colin (12) Christian (10)
  
  What do you do for SPEED: F1
  
  Past jobs: Laborer in Iron Ore Mines in Australia-Body shop, Dublin.
  
  Resume: Raced for 17 yrs-TV for 20 years-founded Consulting/Training company, MotorVation.
  
  Worst moment in your career: Crashed Michigan Speedway 1984
  
  Favorite movie: Top Gun
  
  Favorite song: The Chain-Fleetwood Mac
  
  Favorite sport: motorsports-NFL
  
  Favorite driver/rider: Senna
  
  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be: Israel
  
  What do you love the most about your job: Energized freedom
  
  Describe a typical day in your life: Hectic
  
  Hobbies: My wife and sons
  
  What was your first car: NSU Prinz
  
  Have you ever competed in a race, amateur or professionally: for 17 years
  
  Your dream car: Aston Martin
  
  One thing most people don’t know about you: I read the Koran in Muhammad Ali’s house
  
  Do you have a favorite saying or philosophy: Concentrate on the process...not the result
  
  Heather Locklear or Pamela Anderson? Neither
  
  Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino? Pacino
  
  Coke or Pepsi? Coke
  
  Ford or Chevy? Chevy
  
  CAREER HISTORY:
  
  Professional driver for 17 years, racing in Formula One, CART and World Sports Car for Williams Grand Prix Engineering, BMW, Nissan and TWR Jaguar among others … won the 12 Hours of Sebring twice in first two entries … won Formula Ford Championship in 1975 … won British Formula Three Championship in 1977 … 49 Grand Prix starts … six Indianapolis 500 starts … served as color commentator for Australia’s Network Ten national coverage of the Surfer’s Paradise CART event … worked for ESPN beginning in 1985 … opened Derek Daly Performance Driving Academy in 1996
  
  Hobbies: Private flying, old cars and go-karting … enjoys NFL football