• Member Bio
• Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia
  
  Birthdate: March 1971
  
  Full name: Leigh Diffey
  
  Current Residence: Atlanta, Georgia
  
  High School and college: Corinda High & Griffith University (Australia)
  
  Wife/children: Michaela (Wife)
  
  What do you do for SPEED: Host/Play by Play for ALMS & Rolex Sportscar Series
  
  Past jobs: Before TV, I was a Physical Education Teacher at Ipswich Grammar School in Australia. I taught for less than 3 years - I could not handle the kids being taller than me! No seriously, great job, it is just that a better one (TV) came along. I also worked in a Gym and going through school and university I picked Tomatoes and Grapes on a small farm in my hometown.
  
  Resume:
  2006/2005 – Network Ten Australia
  Host/Play by Play – Formula 1, V8 Supercars
  Host – Sports Tonight
  
  2004/2003 - SPEED
  Host/Play by Play – ALMS, Rolex Series, SPEED World Challenge, Trans-Am, Star Mazda, Busch North Series
  Host – SPEED News
  
  2002 – CART International TV
  Play by Play – CART World Series, Barber Dodge Pro Series
  
  2001/2000 – BBC Sport (London)
  Play by Play – Superbike World Championship
  Host – WRC (Great Britain)
  
  1999 – 1996 – Network Ten Australia
  Host/Play by Play – V8 Supercars, CART World Series, Superbike & Motorcycle World Championships
  Reporter – Sports Tonight
  
  Working for networks like SPEED, Ten and the BBC has allowed me to see some amazing places and events. To broadcast from Le Mans, the Indianapolis 500 and British F1 Grand Prix has been an incredible privilege. Commentating with legends like Barry Sheene was both a highlight and an honor.
  
  Worst moment in your career: Crashing a TTR 90 in a Celebrity Race in front of 10,000 spectators at the Supercross Masters in Brisbane (2005). I broke my leg and felt like a goose. The scar on my leg reminds me everyday that little bikes are for little people!
  
  Favorite movie: The Natural (Robert Redford)
  
  Favorite song: Me & My Monkey, Robbie Williams
  
  Favorite sport: Other than Motorsport it is definitely Golf.
  
  Favorite driver/rider: Michael Andretti (Driver) & Daryl Beattie (Rider)
  
  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be: Russia and The Ukraine
  
  What do you love the most about your job: It does not feel like a real one! Travelling regularly and working with friends is a huge bonus. No one weekend at the track is ever the same, so work is never boring.
  
  Describe a typical day in your life: If it is not a travel/work day, I like to wake when I want (normally around 7am) and start the day with a cup of tea and Vegemite on toast. I watch the morning news and check email and internet. That is about the aspect that is a constant…every day is different. I enjoy hanging out with my wife and we try to do some form of exercise and if it is a true "free" day I will try to find a victim to play golf with me. More often than not it is Calvin Fish and he whips my butt every time.
  
  Hobbies: Golf, Dirt Bike Riding and Movies
  
  What was your first car: 1972 Burnt Orange Toyota Corolla (it was my sisters old car!)
  
  Have you ever competed in a race, amateur or professionally: I raced dirt bikes as a kid/teenager. A very obvious lack of talent led me to "retire early".
  
  Your dream car: 1968 Mercedes 280 SL Convertible
  
  One thing most people do not know about you: I used to bake Carrot Cakes to pay for my gas. I was trying to get into TV and had several part-time jobs…that was one of them.
  
  Do you have a favorite saying or philosophy: "Oh Yeah"
  
  Heather Locklear or Pamela Anderson? That is easy…..
  
  Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino? DeNiro for sure…He was a legend before "Meet the Fockers", but that just took him to a whole new level for me!
  
  Coke or Pepsi? Coke
  
  Ford or Chevy? Mercedes
  
  CAREER HISTORY
  
  Extensive motor sports television career, including work on Formula One, World Rally, MotoGP, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Australian V8 Supercars, ALMS, World Superbike, Rally of Great Britain Champcars