Philadelphia Sports Group - Celebrity Marketing Agency : Derek Daly

Derek Daly
Sports Caster, Professional Driver/Instructor

Category(ies):
Coaches
Leadership/Team Building
Motivation

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Derek Daly was born in Dublin Ireland in 1953. Derek went from working in the Iron Ore mines of Australia in 1973 to winning the Irish Formula Ford Championship 1975. Even after that success he lived on a school bus for a year before he won the British Formula Three Championship in 1977. That victory propelled Derek to the peak of open wheeled racing the Formula One world Championship. Derek Daly now owns and operates the Derek Daly Performance Driving Academy, which is one of the most advanced racing schools in the USA. Derek also works as a TV and radio personality covering motor sports for NBC Sports, CBS Sport, Fox, ESPN and Speed Channel.

Career Highlights:

Derek Daly's professional career spans over 17 years.
Derek Daly Formula One career spans 49 Grand Prix starts.
In 1980 Formula One world Championship he was ranked 10^th overall.
In 1983 Derek made his first of six starts at the Indianapolis 500.
In 1990 he won the prestigious Sebring 12 hour endurance race.
In 1991 he won the Sebring 12 hour endurance race a second time.

Derek went from working in the Ore mines of Australia to the pinnacle of motor sports in Formula one. He has made his lasting mark on the world over motor sports through hard work and determination. He came from the bottom to reach the top, his personal experience and shining personality and attitude are second to none.

Books:

Race to Win: How to Become a Complete Champion Driver

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