OnCars.com Showcases Derek Daly In "Rev - The Ragged Edge"

Noblesville, January 4, 2009: OnCars.com's Executive Producer Rick Graves has released the seventh episode of the innovative new-media racing video program "Rev". The chapter, based on career challenges associated with professional motorsports, is entitled "The Ragged Edge", and showcases well-known former F1/IndyCar driver, media commentator, educator and motorsports businessman Derek Daly.

The episode was taped at Sebring earlier this year, and offers a rare, and thought-provoking opportunity, to examine Daly's personal motivations regarding the growth of his career from its earliest days in Ireland, to F1, and subsequently on to IndyCar.

Please click the image below to view the episode.

About Derek Daly

Daly went from being a laborer in the iron ore mines of Australia in 1973 to winning the Irish Formula Ford Championship in 1975. He won the British Formula Three Championship in 1977, catapulting him into the Formula One World Championship. His Formula One career spanned 49 Grand Prix starts. He was ranked 10th in the World Championship in 1980. In 1983, he made his first of 6 starts at the Indianapolis 500. In 1984, Derek survived one of the worst on track crashes ever seen at the Michigan International Speedway. He spent three years in therapy. After recovering he won the prestigious Sebring 12 hour and won it again in 1991. He retired from competition in 1992. After a long career in motorsports broadcasting he received the Joules Goux Award from Moet & Chandon champagne for his outstanding contributions to motorsports television. He was also nominated in the same year for an Ace Award by ESPN. In December 2000, Derek received the prestigious Hall of Fame Award from “MotorSport Ireland” for his leadership of Irish motorsport.

About OnCars' Rick Graves

Graves is the Executive Producer and Creative Director for OnCars.com. As one of the advertising world's leading automobile photographers, with clients that include Jaguar, Porsche, Cadillac, Mercedes, Infiniti, Acura, Honda, Toyota and Goodyear, Graves is an authority in capturing the essence of high-energy action photography. He graduated from the prestigious Art Center College of Design at the top of his class in 1984. With a passion for racing and all things mechanical, Graves began creating his unique, distinctive style and built an impressive portfolio while working for editorial clients like Motor Trend, Road and Track, Racer, and Sports Car International.