Editing Leigh Diffey (section)

== Early career: Network Ten and BBC ==
Diffey grew up in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], where he briefly raced motorcycles with his friend [[Daryl Beattie]], who eventually became a professional motorcycle racer.<ref name="Unique">{{cite web|url=https://www.motoring.com.au/uniquely-diffey-43279/|title=Uniquely Diffey|work=Motoring|last=Hallenbeck|first=Todd|date=3 May 2014|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref> Diffey worked as a physical education teacher<ref name="Rust">{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportshub.com/rust-content-ahead-of-final-supercars-event/|title=Rust content ahead of final Supercars event|work=Motorsports Hub|date=22 November 2017|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081715/https://www.motorsportshub.com/rust-content-ahead-of-final-supercars-event/|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> at [[Ipswich Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racer.com/f1/item/57174-leigh-diffey-on-f1-cover-me-up|title=Leigh Diffey on F1: Cover me up...|last=Diffey|first=Leigh|work=[[Racer (magazine)|Racer]]|publisher=Racer Media & Marketing Inc.|date=1 March 2013|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061253/http://www.racer.com/f1/item/57174-leigh-diffey-on-f1-cover-me-up|archive-date=4 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Meanwhile, he began working in motorsports broadcasting; his first job came in 1990 at the age of 19, calling Ipswich Motorcycle Club racing at Tivoli Raceway. In 1995 he left his teacher job to pursue a full-time career in sports television.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.indycar.com/News/2012/11-November/11-16-Diffey-to-call-races-on-NBC-Sports-Network|title=Diffey Readies to Transfer His Energy to Broadcasts|last=Lewandowski|first=Dave|work=IndyCar.com|publisher=Brickyard Trademarks, Inc.|date=16 November 2012|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref>

After two years with the [[Australian Super Touring Championship]] broadcasting team for [[Network Ten]], Diffey became the [[Supercars Championship|V8 Supercars]] lead announcer in 1997, partnering with [[Greg Rust]],<ref name="Rust"/> [[Barry Sheene]], [[Bill Woods]] and [[Mark Oastler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2011/01/07/mark-oastler/|title=Mark Oastler|work=Speedcafe.com|date=7 January 2011|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref> He also covered the [[12 Hours of Sebring]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.motorsport.com/alms/news/australian-sebring-telecast/1794611/|title=Australian Sebring Telecast|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|date=29 March 2000}}</ref> an event for he would call for a total of ten years.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=leighdiffey|author=Leigh Diffey|number=977350633094303747|date=23 March 2018|title=Maybe mate. I did Sebring for 10 years ... haven't been in ages but look forward to the next visit ... awesome event 👍}}</ref>

Diffey moved to the [[United Kingdom]] in 2000, where he worked as the lead commentator of the [[Superbike World Championship]] and presented coverage of the [[World Rally Championship]] for the [[BBC]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://speedcafe.com/leigh-diffey-preparing-for-career-highlight-at-indianapolis-500/ |title=Leigh Diffey preparing for career highlight at Indianapolis 500 |author=Brett Murray |website=Speedcafe |date=24 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="NBC2012Press">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/press-releases/veteran-motorsports-voices-leigh-diffey-davis-hobbs-and-steve-machett-to-call-formula-one-for-nbc-sports-group/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129033549/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/press-releases/veteran-motorsports-voices-leigh-diffey-davis-hobbs-and-steve-machett-to-call-formula-one-for-nbc-sports-group/|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2017|title=Veteran Motorsports Voices Leigh Diffey, Davis [''sic''] Hobbs and Steve Machett to Call Formula One for NBC Sports Group|work=NBC Sports|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=15 November 2012|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> working alongside [[Steve Parrish]] and [[Suzi Perry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d9a1275cad8d4314899699d8f2216545|title=SundayGrandstand|work=BBC|date=9 September 2001|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref>