▁television ▁present er ▁for ▁the ▁Speed ▁Channel ▁and ▁ESP N ▁and ▁former ▁racing ▁driver . ▁A lain ' s ▁main ▁career ▁was ▁in ▁sports ▁car ▁end urance ▁racing ▁along ▁with ▁Formula ▁One . ▁He ▁has ▁hosted ▁numerous ▁shows ▁on ▁Speed , ▁including ▁Leg ends ▁of ▁Mot ors port , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁network ' s ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁Good wood ▁Festival ▁of ▁Speed . ▁He ▁also ▁hosted ▁Vict ory ▁By ▁Design , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁drove ▁v int age ▁racing ▁cars ▁and ▁talked ▁about ▁their ▁history . ▁Currently , ▁de ▁C aden et ▁hosts ▁the ▁Vel ocity ▁Channel ▁show ▁Renaissance ▁Man , ▁a ▁history ▁programme ▁whose ▁coverage ▁includes ▁cars , ▁motor cy cles , ▁the ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁Mer lin ▁engine ▁and ▁racing ▁at ▁Mon aco . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁De ▁C aden et ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Max ime ▁de ▁C aden et , ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Air ▁Force , ▁and ▁his ▁English ▁first ▁wife ▁Val erie . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁F ram ling ham ▁College . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁reputation ▁building ▁and ▁driving ▁his ▁own ▁sports ▁pro tot ypes , ▁taking ▁on ▁works ▁teams ▁and ▁occasionally ▁be ating ▁them . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁finished ▁ 3 rd ▁overall ▁at ▁the ▁Le ▁Mans . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁with ▁co - driver ▁Des ir é ▁Wilson , ▁he ▁won ▁two ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Sport scar ▁Championship ▁— the ▁Mon za ▁ 1 0