Verena Mei
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Verena Mei (born in Pearl City, Hawaii)[1] is a Chinese-American model and rally car driver.[2]
Modeling and acting career
[edit]Mei began her career as a poster model for tire companies.[3] Mei is credited with minor appearances in Carolina, Rush Hour 2, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.[4]
Racing career
[edit]In 2002, Mei entered a stunt driving school and earned a professional competition drag racing license.[2] Mei competed in Formula Drift for five years and became the first female to win the Redline Time Attack Series.[2]
In 2012, Mei won the Rally America B-Spec National Championship together with co-driver Leanna Junnila in their first year of competition, becoming the first all-female team to ever win a national title in the history of Rally America.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bio". Verena Mei. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Racecar Driver Verena Mei Just Won't Slow Down". Character Media. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Reyes-Velarde, Alejandra (2 December 2017). "LA Auto Show 2017: Women raise their profile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Verena Mei at IMDb
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1981 births
- Female models from Hawaii
- Actresses from Hawaii
- Racing drivers from Hawaii
- American rally drivers
- Drifting drivers
- Formula D drivers
- Living people
- American television personalities
- American women television personalities
- Sportspeople from Honolulu County, Hawaii
- 21st-century American women
- American female racing drivers
- People from Pearl City, Hawaii