Verena Mei

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Verena Mei
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Verena Mei at the Sno*Drift 2012
Born
Pearl City, Hawaii, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Model, rally car driver
Known forFirst female to win the Redline Time Attack Series; Rally America B-Spec National Champion
Verena Mei
Personal information
Years active2002–present
Sport
SportRally racing
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Verena Mei

Verena Mei (born in Pearl City, Hawaii) [1] is a Chinese-American model and rally car driver. [2]

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Modeling and acting career

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

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

  1. ↑ "Bio". Verena Mei. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Racecar Driver Verena Mei Just Won't Slow Down". Character Media. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Reyes-Velarde, Alejandra (2 December 2017). "LA Auto Show 2017: Women raise their profile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Verena Mei at IMDb
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