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Verena Mei

Verena Mei
Verena Mei at the Sno*Drift 2012
Verena Mei

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

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. ^ a b c d "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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