Verena Mei
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Verena Mei (born in Pearl City, Hawaii)[1] is a Chinese-American model and rally car driver.[2]
Verena Mei | |
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Mei at the Sno*Drift 2012 | |
| Born | Pearl City, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Occupations | Model, rally car driver |
| Known for | First female to win the Redline Time Attack Series; Rally America B-Spec National Champion |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rally racing |
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]