If Jalopnik had a cable talk show, actress, model and Pro Sport Compact driver, Verena Mei would feature prominently on the "Women We Love" segment. Mei, a Hawaii native, who recently became the first Asian-American woman to earn an NHRA Pro Competition Drag Racing license (she's done a 7.5 second quarter-mile in a super-gas Firebird), started out as a tradeshow model.
Not content to stand around while the guys got all the glory, she enrolled in The Motion Picture Stunt Driving School in Palmdale, CA, and, subsequently, the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School in Pomona. Recently, she turned pro, competing in two Formula-D drifting events, with sponsors such as Nissan Motorsports and Yokohama tires. We'll be watching her in 2005, you can bet on it.
Continental Drifting: Star Girl Racer Verena Mei [G4 Tech TV]
Verena Mei [Team Star Girl Racing]
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