Given the question: Facts: - updated: january 14 , 2015 - birth date: 02 october 1982 - name: ryan verra - nationality: canadian - image: file : usf2000 headshot of ryan verra.jpg - birth place: calgary , alberta , canada Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ryan verra .
The answer is:
ryan verra is a canadian entrepreneur and professional race car driver from calgary .in 2014 he became the first canadian driver to race in the formula 3 brasil series , earning 2 podium finishes for the season and becoming the first canadian with a podium finish in brazil since jacques villeneuve in 1997 .