Fastest racer woman died while tried to break own record
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Fastest racer woman died Tuesday trying to break her own land-speed record in Oregon. Jessi Combs was known as the world’s “fastest woman on four wheels.” In the Oregon desert, she died as she was trying to beat her own record. She was 39.
The race car driver and television star Jessi Combs died while driving her jet-powered car, a North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger, in the Alvord Desert.
“It is with extreme grief, and in celebration of her life that her family and close friends share that race car driver, and TV personality Jessi Combs, passed away in a fatal crash, as she pursued setting a land speed record in the North American Eagle on August, 27th 2019 on a dry lake bed in Oregon,” a spokesperson for Combs family says Yahoo Entertainment. “The details of the crash have not been released at this time.”
Combs dubbed the “fastest woman on four wheels,” hosted shows including All Girls Garage, Overhaulin’ and a season of Discovery’s MythBusters. Last year, she appeared in an episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. She was a performance driver for films and commercials, but her passion was competitive driving.
Fastest racer woman dead, but she’ll stay alive in minds
However, without any details of this terrible accident, her loving personality has made many hearts sad for her death.
“Jessi’s bright smile, positivity, and tenacious pursuit of her dreams inspired everyone who met her. Her drive and spirit were infectious, and she served as a role model for young girls and women around the world,” the family’s declaration continues. “People that loved her and followed her became family, all bonded together by adventure and passion. Her fans adored her, and she lived to inspire them. Jessi’s most notable dream was to become the fastest woman on Earth, a dream she had been chasing since 2012. Combs was one of the rare dreamers with the bravery to turn those possibilities into reality, and she left this earth driving faster than any other woman in history.”
Jessi was circled by family and friends at the time of her passing. “Jessi lived fearlessly and her legacy lives on in the countless lives she touched,” her family concludes.
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Jessi Combs was born in Rockerville, South Dakota, on July 27, 1980, the daughter of Jamie Combs and Nina Darrington. In 2004, Combs graduated from WyoTech in the Collision & Refinishing Core Program, as well as the Street Rod Fabrication and Custom Fabrication and High-Performance Powertrain programs, all at the head of her class.
In 2013, Combs broke the four-wheeled women’s land speed record at about 393 mph in her 52,000-horsepower, 56-foot-long, North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger.
Fastest racer woman died but she is survived by her parents, siblings, step-siblings, and love Terry Madden. He shared news of the “horrific accident” on Instagram Wednesday, writing, “I was the first one there and trust me we did everything humanly possible to save her!!”
In 2016, she broke her own record at 440 mph too. Both achievements were on the dried lake bed of the Alvord Desert. Last year’s attempt to break her record ended early, although she hit a top speed of 483 mph prior to mechanical problems.
A celebration of her life in being planned and a foundation is being created to continue her efforts to empower women and young girls to follow their dreams.
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