Jessi Combs

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Jessica "Jessi" Combs (born July 27, 1980 in Rockerville , South Dakota ; † August 27, 2019 in the Alvord Desert , Oregon ) was an American racing driver , presenter and metal worker . She holds the absolute land speed record for women as well as the land speed record in four-wheeled vehicles, which is why they as fastest woman in the world as well as fastest woman on four wheels ( German  , fastest woman on four wheels' ) applies.

Life

Jessi Combs was born to Jamie Combs and Nina Darrington in Rockerville, South Dakota. Her siblings were Kelly Combs, Austin Darrington and Danielle Theis as well as the two stepsisters Rebeka Hall and Arielle Hall. Her great-grandmother was Nina DeBow, a jazz pianist who raced with Stanley Steamers . When Jessi Combs was two years old, the family moved to Piedmond , South Dakota . In 1998 she graduated from Stevens High School .

In 2004, Jessi Combs graduated from the Wyoming Technical Institute in the Collision & Refinishing Core Program, as well as in the subjects of Street Rod Fabrication , Custom Fabrication and High Performance Powertrain . In the sixth episode of the first season of Overhaulin ' Jessi was briefly seen as a student at WyoTech. After graduating, WyoTech took on her and a fellow student as an employee in the marketing department. You should build a car from scratch within six months to showcase at the SEMA show .

For the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2017, Jessi Combs was the first woman ever to be named "Grand Marshal" in the event's 77-year history.

In June 2020, the Guinness Book of Records confirmed the speed of 841.338 km / h driven by Jessi Combs on the day of her fatal accident and posthumously declared her the "fastest woman in the world".

Deadly accident

Jessi Combs died on August 27, 2019, at the age of 39, in a serious accident with the North American Eagle Project in a new attempt to break the land speed record in Oregon's Alvord Desert .

Damage to one of the front wheels was identified as the cause of the accident after the vehicle collided, presumably, with an unknown object in the desert at around 550 mph (885 km / h). Combs died from the effects of blunt violence in the head area and was already dead when their vehicle went up in flames.

watch TV

Between 2005 and 2009, she co-hosted over 90 episodes on Xtreme 4x4 on Spike TV . After an accident on the set, Combs announced in February 2008 that she was leaving Xtreme 4x4 .

In 2008, Jessi Combs replaced the pregnant Kari Byron in twelve episodes of the seventh season of MythBusters .

In October 2011, Combs began recording for the award-winning AOL auto blog show The List: 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die ( English for: The List: 1001 things to do on / with the car before you die ). In more recent episodes, Combs is supported by her co-host Patrick McIntyre.

Between October 2011 and October 2014, Combs was one of the presenters for All Girls Garage on Velocity TV . In this program, women repair and tune classic cars .

As of May 2012, Combs co-hosted alongside Chris Jacobs on the sixth season of Overhaulin ' on Velocity and the Discovery Channel .

In 2016 she co- hosted How to Build ... Everything on the Science Channel .

In 2018, Combs appeared on the short-lived talk show Break Room on the Discovery Channel.

Motorsport

The North American Eagle

As a racing driver, Jessi Combs successfully took part in many races.

  • 2011: SCORE Baja 1000 , 2nd place Class 10
  • 2014: Ultra 4 Stampede, 1st place in Legends Class
  • 2014: Ultra 4 Glen Helen Grand Prix, 2nd place Spec Class
  • 2014: Ultra 4 American Rock Sports Challenge, 3rd place Spec Class
  • 2014: Ultra 4 Western Region Series, 1st place Spec Class
  • 2014: Ultra 4 National Championship, 1st place Spec Class
  • 2014: Ultra 4 King of the Hammers, 1st place Spec Class
  • 2015: SCORE Baja 1000, 2nd place Class 7
  • 2015: Rallye Aicha des Gazelles, 1st place First Participation (first participant), 10th place overall
  • 2016: Ultra 4 King of the Hammers, 1st place EMC Modified Class
  • 2017: Ultra 4 King of the Hammers, 12th place in 4400 Class

On October 9, 2013, Combs set a new land speed record for women on four wheels with the North American Eagle Supersonic Speed ​​Challenger in the Alvord Desert . The official reading was 398,954 mph (632 km / h) with a top speed of 440,709 mph (709 km / h). She topped the 48-year-old women's record of 308.51 mph set by Lee Breedlove in 1965. On September 7, 2016, Combs improved in the North American Eagle to a top speed of 477.59 mph (768.61 km / h). She did not succeed in breaking the speed record of stunt woman Kitty O'Neil from 1976.

On the day of her accident, Jessi Combs was driving at 531.889 mph (855.992 km / h), a good 19 mph faster than Kitty O'Neil. The speed of 841.338 km / h was accepted by the Guinness Book of Records in June 2020 and Jessi Combs was posthumously recognized as the “fastest woman in the world” with a new land speed record .

Foundation, endowment

The Jessi Combs Foundation was established by the Jessi Combs family. The aim is to inspire and encourage women to take training in manufacturing and mechanical engineering .

The Petersen Automotive Museum showed the special exhibition "Jessi Combs: Life at full speed" between 22nd and 25th September 2019 with free admission, the exhibition is also the starting shot for "The Jessi Combs Foundation". Instead of the entrance fees, the visitors were asked for donations, which flowed directly into the foundation's assets. Due to the high number of visitors, the exhibition was extended until October 3, 2019.

Quotes

Two days before her death, Jessi Combs posted a photo on social media with the North American Eagle and the words:

“It may seem a little crazy to walk directly into the line of fire ... those who are willing, are those who achieve great things.

People say I'm crazy. I say thank you;) "

“It may seem a little crazy to be right in the line of fire ... those who are willing to do so are those who do great things.

People say I'm crazy. I say thank you for that. ;) "

- Jessi Combs : instagram.com

“So sad to hear about Jessi. She was a badass. Always pushing limits. Sending smiles into the universe for her. "

- Kari Byron : twitter.com

Web links

Commons : Jessi Combs  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Professional driver and TV host Jessi combs dies on abcnews.go.com, accessed August 29, 2019
  2. ↑ a b Combs races to the top of cycling world , Rapid City Journal of August 7, 2017 at newspapers.com, accessed on August 29, 2019
  3. ↑ a b c Fastest Woman On Four Wheels Jessi Combs Killed In Jet-Car Crash on jalopnik.com, accessed August 29, 2019
  4. ↑ Jessi Combs: US racing driver given female speed record in 2019 fatal crash on bbc.com, accessed June 29, 2020
  5. ↑ Jessi Combs Official Website. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Jessica McBride: Jessi Combs' Family & Boyfriend: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b Deb Holland: Black Hills native first woman grand marshal. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Jessi Combs Official Website. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Announcing Jessi Combs as the Grand Marshal on sturgismotorcyclerally.com, accessed August 30, 2019
  10. ↑ a b Fastest land speed record (female) on guinnessworldrecords.com, accessed on June 29, 2020
  11. ↑ Cause of Jessi Combs fatal crash released on roadandtrack.com, accessed November 22, 2019
  12. ↑ Jessi Combs fatal jet car crash was caused by front wheel failure on dailymail.co.uk, accessed November 22, 2019
  13. ↑ Chris Teague: Jessi Combs Sits Down And Drops Knowledge About Herself. November 4, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Jessi Combs Named Spokesperson For WyoTech. July 30, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Jessi Combs - MythBusters Cast. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
  16. ↑ The List - 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die on autoblog.com, accessed August 29, 2019
  17. ↑ Science Channel: How to build everything sneak peak on ew.com, accessed on August 29, 2019
  18. ↑ Driver-Racer on jessicombs.com, accessed on August 29, 2019
  19. ↑ Warn graces all podiums during Ultra4 2006 Nitto King of the hammers week at warnindustries.wpcomstaging.com, accessed August 29, 2019
  20. ↑ Jessi Combs breaks 48-year old land speed record on newatlas.com, accessed August 29, 2019
  21. ↑ Jessi Combs, Fastest Woman on Four Wheels, May Get into Guinness Record Books on caranddriver.com, accessed September 24, 2019
  22. ↑ Jessi Combs exhibit on rideapart.com, accessed September 19, 2019
  23. ↑ Special Exhibition - Jessi Combs: Life at full speed on petersen.org, accessed on September 19, 2019
  24. ↑ thejessicombs on instagram.com, accessed August 29, 2019
  25. ↑ So sad to hear about Jessi Kari Byron on twitter.com, accessed August 29, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Combs, Jessi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Combs, Jessica (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Rockerville , South Dakota , United States
DATE OF DEATH 27th August 2019
Place of death Alvord Desert , Oregon , United States