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'fastest woman on four wheels' Jessi Combs killed in jet-vehicle crash at 36

Jessi Combs
Renowned racer Jessi Combs, who hosted "MythBusters" and "Overhaulin,' " died Tuesday in a jet-vehicle crash whilst attempting to interrupt a land-velocity record in Oregon, the associated Press reports. She became 36.

In line with AP, Combs died in a dry lake mattress in a barren region at the same time as seeking to best the ladies’s Land pace document of 512 mph set in 1976 by Kitty O’Neil, who died remaining year at age seventy two.

Due to the fact O'Neil piloted a 3-wheeled automobile, Combs held the name for fastest woman on four wheels because attaining 398 mph in 2013. Even though she'd bested this speed in later runs, mechanical problems kept these performances out of the report books.

Days earlier than her death, Combs regarded to specific her choice to break O'Neil's file on her Instagram.

"it could appear a bit crazy to stroll at once into the road of hearth… people who are inclined, are folks that obtain brilliant matters," she wrote. "people say I’m crazy. I say thank you ;)

She also protected the hashtags "#iwillgofaster," "#gottabreak512," "#aimingfor619" and "#currentlyat483," among others

Off the racetrack, from 2009 to 2010 Combs hosted Discovery Channel's "MythBusters," a show that makes use of technology to test myths and urban legends, in addition to TLC's car reality show "Overhaulin' " from 2012 to 2014. In line with IMDb, Combs had a assignment called "Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot" in post-production.

"MythBusters" host Adam Savage expressed condolences on Twitter.

"I’m so so unhappy, Jessi Combs has been killed in a crash," he wrote. "She became a top notch & too-notch builder, engineer, motive force, fabricator, and science communicator, & strove everyday to inspire others by way of her prodigious example. She became also a colleague, and we're lesser for her absence.'

"the discovery and MotorTrend circle of relatives is deeply saddened to analyze of the tragic passing of Jessi Combs," said a announcement given to u.S.A. These days via Discovery Channel spokesperson Laurie Goldberg. "She become a chum and colleague, an icon within the enterprise, and an undeniable pressure of nature who left an indelible mark on the auto world. Our thoughts are along with her circle of relatives and loved ones."


Terry Madden, diagnosed through AP as certainly one of Combs' crew participants at the North American Eagle racing team, discussed her dying on his Instagram.

"So I don’t understand how to mention any of this but all of it wishes said," he wrote, along with a video montage of photographs of him and Combs. "i have never loved or been loved by every body as plenty as this exceptional girl @thejessicombs she became really my unicorn and that i loved each single minute that I had along with her.

"She became the maximum first rate spirit that i've ever or will ever understand. Unfortunately we lost her the day prior to this in a terrible twist of fate, i used to be the first one there and agree with me we did the whole lot humanly feasible to keep her!! I’m no longer good enough, however she is proper here retaining my going"

Madden additionally referred to said Combs' family will submit a launch "with greater right info" later today.

"I made her a promise that if this didn’t move well that i'd make certain and do proper with it, please help me with that," he wrote. "I want anyone of her genuine buddies to do what she would want 'take a deep breath, loosen up' and do correct matters with this. … we're completing the documentary as she wished and the arena will recognise the reality and her foundation will use those funds to do incredible matters on this world and make her legacy live on properly."

Madden also advocated humans to wait till he and Combs' own family can get "the right channels prepare" for fans to donate to a basis.

"(U)ntil you listen it from me wait please," he wrote. "I don’t want some (expletive) profiting off this"

He concluded: "Love you all and thank you eager about being such super buddies to her, she dedicated her existence to supporting guide others goals and i promise i can hold that."