Mythbuster: Jessi Combs meurt dans un accident de Jet-Car

Jessi Combs, coureuse automobile professionnelle et ancienne animatrice de l’émission Mythbusters , est décédée mardi dans un accident de Jet-Car dans le désert d’Alvord, dans l’Oregon.

Jessi Combs

Elle était dans un voiture à réaction essayant de battre un record de vitesse au sol, selon les autorités. Elle avait 39 ans et détenait le titre de «femme la plus rapide sur quatre roues» après avoir franchi 398 mi/h en 2013 dans le même North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger.

Jessi Combs était une légende dans le monde de l’automobile. Formée dans la fabrication de hot-rod chez WyoTech, elle s’est vite dirigée vers les émissions de télévision automobile. Elle a été animatrice et experte technique dans des émissions telles Xtreme 4×4, Overhaulin’, Truck U, et Two Guys Garage. Elle est à l’origine de l’émission All Girls Garage de Velocity Channel et a été animatrice dans une saison de Mythbusters de Discovery Channel.

Il y a quelques jours à peine, Combs a tweeté une photo d’elle et de la voiture à réaction alors qu’ils se préparaient pour la dernière tentative de record de vitesse:

It may seem a little crazy to walk directly into the line of fire… those who are willing, are those who achieve great things. .
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People say I’m crazy. I say thank you 😉
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.#fastestwomanonearth #almost #fasterthanfast #jetcar #afterburner #landpsee… https://t.co/IrnCQQWMGJ pic.twitter.com/A5NZ6Luq0u

— Jessi Combs (@TheJessiCombs) August 24, 2019

Sa mort a été confirmée ce matin sur Instagram par Terry Madden, membre de l’équipe de Jessi Combs.

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So I don’t know how to say any of this but it all needs said. I have never loved or been loved by anyone as much as this amazing woman @thejessicombs she was truly my unicorn and I enjoyed every single minute that I had with her. She was the most amazing spirit that I have ever or will ever know. Unfortunately we lost her yesterday in a horrific accident, I was the first one there and trust me we did everything humanly possible to save her!! I’m not ok, but she is right here keeping my going-I made her a promise that if this didn’t go well that I would make sure and do good with it, please help me with that, you are all going to see things on news please believe non of them.. we the family have drafted a release and it will come out today with more proper info, but I was just woke up by the media tracking me down and I need everyone of her true friends to do what she would want “take a deep breath, relax” and do good things with this. Please donate to nothing, I know there will be people try, we are finishing the documentary as she wished and the world will know the truth and her foundation will use those funds to do amazing things in this world and make her legacy live on properly. In the coming days her family and I will get the proper channels put together that you can then donate to that foundation but until you hear it from me wait please-I don’t want some asshole profiting off this (all ready had one try to sell us a video)… . . Love you all and thank you all for being such amazing friends to her, she dedicated her life to helping support others dreams and I promise I will continue that.

A post shared by Terry L. Madden (@terry_madden) on Aug 28, 2019 at 5:51am PDT