Jessi Combs gone?

Seems like a cool chic to have hung out with. RIP

 

Rip to a truly awesome girl.

 

Motorcycles, cars, on-road, off-road, welding skills, mechanical skills, racing and great on camera. Could Steve McQueen tig weld? Don't think so. Man this sucks.

 

Ya when she first came on TV I made the assumption (yes I stereotyped) that she knew some basic shit and they stuck her on tv. Was good looking enough to get on tv and had a personality. More you got to realize about her the more you see she was actually a lot more talented than just a tv personality. She also had a genuine passion. Guess it must’ve been about 5 years ago when I met her based on the age of my Jeep and she was asking about this n that. Told her I brought it home new and just tore it apart. She started taking about what I do for a living etc and I showed her some of the auxiliary pick ups I installed in the fuel system (I actually had 2 sets I’d made up for a buddy in my Jeep). She thought that was the absolute coolest thing meanwhile she builds f ing rock crawlers. I ended up giving her a buddy of pick ups for his Jeep. Nice meeting someone so humble and genuinely passionate. Amazing how a 5-10 minute conversation on a trail in 90 degree heat will stick out in your mind long term. That’s when a person makes an impact.

 

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/09/21/jessi-combs-guinness-world-record/

 

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/04/jessi-combs-speed-record-crash-cause-wheel-failure/

 

I thought this was a pretty special honor.

https://www.facebook.com/138569239368/posts/10158130981459369?d=n&sfns=mo

 

Man I was looking at Jesse's pistols just this morning. That is very special.

 

https://cdn.carbuzz.com/gallery-images/840x560/724000/500/724524.jpg



Jessi Combs Crowned Fastest Woman On Earth With 522-MPH Speed Record

 

https://www.motortrend.com/features...i-combs-documentary-speed-record-hbo-max/amp/

Documentary was really good.

 

Thanks for that twodocs....

 

It was very good. I kept hoping it wouldn't end, because I already knew what happens.

 

I watched about a third of it and turned it off. Knowing what was coming was a little more than I needed the other night.

 

Not sure if anyone mentioned it or if it is related but why wasn't she wearing a full coverage helmet with a nomex head sock? Or maybe she was?

 

I thought it looked like a fighter pilot helmet with an oxygen mask? I wondered at what speed on the ground you need oxygen? Dust perhaps?

 

The cockpit was more concerning to me but, as with most media pics, one can't confirm reality.

 

I need to watch this, thanks for the heads up.

 

i honk the reason for the flight helmet was the sealed cockpit and the pressure put on the body at those speeds making it hard to actually breathe. And, is a typical racing helmet going to do much at 500mph?

 

So is a flight helmet better for impacts than a motorcycle or car racing helmet?

 

I’m saying that nothing is going to do a lot for impact at that speed. Keeping oxygen flowing takes precedence at that point.