RIP Jesse Combs

[ratpatrol66]

Surprised to not see this being discussed. She was involved with many things in the automotive industry. She will be sadly missed.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28843412/jessi-combs-killed-in-land-speed-record-crash/?fbclid=IwAR3DyvwhQhdJiLdWSc_TLsMOrT619Sd48qJyrE96NwcK13o2mEbBHFDCLKw

https://jalopnik.com/fastest-woman-on-four-wheels-jessi-combs-killed-in-jet-1837654356?fbclid=IwAR2z8-xqfpqvBmB5NuKJ-QXMdImAZ16UFCeO0gdWCXowtFo0FgkqThyqdt0

[wheelrdealer]

It is in the North American Eagle posting.

[trimmers]

I just watched an older video of her driving that "thing".  It appears that it didn't even have a roll bar, let alone a cage.

Jeff in Boise

[gnomenator]

  WOW that was the last thing I ever expected to read! Keep the pedal down  Jessi, rest in peace!

[TAKERRY]

I agree I noticed on an earlier video looks like no cage. I look at drivers in 200 MPH cars are strapped in and they look a lot more secure. Why does it appear like there was no drivers cage or am I missing something. RIP Jesse you ere wonderful on all the different TV shows and builds.
You will be missed.

[aircap]

No cage, not even an attempt at a cage.

[dw230]

FIA record attempt cars are not required to meet SCTA-BNI specs.

[TrickyDicky]

FIA record attempt cars are not required to meet SCTA-BNI specs.

Since 2016(?) the FIA has adopted safety regulations closely aligned with SCTA-BNI.  MalcolmUK knows more about this, I understand.

As far as I know NAE never made an FIA-regulated/timed record attempt.  Sadly we may never know whether it was eligible to set an FIA record without significant additional work.

[racefanwfo]

Every news outlet that has reported the crash keep saying that she was trying to break the current land speed record but i do believe that they where only testing the car like the other times the car has been run. The NAE had never done any runs with any official timing equipment set up. The car will never run again. Waste of money time and a persons life.

[salt27]

Every news outlet that has reported the crash keep saying that she was trying to break the current land speed record but i do believe that they where only testing the car like the other times the car has been run. The NAE had never done any runs with any official timing equipment set up. The car will never run again. Waste of money time and a persons life.

In 2015 at the Alvord they had the USFRA timing equipment set up.
Whether or not it was monitored by officials I do not know.


Ed and Jesse, I'm glad I had the pleasure of knowing you both, RIP

  Don

[racergeo]

   I'm pretty sure Jessi was all about being the fastest women. Ed would have recruited her in order to have that distinction. It would never have gotten him the distinction of being the fastest anything but 'plane without wings'. It says on the internet that a witness to the accident said she ran out of lake bed and couldn't get stopped before crashing much like a jet crashes.  Could have she been looking at the GPS and ran out of track?? A good friend of mine knew and financially supported Ed. He was in Ed's high school class and they were close. He was a casket carrier at Ed's funeral. I talked with him the morning after the crash and he acknowledged that"Ed should have been driving" So sad a loss. Way to young.

[desotoman]

Every news outlet that has reported the crash keep saying that she was trying to break the current land speed record but i do believe that they where only testing the car like the other times the car has been run. The NAE had never done any runs with any official timing equipment set up. The car will never run again. Waste of money time and a persons life.

Posted August 17, 2019 on the NAE website.

"It was load up day at the North American Eagle? hangar today.  Before too long we will be out on the lakebed helping Jessi Combs set some records."

Tom G.

PS. the question mark after Eagle is suppose to be a registered trademark symbol.

[trimmers]

According to a report by Fox News, a Harney County Sheriff's official stated that "There was a fire involved." but did not elaborate further.  I noticed that in photos of her in the car, she appears to be wearing an oxygen mask.  I wonder if the possible use of oxygen and the mention of fire could somehow be related.  If the driver became incapacitated, it could also explain why the vehicle didn't stop in the allocated area.  Hopefully, more details will follow.

Also, I seriously doubt that any attempt on an FIA record was involved.  To the best of my knowledge, the only applicable FIA records for thrust-powered vehicles are for the Blue Flame (Category C-TH-RT) at 630+MPH and the Thrust SSC (Category C-TH-JE) at 763+MPH.  I don't think they were shooting for either of those (only the latter would apply), and with FIA records, there is no gender-based discrimination.   

Jeff from Boise

[wheelrdealer]

I have never set a record at Bonneville, but I do have a personal best speed of just over 200 mph. Perhaps these speeds that are announced as records are really "personal best" speeds. Impressive to say the least but not office records. Not taking anything away from the endeavor or the bravery it takes to   attempt those speeds. What ever the cause it is a  terrible loss.

BR

[racefanwfo]

I don't believe that ed or jessi where breathing oxygen when they where driving the car they where being fed fresh air because of the dust that would enter the drivers area when they where running in the dirt. One of the goals jessi was trying to achieve was to go faster then kitty o'neal did in the smi motivator. Had ed not passed away and the team had a chance to go for the record set by thrust ssc ed would have been driving the car not jessi.