jessi combs died

Yes—Jessi Combs tragically died on 27 August 2019 during a land-speed record run in Oregon’s Alvord Desert.

Her jet-powered North American Eagle car suffered a front wheel assembly failure at extreme velocity, and there isn’t a roll cage on earth that can win an argument with physics at that speed.

She was 39, a razor-sharp fabricator, racer and TV presenter who made grinders and TIG welders look downright glamorous.

In 2020 she was posthumously certified by Guinness with an average of 841.338 km/h, reclaiming the title of fastest woman on land.

A brutal ending, yes—but also a fearless one, etched into motorsport history in letters big enough to see from the desert sky.