Fastest woman on four wheels dies in crash

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Jessi Combs was nicknamed the “fastest woman on four wheels.” She died Tuesday in Oregon in a jet-powered car trying to become faster.

The 36-year-old earned her nickname by breaking records. In 2013, she broke a 48-year-old mark when she reached 393 miles per hour in her North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger. She set another record in 2016 when she drove nearly 478 mph, her fastest speed, in the same desert where her life ended.

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An earlier run ( and record pass), showing just how little protection there is in these things.

 

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I thought I recognised the name - she was the metal bashing fabricator in a couple of the early series of Mythbusters. Damn good at that too.