DAREDEVIL TV star Jessi Combs tragically died while trying to break her own land speed record
  The 39-year-old was driving her jet-powered car Tuesday, August 27, through the Alvord Desert, in Oregon, when she lost control due to a failure with her vehicle's front wheel
  Who was Jessi Combs from the show Mythbusters?   Combs, who was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, and lived in Long Beach, California, dabbled in snowboarding earlier in life and was also an accomplished artist and craftswoman, according to a biography on North American Eagle, her racing team
  She studied automotive design and fabrication and appeared as a host on Spike TV's Extreme 4X4 before a freak accident with a piece of heavy machinery that broke her spine
  After months of rehabilitation, Combs recovered and appeared on and guest hosted a number of TV shows, including Discovery Channel's Mythbusters
  She also continued to hone her skills as a professional driver for movies and commercials
  What caused the accident?  The fatal crash happened when there was a mechanical failure with the front wheel of her vehicle - likely caused by striking an object in the desert
  Jessi was driving a super-charged jet car while trying to set a new land speed record when she lost control
  She was trying to break the women’s land speed record of 512 mph (823 kph) set in 1976 by Kitty O'Neil when she died
  Her partner Terry Madden confirmed her death in an Instagram post, saying: “She was the most amazing spirit that I have ever or will ever know
  “Unfortunately we lost her in a horrific accident, I was the first one there and trust me we did everything humanly possible to save her!!” Why was she called the ‘fastest woman on four wheels'?  Combs was dubbed the “fastest woman on four wheels” after she set a record with a speed of 398mph
  She piloted her jet-powered North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger.  The auto legend competed as a member of the North American Eagle Supersonic
  Just days before her death, Combs had posted on Instagram acknowledging her quest to break 512mph
  She wrote: “It may seem a little crazy to walk directly into the line of fire. those who are willing, are those who achieve great things
 People say I'm crazy. I say thank you.”  What has her family said?  A family spokesman said: “It is with extreme grief, and in celebration of her life that her family and close friends share that race car driver, and TV personality Jessi Combs, passed away in a fatal crash, as she pursued setting a land speed record in the North American Eagle on August 27th 2019 on a dry lake bed in Oregon
”  Her partner Terry Madden said she had the "most amazing spirit".  He added: ""I'm not okay but she is right here keeping me going
 I made her a promise that if this didn't go well that I would make sure and do good with it
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