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Jessica Combs[1] (July 27, 1980 – August 27, 2019)[2] was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator. Combs was co-host of the Spike TV show Xtreme 4x4 for more than 90 episodes from 2005 to 2009.[3] Other television shows she appeared on included Overhaulin', Mythbusters, The List: 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die, All Girls Garage,[4] and Science Channel's How to Build... Everything in 2016.[5]

Biography

Combs was born in Rockerville, South Dakota[6] on July 27, 1980[2], the daughter of Jamie Combs and Nina Darrington.[7][8][9] The family moved to Piedmont, South Dakota when she was 2 years old.[6] She had three siblings, Kelly Combs, Austin Darrington, Danielle Theis, and two step-siblings, Rebeka Hall and Arielle Hall. She was involved with a crew member of hers, Terry Madden, at the time of her death. She graduated from Stevens High School in 1998.[6] A local publication in Rapid City reported that Combs' great-grandmother was Nina DeBow, a jazz pianist who raced Stanley Steamers.[10]

In 2004, she graduated from WyoTech in the Collision & Refinishing Core Program, as well as the Street Rod Fabrication and Custom Fabrication and High Performance Powertrain programs, all at the top of her class (she was briefly seen as a student of WyoTech during the sixth episode of the first season of Overhaulin). Following her graduation, Combs's first professional job came when the WyoTech marketing department hired her and another student to build a car from the ground up in six months to debut at the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association’s (SEMA) show.[3]

Combs hosted the television show Xtreme 4x4, a part of the Powerblock, for four years. Following a widely publicised accident, Combs announced in February 2008 that she would leave the show.

Combs was killed during a land speed record attempt on August 27, 2019 in the Alvord Desert, Oregon.[2]

Television

Vorlage:See also Combs appeared in twelve episodes of the seventh season of MythBusters while Kari Byron was on maternity leave.[11]

In October 2011 Combs began recording an AOL Autoblog Show, The List 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die, an award winning automotive based adventure series. New episodes of The List continue to air with Combs's co-host Patrick McIntyre.[12]

From October 2011 to October 2014 Combs served as one of the hosts of All Girls Garage on Velocity. The basis of the show is women repairing and upgrading new and classic automobiles.

In May, 2012, Combs became a co-host with Chris Jacobs for the new sixth season of Overhaulin's re-launch on the Velocity and Discovery Channels.

In 2018 Jessi appeared on the short lived Discovery Channel panel show BREAK ROOM

Racing

As a professional driver, Combs raced in a wide range of events and enjoyed many successes.

  • 2017 — Ultra 4 King of the Hammers – 12th – 4400 Class
  • 2016 — Ultra 4 King of the Hammers – 1st – EMC Modified Class [13]
  • 2015 — Rallye Aicha des Gazelles (9 off-road rally race) – 1st – First Participation – 10th overall
  • 2015 — SCORE Baja 1000 – 2nd – Class 7
  • 2014 — Ultra 4 King of the Hammers – 1st – Spec Class
  • 2014 — Ultra 4 National Championship – 1st – Spec Class
  • 2014 — Ultra 4 Western Region Series – 1st – Spec Class
  • 2014 — Ultra 4 American Rock Sports Challenge – 3rd – Spec Class
  • 2014 — Ultra 4 Glen Helen Grand Prix – 2nd – Spec Class
  • 2014 — Ultra 4 Stampede – 1st – Legends Class
  • 2013 — Set women's land speed record – 398 mph with a top speed of 440 mph
  • 2011 — SCORE Baja 1000 – 2nd – Class 10 [14]

On October 9, 2013, Combs drove the North American Eagle (NaE) Supersonic Speed Challenger at the Alvord desert, claiming the women's 4-wheel land speed record with an official run of 398.954 mph (632 km/h) and a top speed of 440.709 mph (709 km/h).[15] In doing so, she broke the 48-year-old women's land speed record, a 308.51 mph run average, set by Lee Breedlove in 1965.[16] September 7, 2016 Combs set a new top speed of 477.59 mph driving the Other American Eagle.

Combs was also a 2014 Ultra 4 Spec Class National Champion with Falken Tire. In 2016 she took 1st place in King of the Hammers with the Savvy Off Road team in the EMC Modified Class and a 2017 12th place finish in the Unlimited Class driving the same Stock Mod car.[17]

References

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  1. ↑ A. B. C. News: Professional female driver and TV host dies attempting to break land speed record. In: ABC News. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019 (englisch).
  2. ↑ a b c 'Fastest Woman On Four Wheels' Jessi Combs Killed In Jet-Car Crash In: Jalopnik, Gizmodo Media Group, August 28, 2019 
  3. ↑ a b Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen c10tw.
  4. ↑ Jessi Combs Official Website. In: Jessicombs.com. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019.
  5. ↑ 'How to Build... Everything' explores mankind's greatest inventions with fun flair — exclusive. In: Ew.com. 27. Mai 2016, abgerufen am 28. August 2019.
  6. ↑ a b c Holland, Deb: Combs races to the top of cycling world (Memento des Originals vom August 28, 2019 im Internet Archive) In: Rapid City Journal, August 7, 2017, S. B1. Abgerufen im August 28, 2019 
  7. ↑ Jessi Combs Official Website. In: Jessicombs.com. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019.
  8. ↑ Jessica McBride: Jessi Combs’ Family & Boyfriend: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. In: Heavy.com. 28. August 2019, abgerufen am 28. August 2019 (englisch).
  9. ↑ Deb Holland Meade County Times-Tribune: Black Hills native first woman grand marshal. In: Rapid City Journal Media Group. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019 (englisch).
  10. ↑ Deb Holland Meade County Times-Tribune: Black Hills native first woman grand marshal. In: Rapid City Journal Media Group. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019 (englisch).
  11. ↑ Jessi Combs - MythBusters Cast. In: Discovery. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  12. ↑ The List – 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die. In: Autoblog.com. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019.
  13. ↑ Jessi Combs – Warn Industries Blog. In: Warnindustries.wordpress.com. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019.
  14. ↑ Jessi Combs Official Website. In: Jessicombs.com. Abgerufen am 28. August 2019.
  15. ↑ Fastest woman on four wheels crowned after 440mph record run web.archive.org Fehler bei Vorlage * Parametername unbekannt (Vorlage:Webarchiv): "date"Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Parameter Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: Genau einer der Parameter 'wayback', 'webciteID', 'archive-today', 'archive-is' oder 'archiv-url' muss angegeben werden.Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Linktext_fehltVorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/URL Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: enWP-Wert im Parameter 'url'. – MSN Cars UK, 13 October 2013
  16. ↑ Jessi Combs breaks 48-year old land speed record. In: Gizmag.com. 15. Oktober 2013, abgerufen am 15. Oktober 2013.
  17. ↑ WARN: WARN Graces All Podiums During Ultra4 2016 Nitto King of the Hammers Week. In: Warnindustries.wordpress.com. 12. Februar 2016, abgerufen am 28. August 2019.
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