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R.I.P.

Race Car Driver, Former ‘Mythbusters’ Host Jessi Combs Dies at 36

Combs died in a Tuesday car crash while attempting to break her own land-speed record set in 2013.

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By Julia Arciga

Jessi Combs—a car racer, builder, and former host of Mythbusters—died in a car crash Tuesday at the age of 36. According to Road and Track, Combs was attempting to break her own land-speed record in a dry lake bed in Oregon and crashed shortly after 4 p.m. local time. Combs had set the land-speed record in 2013 by driving 398 mph in a jet-powered vehicle. She also reached over 483 mph in the same vehicle late last year, though the run was not recognized by governing bodies. In addition to hosting Discovery’s Mythbusters, she also made appearances on automotive shows like Xtreme 4x4, Overhaulin’, and All Girls Garage. Her team member, Terry Madden, confirmed her death on Instagram Wednesday.

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So I don’t know how to say any of this but it all needs said. I have never loved or been loved by anyone as much as this amazing woman @thejessicombs she was truly my unicorn and I enjoyed every single minute that I had with her. She was the most amazing spirit that I have ever or will ever know. Unfortunately we lost her yesterday in a horrific accident, I was the first one there and trust me we did everything humanly possible to save her!! I’m not ok, but she is right here keeping my going-I made her a promise that if this didn’t go well that I would make sure and do good with it, please help me with that, you are all going to see things on news please believe non of them.. we the family have drafted a release and it will come out today with more proper info, but I was just woke up by the media tracking me down and I need everyone of her true friends to do what she would want “take a deep breath, relax” and do good things with this. Please donate to nothing, I know there will be people try, we are finishing the documentary as she wished and the world will know the truth and her foundation will use those funds to do amazing things in this world and make her legacy live on properly. In the coming days her family and I will get the proper channels put together that you can then donate to that foundation but until you hear it from me wait please-I don’t want some asshole profiting off this (all ready had one try to sell us a video)... . . Love you all and thank you all for being such amazing friends to her, she dedicated her life to helping support others dreams and I promise I will continue that.

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