Автогонщица из США разбилась при попытке побить рекорд скорости

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Американская автогонщица, обладательница титула «Самая быстрая женщина на четырех колесах» Джесси Комбс насмерть разбилась при попытке установить новый скоростной рекорд. Об этом в среду, 28 августа, сообщает CNN.

Авария произошла накануне в пустыне Алврода (штат Орегон). По данным Fox News, 36-летняя Комбс, находясь за рулем реактивного автомобиля, пыталась разогнаться до 996 км/ч.

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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.
Публикация от Terry L. Madden (@terry_madden) 28 Авг 2019 в 5:51 PDT

В 2013 году гонщица сумела разогнаться до 632 км/ч, побив рекорд скорости среди женщин. Спустя три года она установила новый рекорд, проехав со скоростью 769 км/ч, пишет The Washington Post.

Джесси Комбс известна не только как автогонщица, но и как телеведущая. Она снималась в передачах All Girls Garage, Extreme 4×4, а также была временной соведущей в шоу «Разрушители легенд» в 2009 году.