The Crash

An American Racing driver posthumously awarded the fastest land-speed record by a woman, a piece of art, You are trying to reach died.

Jessi Combs died in a crash after trying to break the land-speed record in the Alvord Desert , Oregon, on 27. August 2019.

her jet-powered car that clocked a record speed of 522. 783 mph (841. 338 km/ph).

Ms-combs, 39, was the First Person to break the record, in More Than 40 Years .

The previous record was driven by American stunt woman Kitty O'neil, the jet, three-wheeled vehicle hit 512. 7 km / h), 1976, in the Alvord Desert .

on the record confirmation.

Mr Madden wrote that "no record would ever be worth, that You are not here".

"But it was a goal that You really Wanted to and as hard as it is for me, even looking at The Car without crying. I'm so proud of You ," he added. "You woke up this morning to an alarm that say, 'we make history' and we had an absolutely fantastic day. "

He and Ms combs had a "heart-to-heart" on The Run , which was actually their last attempt to set the record, Mr Madden wrote.

"that was The Last time You 've ever get in The Car ," said Mr Madden wrote. "It tore me that all I had to do was say, let us go, and we would have to leave, before running. "

Ms combs, The Car crashed through a "mechanical failure of The Front wheel", the "found probably from striking an object in the Desert ", a police investigation.

Harney County Sheriff's Office, said the failure of The Wheel happens when The Car is moving at a speed just before the 550 mph.

combs, the cause of death was determined to be "blunt force trauma to The Head ," he said. The Vehicle went up in flames after The Crash .

In his Instagram post, Mr Madden maintained Ms combs had done everything right.

A TV presenter and professional racing driver, with many awards, Ms combs already, instead of a women's land-speed record in a four-wheel vehicle.

In 2013, she set a new course record of 398 km / h, earning it the nickname "the fastest woman on four wheels". You went on your own record to break in 2016.

in the course of their career as a racing driver, Ms combs is a passionate advocate for increasing the representation of women in the sport.

co-host of the Spike TV show Xtreme 4X4 for Four Years in The 2000S , and appeared on several TV shows including Overhaulin' and Mythbusters.

In an Instagram post, shared days before her death, Ms combs decided to break, Ms O'neil's land speed record for rail.

"It may be a little crazy to walk into The Line of fire... those who are ready, those are the big things," she wrote. "People say I'm crazy. I say Thank You ; ). "

Source of news: bbc.com