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Jessi Combs Is Officially the Fastest Woman on Earth With New Guinness Record
Jessi Combs Is Officially the Fastest Woman on Earth With New Guinness Record

25 Jun 2020, 03:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Almost one year after she was killed in a crash while trying to break a 40-year-old land speed record, Jessi Combs makes her way into the Guinness Book

 
World’s Fastest, Record-Breaking Alfa Romeo Spider Can Be Yours for $35,000
World’s Fastest, Record-Breaking Alfa Romeo Spider Can Be Yours for $35,000

6 May 2020, 06:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The car is being sold without engine and transmission, but needs only a few modifications and repairs to be brought back to the Bonneville Salt Flats

 
Jessi Combs Crash Caused by Front Wheel Hitting "Object on the Desert"
Jessi Combs Crash Caused by Front Wheel Hitting "Object on the Desert"

6 Nov 2019, 13:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Combs was trying to set a new land-speed record to become the fastest woman on earth. Her jet-powered car struck an object and the front wheel assembly gave out

 
Jessi Combs to Become Fastest Woman in History with Posthumous Guinness Record
Jessi Combs to Become Fastest Woman in History with Posthumous Guinness Record

25 Sep 2019, 12:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Fastest woman on 4 wheels will officially be fastest woman on earth, if Guinness Book of World Records submission for 531.889 mph is accepted

 
Jessi Combs Honored by the Petersen Automotive Museum With Special Exhibit
Jessi Combs Honored by the Petersen Automotive Museum With Special Exhibit

19 Sep 2019, 14:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Fans can visit the exhibit for free but donations are welcome, raising funds for The Jessi Combs Foundation. The exhibit was curated with help from the family

 
Fastest Woman on 4 Wheels Jessi Combs Dies in Attempt to Set New World Record
Fastest Woman on 4 Wheels Jessi Combs Dies in Attempt to Set New World Record

29 Aug 2019, 09:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Race car driver, TV personality and builder Combs was attempting o set a new land-speed record in a four-wheel vehicle in the Alvarod Desert, Oregon