The official website of Jessi Combs: land speed record holder, professional driver, metal fabricator, TV personality, public speaker, brand rep & author.
Fabricator, racer, and automotive-industry personality Jessi Combs was killed Tuesday afternoon while attempting a land-speed record in the Alvord Desert in sou
Rumor has it that Fuel Shut Off system failed. Anyone in the loop that is able to confirm or deny this rumor?
There should be independent redundant fuel shut offs. The web-site for the craft that Jessi was piloting shows several modifications/maintenance/up-grades to the fuel system, steering system, control switches, seat & restraints.
New Fire Suppression System We added two 10 lb 3M 1230 fire suppression bottles in the electronics bay and battery compartment. You can read more about the installation here. Onboard Power New EnerSys Odyssey batteries for main power and parachute actuation. New batteries on M32-6
www.landspeed.com
Her name is misspelled in the title of this post. Not sure if I did that, or spell-check did.
Most of the time I can brush sometime like this off because they made a choice to take that risk. Don't know why this one is SO different for me personally because it's really bothering me.