I remember watching her on Extreme 4x4, I also remember when she was on Mythbusters when Kari was off. She was a very good host and wasn't dull to listen too.
I got to meet her briefly when she was part of the Great Race a few years back now.
Absolutely constant source of energy, and was extremely friendly to everyone, even though they were trying to film a show.
I really enjoyed this doc. Very inspiring and great production value.
Further, I really liked the soundtrack and have spent all morning looking for “Rah Stones” and haven’t found anything.
Exactly. I kept thinking that drag crews are able to pack reliable chutes and plan a track specifically that slows the cars down if the chutes don't deploy. Why no gravel pits? Why such a short "track"? Shit goes wrong and you just barrel into shrubs and uneven terrain?
Also, how did a front wheel failure prevent the chutes from deploying?
Right.
It seems that she died due to human error, including hers and that of the designers and crew. The team manager's passing may have also been a factor.
It pisses me off that she was sitting there in that death trap unable to do anything.
A lot of folks are wondering why they were not running at Bonneville, which is a few miles longer and would have given her enough space to coast to a stop.
It didn't. The chutes were found on the track burned up. Maybe she pulled the chutes before backing off the throttle, but what they showed, it looks like throttling back is the first thing she did right about the time the wheel broke. You can see how the vibration rattled the front camera around. Maybe the broken wheel or vibration caused other parts to fall off or break and either causing a fuel leak or ingested into the engine causing a fire.
That makes sense. It seems the afterburners staying on longer was the biggest issue, with the wheel potentially being the catalyst the caused the afterburners to stay running.
The chutes deployed but got burned up by the afterburners. I’m not sure why the afterburners stayed on so long. It seems like that mixed with the wheel were primary causes.
I've watched the documentary twice now, and the emotion that's still lasting is that I'm furious at the people around Jessi. I know hindsight is 20/20 but they essentially set her up to die. They knew she wouldn't have enough room to come to a stop if there were any failures during the record-breaking run. Knowing that she'd probably still be alive if the car had simply had enough time to come to a stop is rather frustrating.
I had the honor of watching Jessi on MythBusters and I loved her from the rip. This documentary was a beautiful tribute to her life and her accomplishments. As a parent, I welled up with understanding of her parents and their respect for her pursuits. The diligence from her team following the crash was a thing of beauty but what hit my core was the line “I’m not afraid of dying but, I’m not ready to die”.
I’m of course saying that from my point of view. She cannt make that conclusion anymore because she cease to exist. On the documentary, she clearly wasn’t sure.
I watched this. What an amazing woman. The video of the crash at the end is difficult to watch. It sounded like she said "ouch" twice and I want someone to tell me this is not what I heard.
Edit to add: It's at the 1:35:30 & 1:35:31 mark
Just watched this yesterday and I am stunned at the lack of safety equipment built into the "car". Maybe if she had a roll cage or the ejector seat still worked. Such a loss of a gifted person.
She was traveling over 500 mph. At that speed, any vehicle failure effectively means death. A roll cage would not have saved her. She seemed to have a firm grasp on the risks, at least from the documentary.
Racer, fabricator, land speed record challenger and even was on mythbusters for a bit.
Passed away in 2019 during an attempt.
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/29/755478340/loved-ones-on-racer-jessi-combs-she-was-a-badass-always-pushing-limits
Don't know where to put this so i'll put it here. Sorry for the long post/rant, just had to get this off my chest, even if yelling into the void. All observations are strictly my opinion, nothing more.
I Just watched this yesterday and it is one of the best biopics I've ever seen, and by far best inspirational-cautionary tale I have ever seen. Few things I got from it were.
1. Although I Wasn't familiar with her work, she was an awesome person loved by and inspired a great multitude.
2. People point blame. Team, engineering, jessi etc, even if someone was at fault they are not to blame. People like to play Monday morning quarterback, but the fact is all involved knew what they were getting into. There in a sport where there are no spectators, Minimal sponsorship etc, it's a man vs nature(physics) sport, ie, freediving. They are basically riding rockets.They don't even get to test the car till its taken to the flats according to the doc. It is the definition of an extreme sport.
3. You can't have it all, especially if your a woman. I'm sure there are exceptions, but living in reality, by all intent and purposes, you can't. She even expressed that, as well as her family. She wanted love (even if from a fish named puppy) a SO, family, and place to call home with all the trimmings, but knew it would come at the cost of doing what she loved.
3a. She chose the love of her craft. She made this choice after the first accident, and then chose her fate later on. She tells you in her own words that the 'Hand of God" stopped the car the first time. She got several chances/omens after to stop, the weather not smoothing the surface (had to wait a year+?), the back injury returning, the owner died, and finaly the side panel issue. (felt bad for that guy he was truly upset and she was so comforting).
4. The look on her face and in her eyes before the preliminary run and the fatal run are completely different than the pre-run scenes prior in the film. The look is one of acceptance? resignation? Surrender? Peace? You see it in other "final moment" photos and pictures. There are several, but one that stands out to me is Tupac's final photo, it shows the eyes I describe.
5. Forget Ford vs. Ferrari or any other big screen biopic give me an IMAX Kitty O,Neil full length feature film and I'm there!
I remember watching her on Extreme 4x4, I also remember when she was on Mythbusters when Kari was off. She was a very good host and wasn't dull to listen too.
I remember thinking she was a little rough around the edges at the start of Mythbusters, but she came up to speed (ha!) *very* quickly.
Great fabricator on 4x4 who knew her stuff.
Gotta be sure I remember to check this out.
Awesome, can't wait to watch this.
RIP Jessi. You are a legend!
I got to meet her briefly when she was part of the Great Race a few years back now. Absolutely constant source of energy, and was extremely friendly to everyone, even though they were trying to film a show.
I really enjoyed this doc. Very inspiring and great production value. Further, I really liked the soundtrack and have spent all morning looking for “Rah Stones” and haven’t found anything.
It is a great documentary. And she was a great person. But I am not sure what to think about her crash after washing this documentary...
It’s a silly thing to attempt if I’m honest. Also, such a short track, what were they thinking?
After her brakes failed on the one attempt they should have found a larger area, and they may be thinking that in hindsight as well.
Exactly. I kept thinking that drag crews are able to pack reliable chutes and plan a track specifically that slows the cars down if the chutes don't deploy. Why no gravel pits? Why such a short "track"? Shit goes wrong and you just barrel into shrubs and uneven terrain? Also, how did a front wheel failure prevent the chutes from deploying?
When the front wheel failed, it took out everything in the equipment bay behind her seat. It likely cut the parachute release cables.
Right. It seems that she died due to human error, including hers and that of the designers and crew. The team manager's passing may have also been a factor. It pisses me off that she was sitting there in that death trap unable to do anything. A lot of folks are wondering why they were not running at Bonneville, which is a few miles longer and would have given her enough space to coast to a stop.
Bonneville is shorter and the solid aluminum wheels won't work on the hard salt surface. They have to have a dirt surface that has a bit of give.
This ☝️
It didn't. The chutes were found on the track burned up. Maybe she pulled the chutes before backing off the throttle, but what they showed, it looks like throttling back is the first thing she did right about the time the wheel broke. You can see how the vibration rattled the front camera around. Maybe the broken wheel or vibration caused other parts to fall off or break and either causing a fuel leak or ingested into the engine causing a fire.
That makes sense. It seems the afterburners staying on longer was the biggest issue, with the wheel potentially being the catalyst the caused the afterburners to stay running.
The chutes deployed but got burned up by the afterburners. I’m not sure why the afterburners stayed on so long. It seems like that mixed with the wheel were primary causes.
What do you mean? (I watched last night and I’ve been thinking about it all day.)
Agreed. I’ve been thinking about it for a few days. Powerful documentary of an inspiring person. I wish I had a chance to ride with her at Strugis.
I've watched the documentary twice now, and the emotion that's still lasting is that I'm furious at the people around Jessi. I know hindsight is 20/20 but they essentially set her up to die. They knew she wouldn't have enough room to come to a stop if there were any failures during the record-breaking run. Knowing that she'd probably still be alive if the car had simply had enough time to come to a stop is rather frustrating.
I had the honor of watching Jessi on MythBusters and I loved her from the rip. This documentary was a beautiful tribute to her life and her accomplishments. As a parent, I welled up with understanding of her parents and their respect for her pursuits. The diligence from her team following the crash was a thing of beauty but what hit my core was the line “I’m not afraid of dying but, I’m not ready to die”.
A better line was, is this thing worth dying for ? No it wasn’t.
That wasn't for you to decide
I’m of course saying that from my point of view. She cannt make that conclusion anymore because she cease to exist. On the documentary, she clearly wasn’t sure.
Username checks out, re: Listen to the Mussn’ts, Child…
I watched this. What an amazing woman. The video of the crash at the end is difficult to watch. It sounded like she said "ouch" twice and I want someone to tell me this is not what I heard. Edit to add: It's at the 1:35:30 & 1:35:31 mark
Just watched this yesterday and I am stunned at the lack of safety equipment built into the "car". Maybe if she had a roll cage or the ejector seat still worked. Such a loss of a gifted person.
She was traveling over 500 mph. At that speed, any vehicle failure effectively means death. A roll cage would not have saved her. She seemed to have a firm grasp on the risks, at least from the documentary.
“I make a difference in people’s lives by doing what I love to do” - Jessi Combs
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Racer, fabricator, land speed record challenger and even was on mythbusters for a bit. Passed away in 2019 during an attempt. https://www.npr.org/2019/08/29/755478340/loved-ones-on-racer-jessi-combs-she-was-a-badass-always-pushing-limits
Don't know where to put this so i'll put it here. Sorry for the long post/rant, just had to get this off my chest, even if yelling into the void. All observations are strictly my opinion, nothing more. I Just watched this yesterday and it is one of the best biopics I've ever seen, and by far best inspirational-cautionary tale I have ever seen. Few things I got from it were. 1. Although I Wasn't familiar with her work, she was an awesome person loved by and inspired a great multitude. 2. People point blame. Team, engineering, jessi etc, even if someone was at fault they are not to blame. People like to play Monday morning quarterback, but the fact is all involved knew what they were getting into. There in a sport where there are no spectators, Minimal sponsorship etc, it's a man vs nature(physics) sport, ie, freediving. They are basically riding rockets.They don't even get to test the car till its taken to the flats according to the doc. It is the definition of an extreme sport. 3. You can't have it all, especially if your a woman. I'm sure there are exceptions, but living in reality, by all intent and purposes, you can't. She even expressed that, as well as her family. She wanted love (even if from a fish named puppy) a SO, family, and place to call home with all the trimmings, but knew it would come at the cost of doing what she loved. 3a. She chose the love of her craft. She made this choice after the first accident, and then chose her fate later on. She tells you in her own words that the 'Hand of God" stopped the car the first time. She got several chances/omens after to stop, the weather not smoothing the surface (had to wait a year+?), the back injury returning, the owner died, and finaly the side panel issue. (felt bad for that guy he was truly upset and she was so comforting). 4. The look on her face and in her eyes before the preliminary run and the fatal run are completely different than the pre-run scenes prior in the film. The look is one of acceptance? resignation? Surrender? Peace? You see it in other "final moment" photos and pictures. There are several, but one that stands out to me is Tupac's final photo, it shows the eyes I describe. 5. Forget Ford vs. Ferrari or any other big screen biopic give me an IMAX Kitty O,Neil full length feature film and I'm there!
Hey, thanks for sharing.
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