Talk:Jessi Combs

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Birth Year
Correction: Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 12:02 p.m. ET: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Jessi was born in 1983, not 1980. Jessi’s own mother emailed to correct me on this, as the incorrect birthdate is widespread on the internet.

From   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.120.121.234 (talk) 20:11, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Right now we're getting claims that her birth year was in 1980, not in 1983, with one of the editors of the page claiming to be her niece. Jalopnik is saying the picture displaying her 1980 birth year is from her Facebook page but I'm unfortunately not finding anything. Make sure to find any sources that confirm her birth date.

BWellsOdyssey (talk) 17:53, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Age seems clarified on Jalopnik:

"Correction: Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 12:02 p.m. ET: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Jessi was born in 1983, not 1980. Jessi’s own mother emailed to correct me on this, as the incorrect birthdate is widespread on the internet."

Rasher (talk) 18:46, 28 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Even Discovery says 1983...  Nixinova  T  C  08:30, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 August 2019
If she was born in 1980, she died at age 39, not 36 2605:8D80:602:892:2B93:A33:F47F:6B00 (talk) 19:06, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Age at the time of death was 39. Alexanderpas (talk) 21:02, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 August 2019
Please compare the year of her birth and her reported age at death. If she was born in 1980, she could not be 36 years old at death in 2019, but 39. Or, was she born in 1983 as some reports say? 2601:841:4101:678F:A59B:AD2E:DAC9:23E9 (talk) 19:24, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

age at the time of death was 39. Alexanderpas (talk) 21:03, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 August 2019
Change year of birth to 1983. See the bottom of this article, in which Jessi's mother corrected the news organization that is currently credited with the source for Jessi's birth:

https://jalopnik.com/fastest-woman-on-four-wheels-jessi-combs-killed-in-jet-1837654356

From the linked article: "Correction: Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 12:02 p.m. ET: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Jessi was born in 1983, not 1980. Jessi’s own mother emailed to correct me on this, as the incorrect birthdate is widespread on the internet."

This widespread incorrect birthdate is likely due to this error on her wikipedia page. 209.148.63.66 (talk) 21:39, 28 August 2019 (UTC)


 * I believe that you are mistaken on what is being said. 1980 is correct and 1983 is incorrect.  Please double check to make sure you understand.  --Super Goku V (talk) 22:07, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 August 2019
Please change Jessi Combs’ birthyear from 1983 to 1980. Research from people that knew her (i.e. Hoonigan from Los Angeles, CA. And many followers from Instagram) suggests this is currently incorrect. 5.81.120.195 (talk) 22:30, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
 * The article currently says 1980. Where exactly do you see 1983? -A la d insane  (Channel 2)  22:50, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Other sources
There are plenty of other reliable sources to verify her age, etc.: BBC, Road & Track, local news, etc. 2606:A000:1126:28D:C11B:68F2:2FB:1B34 (talk) 23:23, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2019
Birth year is wrong... 1983 not 1980. 12.53.92.162 (talk) 16:36, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: per multiple reliable sources, the earlier reports that her birth date was 1983 were incorrect. 1980 is the correct year. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:22, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Wikify Racing section
Please wikify: Baja 1000, King of the Hammers , Rallye Aicha des Gazelles , etc. 2606:A000:1126:28D:C11B:68F2:2FB:1B34 (talk) 20:47, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Why Guinness and not FIA?
A potentially very useful answer to the above question has now been received at the Land speed records Talk Page, so it's probably best if the conversation continues there), so I've now removed what else I've written here, as it's also contained there. Tlhslobus (talk) 16:43, 25 June 2021 (UTC)