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As he speeds his green Aston Martin around the eight-and-a-half-mile circuit,
his heart is starting to fail. The pain is excruciating. I knew that I had hereditary problems, and my father died
at 46 years old with it, so I figured there was nothing
that could be done. The pain grew so great, Shelby would sometimes
double over in agony. The only relief is temporary and came in the form
of nitroglycerin pills, which he'd place
under his tongue as he drove. By doing this, he was somehow able
to continue racing for hours on end. Shelby and Salvadori
kept the pressure on Ferrari, and as the race wore on,
the usually reliable Ferrari started to break down, and the Aston Martin was closing in
his heart is starting to fail. The pain is excruciating. I knew that I had hereditary problems, and my father died
at 46 years old with it, so I figured there was nothing
that could be done. The pain grew so great, Shelby would sometimes
double over in agony. The only relief is temporary and came in the form
of nitroglycerin pills, which he'd place
under his tongue as he drove. By doing this, he was somehow able
to continue racing for hours on end. Shelby and Salvadori
kept the pressure on Ferrari, and as the race wore on,
the usually reliable Ferrari started to break down, and the Aston Martin was closing in
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As he speeds his green Aston Martin
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around the eight-and-a-half-mile circuit,
his heart is starting to fail.
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The pain is excruciating.
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I knew that I had hereditary problems,
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and my father died
at 46 years old with it,
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so I figured there was nothing
that could be done.
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The pain grew so great,
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Shelby would sometimes
double over in agony.
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The only relief is temporary
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and came in the form
of nitroglycerin pills,
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which he'd place
under his tongue as he drove.
00:00:29.737 --> 00:00:34.701
By doing this, he was somehow able
to continue racing for hours on end.
00:00:36.452 --> 00:00:39.497
Shelby and Salvadori
kept the pressure on Ferrari,
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and as the race wore on,
the usually reliable Ferrari
00:00:44.024 --> 00:00:45.795
started to break down,
00:00:45.878 --> 00:00:47.379
and the Aston Martin was closing in.
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Movie Summary
The story of automotive icon Carroll Shelby who started as a chicken farmer and went on to become one of the winningest racing drivers in American motorsports, and the only man in history to win in Le Mans as a driver and a manufa...
