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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

When the turbo blows, it's not just replacinga single part

When the turbo blows, it's not just replacing
a single part

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When the turbo blows,
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it's not just replacing a single part.
Duration
5 seconds
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51
Timestamp in Movie
01:31:05
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
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documentary
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An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.
It's concerns about, did metal shavings - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:22
It's concerns about, did metal shavings
Probably the wildest roller coaster ride - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:17
Probably the wildest roller coaster ride
He hadn't been over 210. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:20
He hadn't been over 210.
It took a lot of resolve. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
It took a lot of resolve.
But you got to keep going and you gotta keep your edge. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
But you got to keep going and you gotta keep your edge.
You gotta keep that toughness - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
You gotta keep that toughness
Tim Wardrop showed Willy a set of tires - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
Tim Wardrop showed Willy a set of tires
The tires that he called "Magic tires." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:27
The tires that he called "Magic tires."
To a driver this is the magic set of tires. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
To a driver this is the magic set of tires.
Honest to God, it happens. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
Honest to God, it happens.
We are going to be limited to what we think is our limit. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
We are going to be limited to what we think is our limit.
He said, "I want you to go out and in, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
He said, "I want you to go out and in,
They were like glue. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
They were like glue.
And as soon as we strapped the tires on, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
And as soon as we strapped the tires on,
Truth be known, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
Truth be known,
At the end of the day, he just made the stagger - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
At the end of the day, he just made the stagger
We pushed that car down - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
We pushed that car down
Willy had made two incomplete attempts - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
Willy had made two incomplete attempts
Tim Wardrop says, "You ready to go?" - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:16
Tim Wardrop says, "You ready to go?"
So I said, "Don't worry, everything is going to be fine. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
So I said, "Don't worry, everything is going to be...