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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

You had a big risk of getting hurt

You had a big risk of getting hurt

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You had a big risk
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of getting hurt.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:47:27
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
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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.
Paul didn't say, "All right this is the stage - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
Paul didn't say, "All right this is the stage
All he needed was a good car and somebody to work with him. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
All he needed was a good car and somebody to work with him.
And like teach him like at Indianapolis, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
And like teach him like at Indianapolis,
If you're not getting along with the engineer - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
If you're not getting along with the engineer
It felt eerie dealing with the guy. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
It felt eerie dealing with the guy.
Driving on a road course is one thing. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
Driving on a road course is one thing.
It's got everything to do with how much brains you have. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
It's got everything to do with how much brains you have...
Indy is so fast. The dangers are so great. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
Indy is so fast. The dangers are so great.
If you make a minor mistake you could be in the wall. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
If you make a minor mistake you could be in the wall.
You gotta have brains at Indy. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:21
You gotta have brains at Indy.
Windscreens made out of plastic doesn't - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:20
Windscreens made out of plastic doesn't
That thing was a bucket that I wouldn't have sat in. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
That thing was a bucket that I wouldn't have sat in.
There was a lot of guys on that team at the time that Willy was driving for that - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:16
There was a lot of guys on that team at the time that Willy ...
This stupid little windscreen put on the car - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:07
This stupid little windscreen put on the car
There's no question that it's there. But you really - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:15
There's no question that it's there. But you reall...
Your head moving around. And you can't actually focus your eyes - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:25
Your head moving around. And you can't actually focus y...
I felt helpless. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:12
I felt helpless.
And by noon on Saturday, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:12
And by noon on Saturday,
If it doesn't feel right then you don't run here. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
If it doesn't feel right then you don't run here.
The drivers knew that Willy T. Ribbs wasn't chicken. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
The drivers knew that Willy T. Ribbs wasn't chicken.