Enzo

Had it not been for the death of both his father and brother in the First World War, the famous prancing horse may only ever have existed as an emblem on Italian fighter ace, Count Baracca's aeroplane. 

 

As Enzo lay critically ill from the flu pandemic of 1918, his ambitious mother said to him, ‘I had two children and of my two children, the best one, the sharpest one is dead.’ And so was born the remarkable man that would become motor racing’s greatest legend. 

 

Ruthless, manipulative, remorseless; his cars have won more races and more championships than any other team before or since, with 14 victories at Le Mans alone. But his drivers paid a heavy price for the success that Ferrari always maintained was due to the car. Indeed, so many men would die at the wheel of his cars, the Vatican accused him of being like the god Saturn, who consumed his own sons. 

 

He died in his sleep, aged 90, just a few weeks short of the 1988 Italian GP. It was a 1-2 finish for the prancing horses – a result that would no doubt have seen those wily eyes light up behind his trade mark dark glasses.

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We only use water-based inks to print our tees. Free from the PVC or phthalates toxic ingredients found in Plastisol inks, water-based inks aren't only kinder to the environment, they give our designs a softer, more natural feel. Because, unlike Plastisol inks, water-based inks actually blend into the fabric as opposed to sitting on the top.

Formulated free from lead and other heavy metals, the inks we use have passed the Oeko-Tex Class 1 standard with 60% to spare. That means they don’t contain ozone-depleting chemicals such as CFC's and HCFC's, aromatic hydrocarbons or any volatile solvents. Basically, all the bad stuff. What's more, when it comes to cleaning our screens, we don't need to use solvents - just good old fashioned plain water.

So why doesn't everyone print with water-based inks? Well, quite simply, it can be a massive pain in the derrière.
You see, unlike Plastisol inks, which can be left on a screen for hours and hours without drying out, water-based inks have to be worked with quickly as they have a tendency to dry out before you can say “Mansell is slowing it down, taking it easy. Oh no he isn't! It's a lap record” (good old Murray) and clog the screen you're printing your design through.