'76

1976.  The year Concorde took to the skies, Britain braced itself for the hottest summer on record, Brotherhood Of Man wanted you to save all your kisses for them and by the British GP at Brands Hatch, everyone seemed transfixed by the prospect of a real battle for the championship.

 

Hunt and Lauda had set the tone for the '76 season by sharing poles and race wins, with Hunt living up to his nickname with three crashes under his belt. The fourth happened at the first corner of Brands which resulted in the organisers’ decision to stop him taking part in the restart. Angry chants of "We want Hunt!" helped change their minds. Hunt went on to win, but Ferrari managed to get the result overturned. However, they soon had far more important things to think about following Lauda’s near fatal crash at the legendary Nürburgring. 

 

Everything looked like the title would now go Hunt’s way, but Lauda’s miraculous return just six weeks after his accident saw the fight go down to the wire. Hunt won by a single point saying he wished he could share the title with Niki.

GPtee designs are printed on:

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The inks we use:

 

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.