Racing is good for your Health - West / T-shirt
Vices? We've all got 'em. But who'da imagined that racing is actually good for your health? Yup—we knew.
In the mid-’80s, Germany’s Zakspeed team stepped onto the Formula 1 grid with something rare — a car that was 100% homebuilt. Chassis, aero, even the turbocharged four-cylinder engine all came out of their own shop in Niederzissen. While most teams bought engines from major manufacturers, Zakspeed was built not bought. Backed by the cigarette brand West, their red, black-and-white cars became some of the most recognizable privateer entries of the turbo era. They weren’t front-runners, but they were bold, defiant, and unmistakably German.
Motorsport is medicine — racing clears the head better than anything else.
The West-liveried Zakspeed cars embodied that contradiction perfectly — raw speed wrapped in vice-sponsored paint. Today, they stand as icons of a time when privateer grit and turbo power went hand-in-hand.
Specs
Printed on premium American Apparel 1301 tees — heavyweight, soft, and built to last.
- Heavyweight 100% cotton
- Relaxed / classic fit
- Wide rib collar
- Taped neck and shoulder seams
- Tear-away label
- “Racing is Good for Your Health” graphic on back
- Pack of spark plugs graphic on front chest
- Designed and printed in the USA
For those who know racing is the only therapy that works.