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Before Formula 1 and motorsport became a global luxury phenomenon, they were a dangerous game of risk, raw speed and glory. "Car Racing 1972" delves deep into this era - with previously unpublished images from the DPPI archive.

On 8 November 2025, the Carrera World near Salzburg will once again be transformed into the ultimate stage for speed, excitement and show: the Carrera Racing Night is entering its second round - and just like last year, it will be action-packed.

It's not a car, nor is it a plane, and somehow it's not quite in between either. The AirKart is an eVTOL – a vertical take-off and landing aircraft developed by British start-up Elevate Racing for private use and racetracks. Are we looking at the racing cars of the future?

For three days straight, wildly modified cars and motorcycles tear down a quarter mile of asphalt just north of Bangkok – all chasing the fastest time. The vehicles? Brutal. The conditions? Let’s just say: adventurous.