A daring world record attempt unfolded on Italy’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday, as driver Fabio Barone sought to establish the fastest car on a boat, racing across the flight deck of a navy vessel.
Barone, who last year set the Italian Timekeepers Federation’s record at 152 kilometres per hour (94.4 mph) on another aircraft carrier in southern Italy, aimed higher this time. In Civitavecchia, a coastal town near Rome, his ambition was to hit 160 kph before braking sharply, narrowly avoiding the deck’s "ski jump" and a nearby cruise ship.
