Man Drives Ferrari On Aircraft Carrier & Sets New Record For Fastest Car On Ship

Along the Mediterranean coast of Italy, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of an aircraft carrier and made a new record: the fastest car on a boat.

In 2024, Barone set the Italian Timekeepers Federation’s Record on another aircraft carrier in southern Italy, in which he touched 152 km per hour.

In Civitavecchia, he aimed to attain atleast 160 km per hour, then hit the brakes to avoid going off the deck’s ski jump and crashing into the cruise ship docked in front.

Race Engineer Alessandro Tedino said that he was unsure if the new record could be achieved, as the naval vessel had been at sea all night and the crew found the flight deck wet in the morning.

They began the work to dry it, and the sunny weather helped them. He also said that if the deck were wet or moist, then it would have been impossible to achieve the maximum speed and brakes, and it could be very dangerous too.

The whole event was quite exciting, according to spectators who said that as the ‘Top Gun’ theme song blared from the speakers, the ship’s portside elevator brought Barone’s team to the deck, where he was met by naval officials, VIPs, and journalists.

Some children with Down Syndrome were also present. They were chosen to be honorary mechanics for the day. They removed he cover and revealed Baron’s Ferrari SF90.

Barone sat and drove the car around the ship to warm up its engine. Lastly, he geared up to make the new record by placing the car at the end of the 236 m flight deck, waiting for the all clear.

He then zipped past the crows and seconds later came to a halt. The people cheered, though unsure if the record had been created. The official timekeeper checked the car and its gauges and detected the velocity to be 164 km per hour.

He declared that it was a new speed record on a ship. Barone lifted his arms, hugged his team while reporters rushed to interview him.

Barone said that concentration is very important. He stated that he used his body in sync like a pianist to achieve this tremendous feat.

His team will submit their certified result to the Guinness World Records.

Source: Maritime Shipping News