Ken Block, Chris Atkinson Spank A Vintage Ford Escort In Woods

What do you get when you combine one Rally America star, one factory WRC driver, and one of the coolest two-wheel-drive rally cars ever built? A bunch of grown men giggling, that's what. Strap in, kiddies. More »

Holden Commodore Gets Airborne, Lands On Sydney House

We're not exactly shocked to read that "police say they suspect speed and alcohol were contributing factors in the crash" with this bit of what appears to be staggeringly stupid hoonery. More »

Buick LeSabre Gets Massive Air, Doesn't Float

Although non-turbocharged Buicks are normally more well known for floatin' than flyin', here's a hoon in a Buick LeSabre showing why he's driving the first class of air class. [via Banovsky]

Hoon Does Burnout, Flips Dodge Ram SRT10

It's truly unfortunate we got this video of an idiot doing a burnout in a Dodge Ram SRT10 one week too late for Crash Week — especially given the burnout's hoongasmic conclusion. Watch those brakes, kid! (Hat tip to Jay!)

San Francisco Plagued By Bullitt-Style "Hill Flying"

San Francisco's CBS-5 indignantly reports on unruly drivers getting airborne over the city's hills, a trend one resident calls "an outrage" and that we refuse to believe is "new." Bullitt's some 40 years old! [CBS-5]

Canadian Redneck Gets Massive Air In Ford Escort

How can you tell when a Canadian is a redneck? By the huge "REDNECK" tatt across his belly, that's how! Let's head north to Dave's Farm and see the latest in hoonage fashions. More »

Ghost-Donuting, Because Ghost-Riding Is For Sissies

We never really got the "ghost-riding" craze the kiddies seemed so excited about a while back. However, we're much more amused by this fella ghost-donuting his car. Now that takes skill (and a trusting crowd). More »

Much-Jumped 1987 Hoonda Accord For Sale For $250, Stunts On 13s!

We've seen a lot of hoons here, but this may be the best classified ad we've ever seen for a hoonmobile. This Utah Hoonda has seen plenty of hang time! More »

Is Kyle Sarasin Better Than Ken Block?

Up-and-coming rally driver Kyle Sarasin shows off his entertaining and skillful drifts while practicing at his home gymkhana fields in Michigan. Some say he's better than Ken Block. Others say he's an ass. What do you think? More »

Hoon Of The Day: Spirit Of Ecstacy Goes Slideways

In this gross display of look-what-we've-got-and-you-don't mixed with financial negligence, a couple of dapper hooligans get their brand-spankin-new, nearly 3.5-ton Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe luxo barge slideways in a battle against the friction addiction. Hooray for sloppy over-weight body-roll!

Hoon Of The Day: Back-Flipping Monster Truck

Rhys Millen's failed Vegas back flip has us pining for more, so we wholeheartedly thank this monster truck daredevil for stepping up to the plate, giving us what we've so desperately craved.

Boldest Hoon In Australia Performs Burnouts At Police Graduation

A man in Adelaide was ticketed and his car impounded after he performed repeated burnouts in the parking lot of a police academy during their graduation ceremony. Dumb. More »

How Not To Do A Burnout

We've shown you how to do a burnout. Here's how not to do a burnout. As a public service, we've translated this into forum fan-boygrish: Burnout=FAIL. Or "You're doing it wrong!" Whatever floats your boat. More »

What Is A Hoon? Ask This T-Shirt

We've thrown around the term "hoon" liberally. Now, thanks to this t-shirt, we've got an easy definition.

Man Steals Hearse During Funeral Service

Our nominee for Hoon of the Day goes to the Florida man who stole a hearse during a funeral service. Yes, we said during the service.

Hoon Appointed UK Secretary Of State For Transport

Well, Hoon by name if not by nature. Geoff Hoon, former Secretary of State for Defense, was appointed the United Kingdom’s Secretary Of State For Transport back in October. Could this be a good thing? Surely anyone named Hoon can’t be all evil, right? More »

Angry Locals Dole Out Mob Justice To Aussie Hoons

Tired of having their streets terrorized by teenage hoons, residents of Edmonton, Australia have taken to tracking the perpetrators down and publicly shaming them. The angry neighbors have been recording the registration numbers of the hoons in order to locate their homes. Since most are still living with their parents (thereby saving money for new parts for their Utes), the mobs demand the parents drag their spawn out to the street in order for a serious "Come to Jesus" meeting. Though police have been attempting to seize and destroy as many illegally modified and driven vehicles as possible, it isn't enough for these locals. What has driven them so crazy? More »

Australian Teen Crashes SUV Into Tree, Repeatedly, Attempting To Dislodge Koala

Proving that the best intentions aren't always matched with the best actions, 19-year-old Brett Seabrook of Victoria, Australia attempted to help a koala he thought was injured by repeatedly ramming its tree with his Toyota Landcruiser. Apparently the incident began when the Aussie teen found the koala at his campsite and wrapped it in a blanket — which is sort of a nice way of saying he abducted it. After hanging out with the koala for a while, he released it into a tree. That's when the koala started making noises, worrying Seabrook and prompting a somewhat irrational series of responses. More »

Five Supercars Worth $1.4 Million Allegedly Trashed By Drunken Brit Wedding Guests

According to The Sun an unruly group of UK wedding guests spent this past weekend destroying five rented supercars valued at over $1.4 million. The carnage includes a Bentley Continental GT, a Ferrari F430 and three Lamborghini Gallardo Spyders. Although the details are still rather sketchy, here's what we've learned. More »

Watch Out For The Nurburgring's Undercover BMW!

Planning a trip to the Nurburgring this summer? Well, if you are, make sure to watch out for this BMW if you happen to be engaging in any unapproved shenanigans either at the 'ring or just off it. Although this may look like a normal 3-Series, looks can be deceiving. More »

Jumping A Saturn At Dave's Farm

Another day, another beater car hooned at Dave's Farm. Sure it's not as impressive as the Honda 666, or the Buick Halfmaster, but who doesn't love seeing a car catching air? It may be a lowly '90s Saturn, but the flat black and flames make up for it. More »

Icelandic Hoons Protest Falling Krona, Rising Gas Prices

Iceland's the one country with a currency rate falling further than the dollar and according to the front-pager today in the Wall Street Murdoch Journal it's having a serious impact on our hoonage-loving brethren from the land of the ice and snow. As those of us here have known ever since we saw Richard Hammond try to outrun a man walking driving on water — their only real escape is on nitrous-injected, giant-wheeled trucks which they throw at the mountainous landscape with the greatest of abandon. Unfortunately ballooning debt payments, punishing fuel prices and a cratering currency are all such buzz-kills. The Journal's Marcus Walker tells the story: More »

Catastrophic ZAZ Rollover Leaves Russian Hoons Miraculously Unharmed

Where would we be without English Russia? We wouldn't have heard about the Stalinmobile, for starters! Most of all, we'd have to do without the all-important ZAZ hoonage! The Russians can bash 'em into trees, do epic donuts, and- of course- roll 'em. Today, we get to see in-car video of a quartet of Russians taking a Zaporozhets up to the lunatic speed of 90 KM/H, wipe out in spectacular fashion, and walk away from the wreck. That's sure to be a long trudge back to the village for these guys. [English Russia]

Hoon of the Day: Zaporozhets Donuts

We've seen Russian hoons roll a ZAZ and we've seen them smash a ZAZ into a tree. But how about taking the little air-cooled, 26-horse Russian car and adding another 150 or so horsepower? Excellent idea! Of course, when you build such a Zaporozhets, a certain amount of hoonage seems inevitable.

Hit It, Boy! Helmetless, Hopped-Up Power Wheels Hoonage

The ATV-assisted Power Wheels hoonage we saw yesterday showed some medium-grade disregard for safety, all right. But how about when you get a younger kid, lose the helmet, and juice up his Power Wheels truck with about ten times the factory power? This boy showcases some serious drifting skills as he lays hard plastic all over his cul-de-sac, ultimately flipping his top-heavy ride. Fortunately, there's a happy ending, without the kid's dome busted on the hard concrete... this time.

Hoon Of The Day: News Van Drag Racing

Oops. While drag racing a news van in a larger market like San Antonio or Houston wouldn't cause such a stir, in El Paso it'll get you fired. The difference? In those big cities they have more live trucks, production vehicles and satellite rigs to cover a war. Chris Bernal, a photographer for KDBC, found out the hard way that heads will roll if you race the station's only live truck. Though they may have thought they had a monopoly on coverage of the event, you can hear someone in the video saying "every cell phone is out" to film it. Oops. [CarScoop, KVIA]

Commenter of the Day: Orange Crush Edition

Sure, we thought about foraging the assorted trashy declarations that followed our Dancing Traffic Girl Hoon of the Day post. We think she'd do pretty well on a USO tour of war-torn regions, and there's a taste of the dragon in there someplace. But not today. After all, we're working a car show. Let's maintain focus. Commenter of the day, then, please? More »

Violent Idaho Hoons Issue Beat-Down After Truck Donuts Criticized

Stories like this one make us wish we could write like Kevin Hoover of the Arcata Eye (Warning: Do not click on that link if you need to get anything done during the next several hours!). Basically, what we got here is a pair of Idaho brothers straight out of Northwest Hoon Central Casting, right down to the red flannel shirts, pickup truck, and scrungy facial hair. John and Robert Rasho were minding their own business on a street in Kuna, Idaho, just spinning some donuts in their truck, not bothering nobody, when some killjoy neighbor came out and asked them to, like, knock it off. Next thing you know, you got one hospitalized killjoy, one impounded pickup, and two hoons in jail. (Hat tip to LTDScott!) [KTVB]

Who Was Hoon of the Year in 2007?

We've seen some excellent examples of the Vehicular Idiocy Captured On Film genre this year, and now it's time for us to vote on which hoon wins the coveted Jalopnik Hoon of the Year award. Jump like a Suzuki Sidekick- wait, we mean like a Chevy Sprint- and vote early and often for the hoonliest hoon of 2007! Warning: many of these videos feature language that your uptight coworkers might consider NSFW.
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Snowbound Motive Mag Demonstrates the Scandinavian Flick

I happen to live in paradise Los Angeles, but for those of you in snowy, icy northern nightmares places, you might be very interested in the driving lesson that Motive is offering. It's called the Scandinavian Flick. Rally drivers, drifters and even my brother Hollywood stuntmen are all familiar with the technique. Motive's Bryan Joslin is claiming the Flick is the fastest and safest way around a wet corner. Though, he does point out that law enforcement might view your superior car control as nothing more than hoonage, so don't Flick on public roads. More »

LeMon Pits: The Casualties Mount

This is racing! It's about 37 degrees out. There are no spectators here; no fans, just the drivers and the crews. Yet the teams aren't quitting. Unless they are forced to. Like the SE-R, which somehow lost 3 of its 4 studs on the right front wheel. That's metal fatigue for you. Team Dilligaf got three black flags for excessive hoonage, as did the former front runners in the #87 MR2. Other than that, it's just the usual series of brakes, radiators, gaskets and, well, radiators. Pit party starts in 15 minutes. TOTAL COVERAGE continues... More »

Aussie Hoons Constantly Blowing Themselves Up

Here's a fun statistic for you: one-in-ten serious burn cases treated in Australia are from men tinkering with their cars at home. It's such a serious issue that, according to the Herald Sun, one-in-six victims treated at the Victorian Adult Burns Service in 2006 were careless or unlucky gearheads. Said one young victim "One thing i don't think I will ever forget is the pain. You don't think you can be put through that much and still survive." Yeah, but he's got a totally rad Falcon to show for it. More »

Teenage Hoon Slapped with $104,000 Insurance Premium

Being a teenager in Canada isn't all it's cracked up to be. Described as having "a tendency to speed" by his doting mother, 19 -year old Jason Towers has racked up no less than 10 speeding tickets since he got his license in May 2005. Towers claims most of those tickets were given for only going a few kilometers over the per-hour limit. Which definitely explains his two license suspensions in that time. If you're starting to get the impression that Towers might be a dangerous driver, you'd be wrong. More »

Hoon Mom Races With Toddler in Car

Today's "World's Best Dad" just happens to be a mom, proving that stupidity is not a genetic trait. It all started when two Australian women in their late 20's were popped by an unmarked car racing from traffic light to traffic light in Elizabeth North, Adelaide. No word on whether they were driving modified Holdens or just a pair of Taragos, though it didn't seem to matter to the police when they found the 22-month-old toddler in the back seat. More »

Hoon of the Day: Suzuki Sidekick Hang Time

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