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hoon of the day
Romanians Weld Cars Together For Parking Lot Hoonery
Take the nose-end of a VW Passat diesel and weld the front of an Opel Omega to the back, hop in the car with a buddy and enjoy some silly-looking shenanigans in the parking lot. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Live_axle: They did this on the Red Green show. I'm not Canadian, really. I'm a man, but I can change, if... 4 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
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!
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Comment by muhnkee_2 - jaloping from sunny sao paulo: perhaps the ultimate display of jalopnikness? 12 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Romanian Street Racers Master Magical One HP Drift
You didn't think Romanian street racers only drag-raced, did you? Consider yourself fully versed in the masterful and complex art of the Romanian One HP drift thanks to Virgiliu and his mighty steed. (Hat tip to Casey!)
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Comment by BLS: I have read somewhere that horse have about 15 hp. Depending on the breed. 12 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
"Hey Guys, Watch This!": Flat Rock Roll Over Competition
Flat Rock, Michigan is best known as the home of the Ford Mustang and the Mazda6. It's also less well-known as the home of Flat Rock Speedway, where Scott Burgess of the Detroit News took in some heavy-duty redneck car-rolling. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by ssurfer321: Toledo Speedway one-ups Flat Rock every year with the Burge Wrecking night. Roll over competition, car with trailer... 3 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
Dust Flies, Metal Bends On The Reno-Fernley Track
It always takes a couple of weeks for most LeMons in-car videos to appear, no doubt due to the exhaustion of everyone involved, but we've got a few wipeout-packed minutes for you here. More »
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Comment by aSoundofSleep: Me and a couple buddies were throwing around the idea of running a Crown Vic. One of my friends, a... 10 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
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.
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Comment by engineerd: Now listen up, kids. This is the proper way to hoon. You figure out something awesome to do,... 9 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Gas-Powered Barbie Car Snow Drifting Freakout
We've seen motorized kid's car shenanigans before, but this gang of cretins have whipped up an armada of gas-motored Powerwheels. "Psychobilly Freakout"-serenaded power slides and donut wheelies in the snow? You betcha. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by engineerd: Is it wrong that I am more aroused by this mini-car, gasoline-induced hoonage than the Playboy playmate selling her Mini... 13 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Shanghai Drift: Changan Mini Delivery Truck For The Win
We've shown you some amateur drifters before, but this guy takes the cake. Using a Changan delivery truck, he does his best impersonation of Takumi Fujiwara from Initial D while drifting the Shanghai streets. More » -
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Dealership Porters Caught Rocking Customer's Legacy GT
A member of the LegacyGT forum named Scruit has some worrisome evidence of a dealership thrashing his Subaru Legacy GT thanks to multiple in-car cameras connected to a trunk-mounted DVR. More »
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Comment by Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Reminds me I'd better pull my mask down BEFORE I jack somebody's hooptie. well, you can't live (drive it... 5 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
German Man Fires His Skoda Octavia Into Church Roof
A German man was likely filled with the spirit, or at least spirits, when he lost control of his Skoda Octavia at high speeds, launching his car onto the roof of a church. More » -
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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 »
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By Ray WertComment by brandegee: Once upon a time, in the vale of the douches, SLR guy sayeth 'Though shalt do a burnout at the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Roof Skiing On A Jaguar XJS At 130 MPH
This guy doesn't have enough money to practice on a real slope for the World Speed Skiing Championships, so he strapped himself to a Jaguar XJS' roof instead. Seriously. (Hat tip to vwminispeedster!)
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Comment by Drujon: Who would you trust to drive a car at 130 MPH that you just happened to be strapped to? 10 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Citroën 2CV Jump Makes Subaru Hoons Look Earthbound!
You want distance? Hang time? Non-fatal landing? You'll get all those things with Seppe's Amazing Flying Citroën 2CV! Thanks to Fast_Nel for the tip; original video may be seen here. More »
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Comment by Madness: Ken Block eat your heart out. Also has there been a 2CV at LeMons? I'm sort of surprised by the lack... 11 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Kiwi Hoons Perform Triple Burnout With El Camino, Nomination For Jalopnik Sainthood Considered
These Kiwi hoons pulled out a flatbed truck, topped it with a Ute, which itself is topped with a motorcycle in its bed. All three are doing burnouts. Epic win. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by damnelantra™: on a side note, anyone know what the hell is going on with these condensed replies mixed in with full,... 14 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Aussie Cops Arrest 78-Year-Old Hoon For Speeding On New Year's Day
Australian police nabbed a 78-year-old driver doing 170 KPH in a 100 KPH zone on New Year's Day. His justification? He was a race car driver "enjoying the feel of the road." More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Orgasmatron: Geez, I dunno. Would the age exemption also include the half-senile nipple-pants set that on occasion confuse the gas pedal... 6 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Shirtless Hoon On A Motorized Beer Crate
Motorized beer crate on public roads in Germany; No helmet, no shirt, Tevas, and a shit-eating grin, we suspect this video was immediately preceded by the German equivalent of "Hey guys, watch this!"
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By Ben WojdylaComment by jduffy13: Actually those are Tevas and not flip flops. Oh, and it's not TEEVA it's pronounced TEHVA as in I love you... 6 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
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.
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Comment by Landau_Calrissian loves our President Camacho.: I live in Florida now, and I fail to see anything unusual about this story :) Business as usual... Did the... 17 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Biker Busted For Speeding Tries To Fight The Law And Guess Who Won
Here's a clown getting busted for speeding on his Suzuki GSX-R and then his subsequent visit to court. It seems he’ll try anything to get out of it, but it's the end that packs the extra nice punch.
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Comment by andymarkel: Vernon Raymond Ward was busted for kiddie p0rn! check out his sexual offenders page: [offender.fdle.state.fl.us] Funny 8 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Blown Holden Ute Does Double Roll During Burnout, Crowd Goes Wild!
When you've got a supercharged, tubbed and roll-caged Holden Ute, burnouts, donuts and general hoonulence are inevitable, but this... this is hooning art. It seems you have to go to Australia for the real high-proof stuff, as this starts out simple and safely enough with a gross display of horsepower at a sanctioned local race track, but then the driver decides on a donut, and things go horribly, awesomely wrong as the car flips on it's side — twice — and then drives away to the roar of the crowd. Truly, we have much to learn from from this advanced civilization.
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By Ben WojdylaComment by bmoreDLJ: Awesome. That looked totally intentional, due mostly because it happened twice, and the car righted itself the same way each... 5 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
I Dunno, You Think Something's Wrong With The Alignment?
When you bash the Benz into some unyielding object and the entire left front is a mangled mess, what do you do? Why, you recognize that the right side is still fine, which means you can still (sort of) control the car, and you keep going, of course! We're impressed by the high speed these Euro-hoons manage to sustain here, but it appears that long-term roadworthiness may have been compromised. [Arbroath, via BoingBoing]
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Comment by Graverobber: When you've got two dead mobsters in the trunk, a briefcase full of $100 bills and a 45 magnum on... 7 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Does Doing Donuts In A New Nissan GT-R Void The Warranty?
So now that we've learned how turning off the VDC to use the lanuch control on the 2009 Nissan GT-R can void its warranty, we're wondering if that would also include hoonage like this smoke session. Lucky for this guy, he "bought it brand new just 2 hav fun and burn rubber in. warranty dosent matter and money is not the crteria here!!!! if u know wat im sayin!!" Word. Video after the jump. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by Elhigh: I'm a little aggravated. I'm a pretty smart guy - didn't finish college, but that was money-limited, not brains-limited. Still... 4 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Brazilian Driver Racks Up $1.9 Million In Fines
The New York Times reports on officers in Sao Paolo, Brazil who thought they were performing a routine stop to check documents, but ended up with the discovering $1.9 million in fines owed by the driver in question. We've been pulled over by the cops more times than we care to count, but we could still probably count them all out on our fingers and toes if we really tried. This guy, 36-year-old Armando Clemente da Silva, is on an entirely different level. He's been given over 1000 speeding tickets since first buying his car back in 2001. Of course, he never registered the vehicle, so he probably figured it didn't matter. So just what kind of car was this guy driving? More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by Elhigh: Is this like that Norwegian law that assesses stiffer fines based on the offender's ability to pay? Exactly how much... 3 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
I Get Nervous When I'm Not Behind The Wheel: Lino Ventura Hoons A Renault R8 Gordini
Even though this is movie hoonage and not a bunch of cough-syrup-addled teenagers jumping a minivan in a strip-mall parking lot, we're giving this movie scene full HOTD honors. I just can't stop watching this sequence! Übertipster Franzouse has this to say: More »
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Comment by Graverobber: French version of Herbie the Love Bug. Those guys even looked like Dean Jones and Buddy Hackett. 3 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Why Is Hurling A Car Off A Cliff More Fun With Kiwis?
What is it about New Zealanders that makes them so entertaining when they decide to do something stupid in an automobile? For instance, here we watch as a couple of hoonlings build a ramp on the edge of a cliff, cut the doors off a Ford Telstar, and then launch it into the great beyond. Is it the jaunty, yet entertaining accent? The fearlessness of bailing out moments before the car goes plummeting into the abyss? Or is it just the unwavering surety that what they are about to do is a brilliant idea, in spite of the huge level of danger? Bonus points to the chaps for practicing with helmets on, then abandoning them for the actual run. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by UpshawHaruhist: Luv the comments, and just for all you concerned people I did haul the car back so as to keep... more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Race Car Prep Is An Art, Not A Science: Belvedere Burnout Bonanza
Preparation of the extremely bent '66 Plymouth Belvedere obtained for free by Belvedere Adrian (aka Plymsole) for the Arse-Freeze-A-Pa-Looza LeMons race continues, with the suspension and brakes functioning- mostly- and the 318 grunting out sufficient torque to turn junkyard tires into glorious smoke on command. The car is still being used as a daily driver by one team member, and he says the Project Car Hell stencil on the door gets a lot of attention from the ladies. Of course! Make the jump for even more Belvedere hoonage. More »
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Comment by Plymsole: @_T_ From ME! I'll sell you 2 for 10 bucks postage paid. Email me @ bentbelvedere@gmail.comIf you search LeMons Belvedere... more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Shifter Kart Hits The Streets...The Public Streets!
What you're going to see in this video is breathtakingly illegal, enormously stupid, and probably a bunch of fun. This is an out-take from the "Kartvader" DVD, a 44-minute romp through the night-time streets of Quebec on a two-cycle, 125 cc, 6-speed shifter kart, reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph. We can only imagine what that kind of speed feels like when your ass is an inch off the ground. Apparently cops in Quebec just loiter at the Tim Horton's all day; seriously, how'd he get away with this? [Youtube]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by jip1080: @P161911: Funny you should bring that up... I was on (the / a) team that did that, though a couple... more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Porsche Carrera GT Drifts Right 'Round Dubai Roundabout
Dubai is no longer just a quaint desert outpost where car thieves merely steal police BMWs. Nope, the lack of proper law enforcement oversight is now showing up in more edge-of-the-seat ways. Because although taking a Porsche Carrera GT out for donuts and making sideways laps around a roundabout seems like a pretty good way to thrash a V10-powered Stuttgart supercar, it probably doesn't help so much with the law and order. [via autogespot]
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By Mark ArnoldComment by hootjigga: Let's say, a barrel of oil per tire? more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Polish Hoons Roll Volvo V40 Station Wagon, Celebrating Kubica?
We're not sure if these Polish hoons were actually intending to roll their Volvo V40 wagon when they hooked up the video cameras, but that was the result. An unsuccessful attack at a turn leads to the driver doing his best Robert Kubica impression (wherein Kubica crashes at, instead of wins, the Canadian Grand Prix). It doesn't look as if anyone is injured — it's a Volvo after all — but we're guessing someone is going to be switched from driver to camera operator on the next trip. (Thanks to Marcin) [Tapespace]
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Comment by Stumies: Did you hear about the Polish coyote? He gnawed of three legs and was still caught in the trap! more » | Other threads
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billetproof 2008
Billetproof Burnout Contest, Yee Haw!
All right boys, you know the rules: Chain up your axle to this here block of cee-ment, spray it all down with water, and roast them tahhrs. Whoe're makes the most smoke wins! Can you think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon in America? Didn't think so. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by fodder650: About the VW film. All I can say is his mother will be pissed when he brings her car back... more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Half A Dacia Is Better Than No Dacia At All
Though the quality on this video is pretty poor, you get the idea. We've got Estupendo Mario sitting in less than half a Dacia, doing half-car donuts and half-car stoppies. This feels like what happens when a bunch of Spanish grease monkeys get a throwaway car and someone says "Hey chicos, ver esto!" How did nobody lose a body part here? [Youtube]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by FuzzlessPlushroom, ya fuckin' berk: What'll it do in reverse? This is so much better than that Hyundai half-car commercial. more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
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 »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by WillTheThrill3: @danio3834: @CEman: @TexanIdiot25 [Hunting for Lemons]: Thanks guys! Enjoy it I did. more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Trust the Legends Racer
Legends racers are some seriously odd, but awesome cars. Compact, agile, and way, way, way over engined, they have an air of quirky danger which makes them very exciting. We're not real clear on the conditions of this stunt, nor are we sure why tweedle dee and tweedle dum agreed to this (or why tweedle dum wore white pants), but they have some amazing trust in the driver of this legends car. This is one of the first times we've thought the people outside the car were bigger hoons than the guy at the wheel.
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By Ben WojdylaComment by TheTooth: @Sugi: Ooh, ooh... me too! I want a street legal Legends car. more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Swedish Hoons Hold Crazy Illegal Burnout Contest
If you thought the Swedish limo drifting was awesome, you're really gonna like this. It's an annual illegal burnout competition held in Stockholm, and the contestants don't hold anything back. Ripping tires to shreds? That's nothing. Pour down some gasoline and bring on the flames! More » -
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Drifting A Limo Ain't Easy
What's cooler than driving sideways? Driving sideways in a limousine! Thing is, as these guys found out, it's not as easy as you might think. Even on a water-soaked skid-pad, that stretched wheelbase is hard to balance with opposite lock. Points for effort, though we would've like to have seen a "Just Married" sign and some tin cans being dragged along off the back. More »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by JantheMan: @Mr.U: But he is definitly an asshole. His company has just been put up on swedish tradiding comisions warning list.. more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Norwegian Hoons Are Audi Wagon Drifting Masters
Wow, we knew the those viking types had fun storming castles and laying siege to things, but who knew they were also masters of the four wheel drift?These guys do an amazing job with a nice slow controlled drift all the way around some roundabouts in their favorite Audi 100 wagon. Apparently pounding down fish balls and living in darkness half the year gives you superhuman drifting powers. [Break]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by tmkforever: @TexanIdiot25 [Hunting for Lemons]: JERSEY holla! more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
Sand Dune Ramping Gone Hilariously Wrong
From the screen capture, you'd think this is a standard "Hoons misjudge sand dune jump and stuff truck on the other side" deal. Well, you'd be partially right. The actual moronitude of this short but solid gold clip is far funnier than that. Congratulations sirs, you have secured todays Hoon of the Day, though your concussions probably prevent you from recognizing the achievement. [Youtube] -
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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] -
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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.
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Comment by SEEN: Is it just me or is that just about identical to an NSU Prinz? more » | Other threads
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world's best dad
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.
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Comment by econobiker: Damn, and I just junked a seriously sunfaded but completely functional Barbie powerwheels I had gotten out of the apartment... more » | Other threads
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