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hoon of the day
Bugatti Veyron Ticketed In California Going 210 MPH+
Social media "mogul" Philip Odegard mysteriously included this amazing California speeding ticket in his Flickr photostream this week showing an estimated speed of 210 MPH+ in a 65 MPH zone driving a Bugatti Veyron. More »
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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
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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RallyAmerica
2009 Sno*Drift Rally: Bring The Pain
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offbeat news
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 »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Officer BLW, Royal Canadian Grammar Polis.: Once a Jolly Swagman did burnouts in a parking lot On graduation day at the police academy, And he sang as he... 8 Responses | Other threads
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hoon of the day
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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2009 detroit auto show
VIDEO: Jalopnik Nearly Runs Over Senator Bob Corker
Senator Corker, main man against the automaker bailout plan, and his security detail, are not amused as we nearly careen into them with our Mobile Command Center at the Detroit Auto Show. More » -
novelties
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.
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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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government
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 »
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By Wes SilerComment by Rust-MyEnemy: Firstly, Geoff Hoon is an Oxymoron with the emphasis on Moron. Other favoured oxymorons include Peacekeeping Force, Fun Run and Skoda... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Anti Hoons Of The Day
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 »
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offbeat news
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 »
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offbeat news
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 »
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By Andrew StoyComment by horspowr1001: "The alien had a sweeeet heavenly voice...like Urcle! And he comes every Friday night...like Urcle!" more » | Other threads
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hoon
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 »
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By Mark ArnoldComment by LandofMinos, I took the O out of Cuntry: @Uberdude328i: They could've used an Audi. 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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news
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 StreetMurdochJournal 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 manwalkingdriving 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 »
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By Ray WertComment by hossmaster: @ramv10 I am sure those guys run more than 1 fuel tank and carry jerry cans for incidents. more » | Other threads
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hoon of the day
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
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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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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hoon of the day
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
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 » -
news
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]
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hoon of the day
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. More »
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technique
Snowbound Motive Mag Demonstrates the Scandinavian Flick
I happen to live inparadiseLos Angeles, but for those of you in snowy, icy northernnightmaresplaces, 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 »
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Comment by wheels OF satan!: we called it a POWER SLIDE n vermont in the 70's... used to do it with a 64 rambler with... more » | Other threads
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thunderhill lemons
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 » -
offbeat news
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 »
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offbeat news
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 »
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By Wes SilerComment by JustineLagniappe: GM dies! Ford Dies! Chrysler Dies! We will soon be on buses, all of us! either that or trains, so... more » | Other threads
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news
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 »
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hoon of the day
Hoon of the Day: Barbie Corvette + Gas Engine + Snow
The Power Wheels Barbie Corvette is just the thing for a little girl to cruise around the playground, with its safe-and-sane electric motor. But how about when you put a two-stroke gas engine in it, squeeze an adult male into the driver's seat, add beer, and put the whole assembly on snow? It looks like these hoons must have disabled the car's ABS prior to this run. But wait, there's more hoonage... More »
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Comment by Loyale93: @LTDScott: Understeer? Last I checked, most American Domestic "race cars" oversteer like a bastard, parts fall off and then you... 2 Responses | Other threads
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By Ray WertComment by Stoatmaster: Tried to check out 'whiteknights' as per the ident, but work security deemed it 'questionable'. What's that all about? more » | Other threads
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holiday gift guide
Jalopnik Holiday Gift Guide: Hoon Street Sign
Whether of divine creation or just miraculous happenstance, no gift could be more appropriate for the hoon in your life than this novelty "Hoon Dr." garage street sign. On sale at the low-low Amazon price of $12.95, you're saving $7.00 off the list price (no, we're not taking kickbacks from Amazon). No reviews on the product yet, so we can't vouch for quality of product though we can glowingly recommend it on quality of idea. Full product details below. More »
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hoon of the day
Ferrari Testarossa Crash In Madrid Makes Us Momentarily Worry We Need Bigger T-Shirts
Everyone knows about our love of the Enzo. How many websites have a car-crush so hard it actually necessitated creation of a t-shirt to do our college try best at saving the few remaining noble founder name-sake prancing stallions still left. Fortunately, despite the necessary asshattery required to crash your Ferrari Testarossa on a Madrid street — the T-rossa ain't quite close enough to extinction yet to warrant a specific t-shirt for his or her efforts. However, the catch-all "I Am Hoon of the Day" would fit just perfectly wethinks. [Colmenarejo via Motorpasion via Carscoop] More »
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By Ray WertComment by hairykrishna: Wow, I didn't realise how cheap (relatively speaking) Testarossas are. £40K (~$80K) for a tidy one? Out of my current... more » | Other threads
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racing
The Top 44 Lemons of 24 Hours of LeMons!
First of all, I'm sorry to disappoint anyone who interpreted the photo above as an indication that a late-70s Mercury Cougar and an early-70s AMC Hornet actually finished in the top 44 at the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Altamont over the weekend. They did not; I used this photo because I wish they had so triumphed. Second of all, I got plenty more photos to post of this Incredibly Jalop-Approved Event™, but it took me so long to prepare the ones you see below that you'll have to wait for later to see the rest. Jump like a gutted CRX sliding sideways into a tractor tire to see the Top 44... More » -
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By Mike BumbeckComment by SeanKHotay: WHAT? Is this a bunch of NASCAR woosies who won't race in the rain?! (kidding!) more » | Other threads
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By Ray WertComment by FrankGrimes: Ever heard of an LS1? LS2? LS3? LS6? LS7? LS9? Wheres the Ford motor that can equal these? ... more » | Other threads
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