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Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE: Improving on the Alpha
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Dear Camaro fanboys, you’re all terrible… but the current generation Camaro is fantastic. Especially when it comes fully dressed in SS 1LE guise. You take the already good Camaro SS, and then you add some go-fast bits and a bit of blacked-out body work and you have a truly excellent machine. The noise. The capability.…
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Australian motorsports organization bans Robbie Gordon from competing Down Under
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Robbie Gordon recently put on a bit of a show for patrons outside of a bar in Darwin, Australia. The stunt didn’t win him the affection of the local police, as they’re a bit harsh with the anti-hoon laws in that neck of the woods. It was clearly a reckless thing to do on a…
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In Search of Involvement: Finding it in blow-up form
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Always on the quest for new and exciting experiences, my wife and I have just got into wearing neoprene and playing with rubber. With designs on seeing familiar things from a unique and dangerous perspective, we’ve taken up kayaking. I’ve never previously been much involved in watersports – in the kind of aquatic pursuits I…
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Take in the Nürburging 24 Hour Race from the perspective of a racer
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An endurance race is an extreme test of a car, drivers, and a team as a whole. One of the toughest is the Nürburging 24-Hour Race, as it pits all sorts of vehicles against each other but also against a circuit often called The Green Hell. The N24 is a bucket-list-level event for drives and…
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Review: 2017 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD
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Two years ago my sister-in-law decided that it was time to replace her 4-cylinder 5-speed Honda Accord coupe with something new. Like everyone else in the world these days, she wanted a small cross-over. She wanted one for the same reasons that everyone else wants one for – higher ride, bigger trunk, ease of egress…
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War, revisited: Camaro SS vs Mustang GT test-drive comparo
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It’s been referred to as war, a heated half-century long battle with roots deeper than those of just about any automotive fight out there. It’s Mustang vs Camaro once again and here it’s not about numbers, but rather a non-professional opinion, the impressions and take-aways of a normal enthusiast after driving the prominent pony-turned-sports cars…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 203 – Long Nights, Impossible Odds
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Sorry for being tardy with this one, folks. We had some technical difficulties on Cam’s end, for some reason his recording didn’t sync properly, so we had to make some funny edits. Hopefully it’s a seamless listen for you. This week, we’re joined once again by our friend W. Christian Mental Ward, one of the…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 203 – Long Nights, Impossible Odds
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Sorry for being tardy with this one, folks. We had some technical difficulties on Cam’s end, for some reason his recording didn’t sync properly, so we had to make some funny edits. Hopefully it’s a seamless listen for you. This week, we’re joined once again by our friend W. Christian Mental Ward, one of the…
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Last Call: First and Last Edition
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This is the first post I ever published on Hooniverse, all the way back in October of 2009. Since the I’ve been honored to bring you 5,567 others. This is probably not my last here, but if it is then I wanted to do it right and bring it all home. Speaking of which, I still…
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The Carchive: 1981 Mazda 626 Saloon and Coupe
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The last couple of visits to The Carchive have taken a look at a few of North Americas most honest cars of the late ’70s. The economy offerings of Ford and Chevy – basic, simply engineered cars designed to work hard so their owners didn’t have to. They weren’t aspirational, but they were the right…
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24 Hours of LeMons: The Real Hoopties of New Jersey 2017 Wrapup
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Every time I look our hard earned Judge’s Choice trophy, I shed a tear. It’s because I really wanted to win our class and I got that instead. It’s quite depressing that after almost four years of Lemons racing that’s the piece of crap trophy we have to show for it. But we will keep…
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The News for June 16th, 2017
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. There’s also just a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: Microsoft reveals 911 GT2 RS at E3 on behalf of Porsche, rumors say The beautiful Jaguar XF…
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The 60 Euro Polo does the Baltic Press Rally 2017 – Part 2
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Day two of the 2017 Press Rally in Lithuania opened with excellent weather. Having checked the Polo had retained all necessary fluids for it to compete, we rolled to the start of the first stage of the day. Despite good-hearted chatting with the other drivers, who had heard how little the car had cost to…
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Mystery Car
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Today’s date represents an auspicious anniversary. It was on this date in 1903 that Henry Ford met with his prospective investors and signed an agreement to found the Ford Motor Company. This wasn’t Ford’s first rodeo however, as he had attempted to launch an automotive brand twice prior, but each of those turned out to…
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A Return To Rugged Ridge
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The phrase, “It’s a Jeep thing you wouldn’t understand” is one we have all heard, and to a point understand, but have you ever deep dived into the Jeep culture? Even just for a short time? A recent trip to Atlanta to visit Omix-ADA (i.e. Rugged Ridge) gave me a taste. In a fairly short…
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The Post In Which Graverobber Bids You Adieu
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I know what you’re thinking—where in the hell is the question of the day? Well, I’ve decided to usurp my weekday query post for some important news—I am stepping back from my staccato-like posting schedule here on Hooniverse. Yep, as part of a push to reinvent the site as an Alt-Right Gay Porn portal, I’m giving…