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  • It Was Fun Meeting A Fellow Hoon

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    Be prepared Hoons, I spent all day yesterday on the road (slow and go through Orlando, Florida sucks!!) and crashed to sleep around 8pm on New Year’s Eve 2011. As a result this olelongrooffan missed the whole Atomic Toasters link but is in a position to Celebrate Life this New Year’s Day with a cold…

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  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition Review: The Questions of the Weekend

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    Every weekday we have a Hooniverse Asks posting by Rob, and it generated an incredible number of comments, so of course I had to follow suit, and have a Question of the Weekend. I try and keep the questions within the theme of the weekend postings, and they have quite a following as well. Here…

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  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition Review: Memorial Day Indianapolis Pace Car Edition

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    During the last weekend in May, I decided to do an Indianapolis Pace Car Review. There are many of you that missed this particular feature, so here it is again for your viewing pleasure.

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  • Hooniverse Car of the Year: Get Your Vote On!

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    All right folks, the time has come for you, our loyal readers to decide which of our numerous nominees is most deserving of the largely unrecognized as meaningful Hooniverse Car of the Year! This year’s selections were picked from a nearly infinite pool defined only by what we could think of off the tops of…

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  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition Review: Some of My Favorite Weekend Postings

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    It’s the first weekend of 2011, and what better way to nurse your hangover before any of the big Football games start is to see what you may have missed over the past several weekends on Hooniverse. I will start with some of my favorites over the year that you may (or may not) have…

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  • Hooniverse Asks – What's a "True" Porsche?

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    For some aficionados of the brand, Porsche stopped building real cars when the last 356 rolled off the assembly line. Others discount anything with a radiator. What do you think, do Porsches have to emulate the layout of the pre-war People’s Car in order to be accepted as righteous?

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  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Billetproof Michigan 2010 Images!

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    These shots are courtesy of long time Hoon Mike The Dog. You have to make the jump to see more!

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  • Classic Clips: The AE86

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    I was flipping through my latest issue of 0-60 yesterday, and they had a full-page spread talking about the Toyota Corolla AE86. I have always known that people are in love with these lightweight Japanese Hoonmobiles but I have never really known much about them. A quick search on Youtube has turned into a clock-smashing…

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  • Showdown: GT500 Vs LS1-Swapped e30 M3

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    In our last Showdown the Coronet RT edged out the Marauder, but not by a whole lot. If memory serves correctly, the Coronet went for around $30k on eBay, while the Marauder went for around $9k. We’re curious how today’s Showdown will pan out. It’s Ford Vs Chevy, with a twist. In one corner, we’ve…

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  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition: Kruse Auctions hang out the For Sale Sign…

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    Owner Dean Kruse tells newspaper that he is considering offers for his troubled auction business. It is just the latest chapter in the collapse of the once-great car-auction empire.

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  • The 2011 World Rally Championship Lineup May Get a Whole Lot … Smaller?

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    Famed team Prodrive is talking with famed driver Per-Gunner Andersson about driving for them as they put together their campaign for 2011. Prodrive is famous for running those amazing Subaru cars for many successful years. What will they bring to take on the world next year? Who out there guessed a MINI Crossover? No you…

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  • 1971 Citroën Décapotable – Yes, its very French, so its very Hooniversalustworthy!

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    As you may or may not know, I have been somewhat absent here at Hooniverse because I have been in a five way brawl trying to capture the Head Writers Position at (Redacted). So while trolling around for some newsworthy items from around the web, I came across this little gem from a site I…

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  • Ze Germans Take Ze Cake for Construction Equipment Hoonage

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    We all know industrial-grade diesels make incredible amounts of low-speed torque. Liebherr decided to hold a whole different object lesson on torque. Jump for the video.

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  • Tanner Foust Drifts The Legendary Mulholland Drive, Throws Hat Into YouTube Hoonage Ring

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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kaj0QyAUoo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]Not content with letting Ken get all of those coveted Interwub hits, Tanner Foust brings his A game in this slidely, smokey clip.

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  • Hooniverse Asks: What Would a Hooniverse Video Game Look Like?

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    The key to success in racing is speed, consistency, reliability and a bit of luck. The key to success in Hooniversal racing is not blowing up.

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  • Truckload Sale: Buy A Truckload of Ammo, Keep The Truck?

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    In what may be one of the strangest promotions we’ve ever seen, this one comes from a company named “ArmaLite” which apparently sells the… you know, ammo-stuff for those gun-things that Americans seem so fixated on.

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