Hooning

[UIZ733]

Why do people (predominantly males) do it?
More specifically, why do some people think it is OK or fun to leave big black streaks of rubber on public roads in straight lines or donuts?
By doing this, I would imagine at the very minimum, they are tossing away large amounts of hard earned (tyres), not to mention the catastrophic dangers involved.
For the record, I have never done it because I could never afford it and maybe I am just a sissy.

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Because they are ####wits, that's why. No other reason, just that they are ####wits.

Shane.

[D4D]

Because they have a small penis

[GGV8Cruza]

It's getting bad up around our way, every intersection at the moment is coated in rubber and the latest trend this week is attacking any good looking bit of grass verge and tearing it up

GG

[Robbo]

Because they are ####wits, that's why. No other reason, just that they are ####wits.

Shane.

X2 You've nailed it Shane. 

[scrapsD40]

Because they have a small penis

And excess rubber

[GeoffA]

And excess rubber

...not for long...

[UIZ733]

And excess rubber

That rubber could have been used to advantage and prevented them from being conceived. 
Is hooning worse now that in previous generations?

[Jeepers Creepers]

Define hooning.

If under the current hooning laws, yeah, I've hooned.

Not saying it was correct, but back in the day, we raced for money down the Gold Coast. (did ok too) 
Some old road out the back of the coast, near the dog pound, if I remember correctly.

May he who has "NEVER, EVER, HOONED", cast the first infringement notice. 

[Jeepers Creepers]

Type 1 offences are:
•dangerous driving... NO. (some might say yes)
•careless driving... NO.
•organising, promoting or taking part in racing and speed trials.......................................YES.
•wilfully starting a motor vehicle or driving in way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke.YES. (You have to test nitrous oxide some where)
•evading police... NO. (because he caught me)

Type 2 offences are:
•driving a vehicle that is uninsured and unregistered.................................... NO.
•driving without a licence or when your licence has been suspended............... NO.
•high range drink driving—with a blood alcohol level above 0.15%................. NO.
•exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h......................................... YES.
•driving a modified vehicle that does not comply with vehicle safety standards. YES.
•driving while under a 24 hour suspension order..........................................  NO.

Now, lets be honest everyone.

[listo]

I used to do it when I was younger on back roads & out of town away from everyone. We used to love it & had a blast, racing each other & doing time trials down windy dirt roads.
Our town never had a race track so we made our own. We may not have been in the right, but we took it away from town so we wouldn't hurt anyone or lose our licenses. No harm was done. Not sure how I'd go in this generation coming through though, cars have a lot more power now.

[raider]

We were more into rallying back then so we mainly had V8 eating 4 and 6  bangers ie 180B's , an RX4 , turboed LJ , an LJ with triple webers , cortina etc. One mate had an XB intercepter and one bought an XA GT look-a-like. We used to cruise up and down the Princes Highway in Dandenong, do high speed runs on the Gunnamatta road when on hols at Rosebud and do the windy Mountain Highway from Boronia up to Mt Dandenong. We were in the ANZ car club too so would go to motorkhanas and we did night rallying. We did burnouts occasionally but not really our thing for some reason. It was always more fun sitting sideways like the drift cars these days.  When I look back , some close calls but we all survived with the worst one being the 180B SSS which tripped over a gutter (it was that low )and he end over ended it which put him in a coma for 4 weeks. Sitting back now thinking about some of the things we did , having a beer and laughing.

Raider

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Define hooning.

If under the current hooning laws, yeah, I've hooned.

You define hooning, not the previous Qld's governments definition.

Since those laws, that definition of hooning, are you still a hoon?

[Humphreythebear]

The short sharp bark of a V8 , the bus stop , waiting for the the " bad girls " after school , the pick up ...the Moment  Torque exceeds friction.

You just know she gonna go all the way to redline .

And yes I accept that modern cars are a lot more powerful , it's just young blokes have gotten a lot dumber - and that's if they are even remotely interested in either cars or girls .

I still have my ' silly ' cars in a shed and they still make me happy .
It's just now if your a goose the car is gone , when I was young Mr policeman would take the keys and tell you to pick me up tomorrow from the station .
I actually sold a ripper car to a policeman after he had booked me " guaranteed fast that one " I walked to work for 12 months .....
That was 30 yrs ago , geez I'm old !

[Jeepers Creepers]

You define hooning, not the previous Qld's governments definition.

Since those laws, that definition of hooning, are you still a hoon?

I had to google it to find out what the laws are Shane. Do they change with each election?

I'm not a hoon now and I'm first to admit, todays hoon is way more out of control than when we were blazing around the blurbs.... I think.

We were dickheads, no doubt about, but we still had some respect for our cars and I think these days, that doesn't exist for very many.



 

[vicandug]

It's getting bad up around our way, every intersection at the moment is coated in rubber and the latest trend this week is attacking any good looking bit of grass verge and tearing it up

GG

Yep, I see it all the time.  We are lucky where we live.  Dirt roads, lots of steep hills and really really big pot holes in the roads. 

[Bird]

Amazing how many people must have had dull teenage years, or it was too far back to remember.

[UIZ733]

Amazing how many people must have had dull teenage years, or it was too far back to remember.

That could well be the quote of the century. 

[oldmate]

Amazing how many people must have had dull teenage years, or it was too far back to remember.

Yep. I'm bloody guilty as charges

[Bird]

**** we had fun





Sadly don't have any of our bike club touring weekends in central NSW slipstreamin each other doing stupid40 kph and dozens of trips down the old road, thru nation, on the way to Bathurst... burnouts, wheelies, and watchin Don Gwilliam trying to jump over a glowing 44 gallon drum in the bollox and not quite making it over the camp chair stuffed into the top of the 44...

ahhh those were the days.

[Shippo]

As a young fella I did my fair share of burnouts and driving too fast around corners, getting the rear end to slide out. Had an XE falcon as a first car. Put a sports exhaust on it and used to coincide my gear changes with the bark of the exhaust..man I loved that car and thought I was cool hooning around. A lot of it was showing off to mates and a fair bit of the young fella 'im invincible' attitude. I think a fair few from each generation is the same.
 The thing that made me give up my hooning was buying a 2.4 turbo diesel hilux surf...first time i took off out of a side street with a truck nearly rear ending me made me realise I had to adjust my driving style..With the falcon I had all the power in the world to slip into traffic quickly but not so with the hilux! So I started driving conservatively and have done ever since.even now with a v6 prado. Wife reckons I drive like a grandpa!  We live in a nice coastal touristy town and I get annoyed seeing the young ones doing burnouts and driving dangerously. Rubber marks on the road look horrible! Man,  reading this back makes me feel like a hypocrite..but I guess atleast I realised my errors!

[Sixpack]

Type 1 offences are:
•dangerous driving... NO. (some might say yes)
•careless driving... NO.
•organising, promoting or taking part in racing and speed trials.......................................YES.
•wilfully starting a motor vehicle or driving in way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke.YES. (You have to test nitrous oxide some where)
•evading police... NO. (because he caught me)

Type 2 offences are:
•driving a vehicle that is uninsured and unregistered.................................... NO.
•driving without a licence or when your licence has been suspended............... NO.
•high range drink driving—with a blood alcohol level above 0.15%................. NO.
•exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h......................................... YES.
•driving a modified vehicle that does not comply with vehicle safety standards. YES.
•driving while under a 24 hour suspension order..........................................  NO.

Now, lets be honest everyone.

Better google that again Jeepers, Driving unlicenced or under suspension is in the type 2 category.

[Bird]

I'm not a hoon now and I'm first to admit, todays hoon is way more out of control than when we were blazing around the blurbs.... I think.

We were dickheads, no doubt about, but we still had some respect for our cars and I think these days, that doesn't exist for very many.

agree totally

[markg66]

351 Cleaveland, yella terra heads, twin holly 650 double pumpers, mallory twin point, extractors to 4 foot hotdogs under the sills of the XB ute, outlet in front of the back wheels, was a  magnet.
I remember the words.......undue noise due to manner of operation, wheels too wide, clearance too low, steering wheel too small, idle too lumpy (if you could get it to idle), window tint too dark, why are you out so late son......................   i loved those days when i could afford the fuel and the tires.

[noel_w]

Guess I am guilty as charged too orificer.
Datto 180B, Dual 45mm DCOE Webers, shaved and worked head, extractors to 2" exhaust, Fulcrum suspension etc etc. Loved picking on V8's
Trip from Sydney to Lismore up the coast road average 72mph
Then had a HT P/V with a worked 192 with triple Webers this time and a datto 1600 gearbox conversion. You think V8's were thirsty.... 6-8 MPG on a good day. I used to love my Webers (and not a baby Q either).
Then moved onto road bikes after that till I worked out that the radars were getting better at their job.
The chances of getting seriously caught were a lot less in the 70's than it is now, not that I am condoning what I used to do. I think I was addicted to speed, not the drug type though.
Still driving Datto's but a more sedate one these days. Still it took me a long time to eventually slow down. And a lot of $$$$ to state revenue.