Thread: Who used to be a hoon?

Originally Posted by Eevo

im not a hoon, im a car enthusiast.

AMEP

Originally Posted by Chookie

My first car was a Mazda RX3 sedan which I restored (twice) and ended up with it and a RX4 sedan.. rotaries are very addictive.. Loved the look of shock on many V8 owners faces after being blown away at he lights by a "rice burner"... don't miss that feeling or that car... much... sold it back in the early 90's.
Like some others had said.. bring on the mid-life crisis and hopefully the funds to go along with it!!
Cheers
Chookie
'98 300Tdi Disco

Beautiful! Is it still around? Did you track where it ended up?

Originally Posted by rb30gtr

Bike's all the way!
What are you riding now?

Any Falcoon/Dunnydoor in the vicinity of 1000hp should re-align your appreciation of them! I know a few if you want a ride fare free?

Triumph Daytona 955, holdens and fords pre about 1985 are ok but not the later junk even V8's.

Originally Posted by rick130

I spent all my money on karts then race cars, never had a really decent/fast roadie at all, although what do you consider a hoon?

Is having an ordinary looking family station wagon drifting and sideways at well past 160km/h on dry bitumen hooning?
Or sliding through corners @ 130km/h in the wet?
Or on the wrong side of 140km/h through a long, fast dirt sweeper with a pleasant little drift happening with maybe half a turn of oppy lock?

Or 100km/h at the apex of a 90* corner where a big Red Gum sat with the nose of the car pointing straight at the trunk as it drifted past so the car was lined up dead straight for the corner exit? (some of that speed could've been wheel spin, it was dirt)

Or practising Swedish flick turns @ 100km/h corner entry on bitumen to wash off the speed entering a 35km/h corner?

Or having near 2500kg of Defender drifting at 110-115km/h on dry bitumen, muddies tend to have a bit of sidewall flex but the right tyre will let go in a nice, controlled manner when near minimum tread depth, so I'm led to believe....
The worst part of sliding a Defender is that if you don't gather it up momentum will make sure that your clothes will be out of fashion by the time the prang ends....


Of course no responsible, middle aged individual would ever admit to such abhorrent and anti-social behaviour, and I definitely would never condone it, but when you see that lentil munching, latte sipping yoga teacher sitting in the corner of your local cafe just pause for a second and wonder......

Naa, wouldn't happen!

Sounds like me except the carts but I have often looked at buying a cart but then came back to reality

Who used to be a hoon?

Tried to be, but my first car was a Hillman Imp with no hub caps, board racks and dodgey rings.....

Cheers,

Hoon?
Me?
Are you suggesting that I would take a toyota echo sliding around back dirt roads at silly speeds?
I enjoy mucking around in cars when it's appropriate, for example I hold the current speed record along my girlfriends driveway...
But I'm well aware of when it's appropriate and when it's not.
Now that I have a serious girlfriend who spends a fair amount of time with me in the vehicle I've certainly calmed down.

Originally Posted by rb30gtr

Beautiful! Is it still around? Did you track where it ended up?

Not sure if it still around..unfortunately.. I (reluctantly) sold it in Brisbane around '94 to pay for an airfare to see my now wife. My mate says he saw it a few months after I sold it driving around with the front end stoved in - a real shame as the 10A headlight surrounds were the last NOS ones Mazda Australia had in stock and were pristine- they were and are like rocking horse dung - like most original RX bits and bobs.
Good luck with the RX4 coupe- my best mate had one of them with a 13B B/Port - I could hear him coming for miles! Sounded like a swarm of killer bees when we went cruising together..

I still don't think the wife fully understands or gives me the credit for the sacrifice I made for her...

Cheers,
Chookie
'98 300tdi Disco

Originally Posted by rb30gtr

Awesome! I helped a mate source a nice RS Series 8 a little while ago, awesome cars, just awesome!

N/A 13b going into the RX4? Is he going ballistic porting (MP,BP,PP) or down the forced induction route?

The engine that came with the RX4 is identical to the one in his RX7, including the twin turbos etc. Not the original engine, but I believe what was intended for the drag racing set-up. Knowing my young bloke, he'll put in whatever will make it go fastest.

Originally Posted by Chookie

My first car was a Mazda RX3 sedan which I restored (twice) and ended up with it and a RX4 sedan.. rotaries are very addictive.. Loved the look of shock on many V8 owners faces after being blown away at he lights by a "rice burner"... don't miss that feeling or that car... much... sold it back in the early 90's.
Like some others had said.. bring on the mid-life crisis and hopefully the funds to go along with it!!
Cheers
Chookie
'98 300Tdi Disco

Know what you mean mate. There's a few V8 dunnydoors and falcoons around here whose owners THINK they are quick. There's a section of little used road out the back of one of the larger mines around here whey they all go to "try them out", often under the supervision of the local boys in blue. The little red Mazda has embarrassed all the wannabe's in dunnydoors and falcoons out there, and most won't come back for seconds.

I used to have a very quick GT Falcon and later a pretty quick dunnydoor wagon (ex Gold Squad cop car) - while these probably had a higher top speed than the Mazda does, neither of these would get near the RX7 in a quarter mile straight line, and if you throw a couple of corners into the equation, forget it. That little RX7 sticks to the road like nothing I've been in before.

But I agree with you - the look on their face is priceless. I used to get the same enjoyment quite recently seeing the look on the faces of so called souped up V6 dunnydoor drivers when I blew them away at the lights in a bog standard Prado - the 4 litre Toyota petrol in them actually goes quite well and would surprise a lot of people. Company fuel card was appreciated though.