Notable Usages
- Former Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton was described as a "hoon" by a magistrate as he fined him A$500 after being caught by Victoria Police performing fishtails and burnouts in his Mercedes-AMG C63 two days before the 2010 Australian Grand Prix.
- Texas Motor Speedway calls its Global RallyCross Championship race held during Firestone Firehawk 550 weekend as the "Hoon Kaboom", as the typical GRC car are similar to types of cars "hoons" will typically drive.
- Ken Block uses this term in Dirt 3. "Hoonigan" has been a decal on Ken Block's Ford Fiesta, as well as "Hooning is not a crime."
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