@@antwango What he means is the usage of newspaper ads rather than just websites listing meet ups, as well as the lack of social media meant police had a harder time finding racing segments
Robert Cary it could still possibly be a thing nowadays who knows. Imagine driving Veyrons while being chased by crown Victoria’s at midnight they’d never catch you
Imagine you are a 12yr old kid in the passenger seat while your father is driving. You look to the right and see Mid Night Club members speeding by at 300kmh and before you know it they are gone...
@@kaehmper yeah they're dangerous as hell, most of the time the drivers are sleep deprived. in italy there's been a lot of accidents with them on the tricky roads.
I was 6, at around 1am just outside of Kanagawa when that very thing happened to my mother/her boyfriends rental car. That’s why I pursued information on the club, from such an early age (aged 14), and why when I got in contact with some members and learned a bit of their story, made a concentrated effort to protect their privacy.
Bleng Diabloed but still, they crashed, and everything ended. Only Japanese drive are having that much respect and watch out for other drivers. Kinda awesome.
Japanese history and culture is fascinating. You can see parallels in the way honour codexes worked in the Samurai age of the Edo period to the present day with honour codexes or rules among the Yakuza, in politics, in businesses or in the wider society. It is all connected, through a shared history, culture and values that stem from it.
The Japanese culture can go either way from a westerner point of view. Often you get really awesome very interstings stuff, other times you're like "what the fuuuuuuuuuuuu..." When it comes to street racing it helps that their cops were so slow at the time. Even in the 70s and 80s cops in America weren't as easy to run from.
I like how their near mythical reputation is just alluring, and their strict code of ethics romanticizes street racing. Honestly this should be a full 1-hour documentary, AT LEAST.
I don't think half the people here realize just how much it takes to build a car that can do 180+mph flatout for that long. The immense stress and heat on components means its not just a blind competition of who has the most horsepower. This isn't forza where you slap some turbos on a corvette and go flat out on your imaginary highway, turbos generate an exceptional amount of heat under high pressure which is why many of these cars are engineering masterpieces...all in the 80's
@Derid I don’t think you understand what such a car can do at those speeds, with that much power, for that long. It absolutely is heat. Heat is not the only factor though. It is also component wear. You have to understand your engine has to be incredibly reliable to run for that long under that much pressure. And this is not only the engine. Think about the gearbox or even the wheelhubs. They drove for long under the absolute highest pressure. Cars aren’t built to do that. They’re built to be reliable and long lasting. These cars were masterpieces for how they were constructed.
Street Racing is the thing that the World needs to learn from the Japanese people. They're respectable, smart and one of their priorities is the safety of other road users. As I said. The whole world needs to learn how to organize and practice street racing. Not just on the Motorways and Highways, but in the twisty back roads as well
True. It's amazing how they managed to do proper conduct to the point where the some of the cops leave them alone because they simply "don't do anything dangerous". Touge was closed in both roads, with scouts, comms and lightsticks on both sides. drift trains were maintained in a way where you signal properly. some touge courses forbids lane changing. the C1 runners stop any action once traffic thickens. nowadays it's a dying breed because too much kids that don't know anything get into it and fucked themselves over. Some of the OGs still run and maintain the culture though.
Im confused that so many People dont even know that there is more behind famous cars like supra, Skyline and other jdm cars. There was a big streetracer scene back in the days most People dont even know of.
The world needs to learn a lot feom japan, especially how to deal with modified cars and racing. They didn't just ban street racing in Japan, they first made sure that there is an alternative in the form of race tracks. There is a racetrack near every bigger city in japan and most of them are completely open for the public and driving there is something like 15$ for a day. Meanwhile here in Germany the only track that's open for public is the Nürburgring and it cost 40€ for one lap, no wonder so many people stick to street racing.
@@HoloEN_GawrGura Very true but the Nürburgring is a world renown track dude. Wish I had any chance at it at any cost. Guess that's why they charge what they do.
@@xfiringsquadx of course the Nürburgring is a very legendary track and I don't blame them for their pricing, but we have a few other tracks which are completely closed for public except for one or two trackdays a year and that's a shame. Meanwhile japan has small drift tracks near every bigger city.
My father used to drive in the highway over the roads. He has an r33 (still now) which he tuned to 400 bhp, and my dad still tells me the story about the midnight club even though he was not in it he used to drive in the wangan and used to see porsche's zooming past him at 190. He saw a midnight club member driving the rx7, and i quote him telling this "It passed by me as if i was a child running, and i was doing 140 in the highway".
They probably got a few socks hanging inside their cars, ready for scenarios like this and be like: here's the knitted socks, it's free, you can go home now... At least that's what i imagined lol
@@MaseraSteve2 By western standards, this is beyond them. Most wealthy westerners worry about mowing their lawns and having the biggest boats. Total snoozefest and a waste of their prime years
Highway racing is not just a straight line. And no , even driving on a straight line cars are prone to slip and crashing. Drifting is more to skill only , but highway racing is both skill and engineering.
@@RR-us2kp drifters as in tandems, but in the mountain pass and corner racing, over 100 mph isn't a rare occurrence especially when there are straightaways
@@then00brathalos it mostly is, and if you slip in a straight line you need to fix your car or yourself. But wangan racing is much more than a straight line, yes.
@@zacharycurrier5621 That's what people think when they watch stuff like initial d. No one goes over 100mph when drifting. Especially in a mountain road without runoffs. Have you watched best motoring? Some of those guys were influential in making initial d series. They do real "touge" driving. They don't drift.
A proper hour length in-depth documentary would be highly supported, recommended and appreciated! Gave me shivers on the disbanded part, their true hold to code. Subarashi.
B0rikua45 Albo was deliberately mislead by the few members he knows, because they think he’s childish and a bad representation of the honour they withhold, so I would take anything from him with a large large grain of salt.
There really isn't much information out there about the midnight club and a lot of the information that is out is just speculation. Still to this day there are very few members who are known to have been a part because it was so secretive. You'd be hard pressed to get more info than whats in this video
@@nik7bkh965 There is different atmosfer between track and a highway in the middle of a city. Majority of highway is longer, it can be fun and the scenery is beautiful, you can have a convoy on the slowest lane.
The club was not formed in 87', it started as early as 82'. Yoshida-san, president of the club, was originally a "junior" member of the ACC (American Car Club) which was one of the famed clubs to exist during the Tomei-era. In 82', drag racing along Aoyama route declined to a halt, however young Yoshida-san wanted to continue seeking recognition during his early years, thus leaving the former group and created his own, the Mid Night club (or commonly referred to as Mid Night simply). In 85' began the transition to the newly opened Bayshore line. The club originally consisted of 4 founding members, slowly they started opening up applications for drivers to participate in their club. In the early years the requirements to participate were relatively less-strict, one however has to be a seasoned racer of course. The requirements however only gotten stricter when it was realized that participants would only join the club for the banner/bumper stickers, thus the need to retain quality drivers in order to uphold the prestige of the club name. The popular quote "Drifting and autocross is for the weak; We only do maximum velocity" is a complete made-up quote by some anonymous fanboy, no club member ever upheld such extreme ego to announce this. The club never disbanded, the club is still very well alive up to this day. However the members now indulge more towards circuit racing and do not mass-promote street racing anymore. Currently the club still has new members joining, they can be seen bearing a pink bumper sticker which signifies their rank as "kouhai".
@claytonep797 A crash did happen, but it's in 1995, not 1999. And when at that time the owner of the ABR S130 280ZX was asked about it, he basically said "S*** happens"
Midnight Maximum Tune to be more specific, which is based on the anime Wangan Midnight, which is based on the manga of the same name, and had a movie based on it ALL, whilst all being based loosely on the Mid Night club.
If you want based on manga, play Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 1-3DX+, or if want play based on Movie, play Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4-6 (The storyline i mean)
2:31 "Drifting is for the weak, we go for maximum velocity" Well to that I say Straight roads are for fast cars, Corners are for fast drivers. Edit: if you guys think about it (either going fast or drifting), you are taking dangerous turns so quit saying that in a highway you still have to turn because doing a turn at high speeds with small amounts of downforce is the same as drifting around tight roads with no traction.
Trust me, there is plenty of corners over the full course distance of 80km that kept them entertained at 300kph, unless of course you believe the bullshit in this video and they drove in one continuous straight line for 50miles.
Technically they're not wrong. AE86 is a weak car with low acceleration and this has been said multiple time in Initial D. But weak car have THE MOST advantage on the road that have a lot of tight hairpin and corner like the mountain pass because they're a lot easier to control.
The club did not end after that crash. They secretly "ended" it but secretly continued to race. They are still around today and although they no longer race, they meet up for dinner every once in a while and cruise with their cars.
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.
Triumph The Insult Dog probably not, probably was inspired by the real thing though. Especially the second one. Who knows for sure, anyways, good games either way.
The "wives against Rockstar" or whatever the article was called from 2009 that brought to light R*'s poor working conditions made the company REALLY angry. Sop as punishment Rockstar San Diego is no longer allowed to make Midnight Club games anymore.
well there is a whole anime/manga series "Wangan Midnight". based on this highway racing. though I still wish see they make a movie out of this subject, even if the members didn't reveal their indentites
Going off of the comments on here, it truly shows how mysterious this legendary team is. The crazy part is that many of these members are still alive today, but choose to stay hidden to avoid self-incrimination. If you guys enjoy late 90's japanese street racing, check Shuto Kouzoku Max here on YT, as well as Chiba-kun Wangan vlogs. It's a glimpse of how racing was back 1990s-2000s Japan.
@@icyhot841 Smokey Nagata wasn't a member of the team, although he tried to become one. Smokey failed to obey the rules set in place by the members, and was known to be too reckless at the time, so Mid Night turned him down. He is still a C1 Loop legend though, with his famous R33, G35 Skyline, and MKIV Supra.
@@icyhot841 A lot of rumors speculate that, and he hasn't denied nor accepted the claims either. But I believe he was, considering he did many loops runs with them back then. Amemiya is also in the Chiba-Kun documentary, racing with other RX7s.
@@mortenfrosthansen84 no, i do mean blackbird. the yoshida specials 930 was nicknamed "blackbird" on the wangan, and is pretty accurately portrayed in the anime "wangan midnight", which is where most people know it from. the rivalry between blackbird and the "devil z" was very much a real dynamic on the team, though the real "devil z" isn't a dark blue s30 like in the anime.
@@penguinmaster7 aha oki.. I didn't know that. But did have a hunch, being pretty clearly sculpted from the yellow to the black-purpleish.. I don't recall it, in the game tho
@@mortenfrosthansen84 fun fact, the blackbird in the live-action film is the real blackbird from the mid night club. However, when it was returned after filming, he found it difficult to drive. He sold it to a friend, who modified it for a single turbo.
Bubble era Japan. That's why some parents can buy their kids 300ZX or 180SX. Others with day jobs could also afford something like the AE86 or even a Silvia, performance with a reasonable price.
idk if the crew will make another game but if they do the location will still be america and the map will be the same smh im so disappointed like I waited so much for the crew 2 and it turns out I liked the crew 1 more so I bought forza
@@angeldt4714 American street races reach 160. Think of it this way: 300kph is 186mph. That's the top speed of a restricted bike from Japan. That means there are a good amount of car guys who are also bike guys who know what they need to do to beat bikes in a car. They need the top end to be long. 200 is where most ppl either can't go farther with their budget or draw the line. I'm planning a 20k g35 with a 302w that can reach 190. Gonna need alcohol and a lotta boost lol
A lot romanticism seen through rose tinted specs here. The Mid Night club spent lots of money on their cars, yes. But not one Yen on driver training, and it showed. Important point missed by the narrator: When Wangan racing was at it's height (1987 - 1994) the Wangan was bits of roads to nowhere - sections of highway on artificial islands linking unfinished tunnels to yet-to-be-completed bridges, which is why they were ideal for v-max racing. Why else would anyone go there? Once it was all linked together, even at midnight, it became packed with trucks and minivans full of families, surfers or snowboarders heading out of the city on weekends (depending on season). Most petrol heads realised the fun times were over and took to the hills or, better still, dedicated circuits; but not these guys. As for the assertion that they were "successful businessmen"... well, I suppose technically that's true.
I don’t think so because I think he said you have to maintain that speed for 15 minutes or something plus that’s technically reckless driving considering your engine is blown I’m not sure how you’re going to get it to the Finish line either maybe tow it but please correct me if I’m wrong about keeping a set speed for 15 minutes part
Andre Balance there's two Wangan Midnight movies and the anime series. there's also similar movies called Shuto Kousoku Trial. AND DriftHunterAlbo is currently making a documentary about the Mid Night Racing Team themselves since he hangs with the members of the club.
I remember back in the day there was a coed we used to follow. Would race in the Sothern california desert or on longe industrial roads. Then a little film called fast and furious came out and everything went to shit.
That drifting quote seems misguided. In the same vain different fighting styles serve different purposes, so do different driving styles. Also like others have mentioned in the comment section, for most people, top speed is a battle of who has more money. Unless you're the talented engineer working on your own car as you push it to the brink of breaking, I wouldn't have such an inflated ego to say people who auto-cross and drift are weak.
@@sotirismp2883 Never said it didn't. Back to my fighting example, boxing requires a different kind of skill than Jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, or other fighting styles. Driving a car at top speed necessitates a different kind of skill than drifting. That doesn't make it better, especially not to the point of flat out insulting the other by saying, "it's for the weak" That'd be like boxer bragging he can beat any MMA fighter in any kind of match. Also why am I replying to an 11 month old comment? Let's just say Quarantine has finally allowed me to catch up on my inbox. Not like I can go outside and drive right now anyway.
I feel like that quote badly translates into english as well, if it was even said in that case (sober). I also think the 2 million dollars put into the cars was mistaken for yen. At the time 2 million yen would have been around 150000~ usd in the late 80s, which would have been roughly 350k-450k today which is still a lot but not 2 million (4.5 today) which i very highly doubt they would have put into their cars.
@Ungregistered User yea I stopped riding a while ago. But still miss my gsxr1100. Between the cops harassing and shit drivers , it's not worth it anymore. And yes 100% about the cops being a scam with stupid laws and regulations that have absolutely nothing to do with safety.
It more like friendly competition than a race. All their car are at top condition. japanese highway back then there are not many car mostly just delivery truck.
Yeah sorry but street racing is never safe, you're always endangering people around you. If you want to race, go to a fucking track day, otherwise you deserve your license taken away from you.
@@bobek7754 Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner. ... Drifting is traditionally done by clutch kicking, then intentionally oversteering and countersteering
rockzs74r As a matter a fact Jeremy Clarkson spoke of the Midnight Club in its heyday back in the early 90s when the R32 came out on the old Top Gear. It should still be on TH-cam if you search Jeremy Clarkson in Japan or Jeremy Clarkson R32.
Child pornagraphy, in Japan, was still legal until a decade ago. Japan has some cool stuff (such as racing scene) and some not so cool stuff (like the afire mentioned). Stop being a weeb.
5 minutes is not enough to cover this club. This needs to be at least 15-20 minutes to really give an in-depth look at the club. Also you forgot to mention the legendary Devil Z. Also no mention of Blackbird (even though the Porsche was mentioned but only as a car)?
@@TheRagingStorm98 I know, but there was no mention of Blackbird itself. This Porsche is famous as Blackbird, not because it's just any tuned 930 Turbo.
Technically, the Wangan Midnight comics are fiction, though some people have tried to recreate the cars. The author said that he used the S30Z as the protagonist’s car since that was the prize he won from one of his earlier comics. The cars were most likely chosen because a) they were famous for their speed, or b) the author wanted to explore using different cars for the purpose of top speed runs (Evos, Z31s). But I will say that the video should have mentioned the comics, be it big or small.
@@barneymiller7894 That's awesome! Thanks for the insight I didnt know that and it's awesome to know people who worked on gta did an extensive history research on Japan's most iconic car culture
@@zenon351 You did, the purple Yoshida Specials porsche was the inspiration for "Blackbird" and the red ABR Hosoki S130 Z was the inspiration for the "Devil z". They were based off two of the real fastest cars in the Mid Might Club. The ABR Z was especially impressive, managing 650hp from a twin turbo single cam L28.
Many of these speed shops or mechanics that helped these members maintain their cars went on to be extremely famous themselves with worldwide namesake for their companies. Companies like RE Amemiya, FEED aka "Fujita Engineering" (Yes they had a part during these wild, crazy period), Top Secret opened by Nagata-san, Mines, MCR, Espirit, Hosoki Engineering (This company made the famous rival to the 930, the red S130Z which people now know as the copy for the Akumano Zeto aka "Devil Z" in the famous Wangan Midnight series) and many others.
@@ziomel105 Are you high? Top Secret wasn't "formed" as an outright solo company before they disbanded but that doesn't mean Smokey Nagata isn't real. He's a fabricator and designer for TRD and TRD had gave him special rights to have a small team that he himself selects and make parts with. Wherever he test his item, TRD doesn't care and as long it works and that's what matters to them so Smokey himself would often make parts and piece them together onto a car and fly it down the Wangan. He might not be a full fledged member but he did in fact know a few of them as he was the one that made them parts secretly for those that drove Toyotas. The internal department that Smokey had in TRD WAS Top Secret (Cuz it's not supposed to be leaked out so, Top Secret) so if you don't know the history, shhhh.
Jun Kitami Stop talking out of your ass, you clearly have No idea what you are talking about. TRD? You mean Trust? he started at Trust then later on Top Secret was Created. You clearly have No idea what you are talking about, designer for TRD? He started by welding and packing stuff at Trust, learning mechanic skills afterhours it took him years to get promoted...
@@ziomel105 "K" is what I'm gonna give my answer to you. You din't even fucking knew he worked at TRD even before he started Top Secret on his own and after he left Trust and yet here you blabber around. Fuck off.
well the member of that club wasnt wrong , drifting is really for idiots who likes to trash their cars , much like a demolition derby but with style and bad luck waiting to happen
Frise not exactly true on Japanese highway. Not sure if you’ve driven on Wangan before but it really isn’t that empty and it’s a lot tighter than North American or European highway. Especially the C1 route, it feels a lot twistier and tighter in real life than in any video games
It about Ball that the stability of a car. They don't build show car, they making plane that don't fly. Modern car still have hard time doing that speed without sacrifice breaking. This is my idea of car. Not just some 10 speed car that fall to piece afterward.
No, the actual line is “Drifting and Autocross is for Pussies. We only do the Maximum Velocity.” I wrote the wiki article itself, at a time when Wiki didn’t allow for swearing, so I was forced to change it.
@marlen it was said by a mid night member and I can’t remember where but they said that it was false information and said to bring more attention and make it more “cool” I can’t remember where from though just search up donut media and they talked about it
@@FEGTTTSDH Needs mods to do anything. Bodywork wasn't all that. Easy to tear up. Cheap material. Not that great from the factory, especially for the era. Nothing special about a 2jz. The Porsches were much better in that time than any Japanese car. The Golden age was the 50s-early 70s. Especially for LeMans racing.
ASAP! That's was hands down the hottest and most customizable race and cruise game, especially online. But no.. They put all aces on GTA with non brand cars and had much worse negative attention 😞 and look at how long it took for Red Dead Redemption 2 😒
@@noahbraastad5957 Maybe, but this was done over time, not all in one job, but even then, considering every aspect, it starts to make sense. By the end of it's use in the 90's, it lost nearly half of it's weight and it could go over 300km/h and hold that speed for up to 15 minutes and reliably (something you couldn't say about many cars at the time).
I feel like they need to make a 150 million dollar movie out of this. I really like the concept. 80s. Rich businessmen. Professional ethics. And the disbanding carries a good message against reckless driving too. None of that fast and furious stuff tailored to a young audience.
@@wills.junks7 Not entirely true. "1000+hp and sh*t" would yield a truly fast car if the car was set up for it. for the amount of power and so on, Formula D cars, for example, are not that fast at all. Most sub-500hp cars could around the track faster driving the way they are meant to be driven than Formula D cars could drifting ad they are designed to do.
"The Ashida's (maybe butchered it idk) Special 930" Me: *blackbird blackbird blackbird blackbird blackbird* "Formerly known as The Widowmaker" Me: *damn.*
@@HirokaAkita Yoshida Special 930 is only the name of the limited run model car that was made by Iwaya toys. (Iwaya san is also long time member) nobody in the club called it "Yoshidas specials". Yoshida san started Mid Night Porsche Works which was where he modified his car and other members porsches.
161hp factory. I had one. Quick, not too big on handling or power but a good looking car. Only gets up to 120 mph. Goes no further unless mods or AWD VR-4 TT. Base and SL are FWD Btw, that's not a GTO. Only 2 GTOs. Japan likes to copyright claim
@@CaptainFALKEN Not good on handling? I assume that would be the case with the FWD version. I'm a fan of the 3000GT AWD and I want to buy one and put money into it. You think that'd be worth it? I love the interior and exterior, the AWD and the engine seems good.
@@CaptainFALKEN japan didnt get a fwd, only exported models had that. Japan, australia and new zealand at least only offered the awd. Lowest spec is 220hp N/A as well.
This club was the basis - or inspiration, if you like - for the Wangan Midnight manga series. Think if it as the sister to Initial D. Whilst Initial D focused more on mountain trails and drifting, Wangan focused on the route mentioned in the video, and, like the club, focused on tuning cars to be the fastest machine in the Bayshore route. The main car in the series, the Fairlady S30z (Datsun 240z) - aptly nicknamed "The Devil Z" - features specs similar to the Z in the Club. The manga even referenced the Club as a night bar with the same name. Like Initial D, it got so popular to the point where an anime and live action movie adaptation were made, as well as several arcade games, the current in the line being Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6R in Japan (WMMT6 being the most recent release to South Asian countries, and Maximum Tune 4 in North American releases).
A lot of you show awe at how responsible these street racers were in Japan. Thing is, most of them were, not just Mid Night. Loss of life in Japan after WWII became such a devastating thought that people began to show huge concern in their own actions if there was any possibility of harming someone. Bosuzoku would beat the living tar out of anyone and they were wreckless. But let's make a distinction. Bosuzoku were criminals and thugs. Their honor code was only for themselves. Like pirates. Street racer gangs comprised of middle or upper class were always very courteous, but not why you would think. If a thug hurts someone in a crash, they have nothing to lose because their status is already low. If a businessman or doctor hurts someone, they can lose their job, wealth, family status, family honor, and much more. Even if they are KNOWN to have street raced, they can lose all this. The cause for most was selfish, not noble. So don't go mistaking them as knights in shining armor for racing. As soon as someone was injured, they disbanded instead of defending their name and putting blame to the bosuzoku. They did this to lay low from police, not because they were honorable. I'm all for street racing. I think the risk you take is your own. Anytime you risk someone else's life, you're a thug or an idiot. Young drivers have too much confidence in their abilities. Mid Night were all men in their mid 30's to early 50's.
yea the entire ending of this "documentary" is false as hell... that bosuzoku race and disbanding of the team is the stupidest lie/rumor... they are still active till this day and laugh at western world for even thinking this bullshit. the guy that made this video litteraly just read the fake ass wikipedia about them and made a video about it
only reason this never happened in America is traffic is way too heavy to even dodge police cars go stupidly fast highways arent even that much of a straight line
this is what makes me love Japanese people, their discipline, honor, selflessness and yet they can make those strict rules into a beautiful art in everyday life habits. to me, the Japanese people is one of the most humane society of the modern world
@@frequencydecline5250I mean their habits now come from their culture right? please correct me if I'm wrong. do, please enlighten me and everybody who read this comment
Roihan54 i’m japanese, obviously not from, (CO native) but my moms a greeenfard holder and i’ve seen a lot of the culture. they’re actually pretty ethnocentric and backwards. assholes in public, but polite in the home. and prior to the USA kicking its ass, they were stuck in the 1800s (pre meiji-restoration)
Thank you!! I've been watching WM religiously for the past fortnite, and since then, I've already recreated the Devil Z in Forza Horizon 4, Need for Speed Payback and The Crew 2, as well as versions of Blackbird (FH4band TC2) and Reina's white R32 GT-R (FH4). If anyone here owns FH4, I've actually shared the tune/paintjob for each of them. My gamertag is Sonic Boom 7342.
Nice a sophisticated suit wearing street racers with ethics and skill driving, i like that. Reminds me of Mokoto, driving the Nissan R34 GT 'TORQUE' in Midnight Club 2, he too wore a business suit while he raced.
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Mid Night Club is one of those things that could have only happened in the 80s and 90s due to the lack of widespread instant communication.
Couldn't agree more
Not to mention the speed cameras now :/
They had walkie talkies no? and lookouts? not sure if thats the Midnight Club or later or for the Touges though
@@antwango What he means is the usage of newspaper ads rather than just websites listing meet ups, as well as the lack of social media meant police had a harder time finding racing segments
Robert Cary it could still possibly be a thing nowadays who knows. Imagine driving Veyrons while being chased by crown Victoria’s at midnight they’d never catch you
Being a part of such events is probably the closest thing to pure romance.
I know!!!! 😍😍😍😍
Sorry but this club is high demanding even if it didnt get disbanded
@@AnthroGearhead I mean the races,the club membership is too much work.
Thats true , its impossible to shut down the road in Japan , not to mention the weather , trying to drive at 160mph under wet conditions is terrifying
if i visit japan i'd probably visit Akihabara and other anime/manga museums and forget the street racing @@AnthroGearhead
Imagine you are a 12yr old kid in the passenger seat while your father is driving. You look to the right and see Mid Night Club members speeding by at 300kmh and before you know it they are gone...
You're not sure if you just hallucinated or if there REALLY was a car there for half a second.
as a german i can tell you that there is nothing about it.. those poland-vans on the autobahn going over 150 are creepy..
@@kaehmper yeah they're dangerous as hell, most of the time the drivers are sleep deprived. in italy there's been a lot of accidents with them on the tricky roads.
I was 6, at around 1am just outside of Kanagawa when that very thing happened to my mother/her boyfriends rental car. That’s why I pursued information on the club, from such an early age (aged 14), and why when I got in contact with some members and learned a bit of their story, made a concentrated effort to protect their privacy.
and a bosusoku gang member crashes into you a second after...
out of all illegal street racers, they have an honor to not harm others while doing their art. now that's something.
Bleng Diabloed but still, they crashed, and everything ended.
Only Japanese drive are having that much respect and watch out for other drivers. Kinda awesome.
@@cobaneazy3079 not their fault tho, a drunk motorcyclist fault
And that something i have respect for these guys. The moment the code was violated they disbanded the organisation and stood by its rules.
The Mid Night Club is still alive today.
@@cobaneazy3079 They didn't crash but the biker gang did.
This sounds so chivalrous. Not talking about anime or such , but why are these things from Japan so surreally cool.
Japanese history and culture is fascinating. You can see parallels in the way honour codexes worked in the Samurai age of the Edo period to the present day with honour codexes or rules among the Yakuza, in politics, in businesses or in the wider society. It is all connected, through a shared history, culture and values that stem from it.
Japanese people do everything 200%. You can see it in any of their output whether it be a hobby or their job.
How can you not be a weeaboo when Japan is so cool
The Japanese culture can go either way from a westerner point of view. Often you get really awesome very interstings stuff, other times you're like "what the fuuuuuuuuuuuu..." When it comes to street racing it helps that their cops were so slow at the time. Even in the 70s and 80s cops in America weren't as easy to run from.
@@benjaminhilsdon2238 Your cops weren't so hot back then either - I've seen The Blues Brothers. ;)
I like how their near mythical reputation is just alluring, and their strict code of ethics romanticizes street racing. Honestly this should be a full 1-hour documentary, AT LEAST.
i need that
Fuck that. Just turn this into a movie.
Andre Nestor give it similar vibes to Drive and keep it 1980’s (including soundtrack) and oh my god
Need a series
Baby driver style film about the mid night club initiation process
The Porsche 911 is also known as the Blackbird.
2 Million dollars.
That things a beast.
Blackbird is not real, the real one named yoshida special 930 owned by yoshida eiichi he's arrested at 2018
@@jono5938 Is it because he's been caught being the president of the midnight club?
@@danitheordinary7181 hypercar scam
The real Blackbird was Purple for one thing.
914 > 928 > L88 > 901 ^?^
I don't think half the people here realize just how much it takes to build a car that can do 180+mph flatout for that long. The immense stress and heat on components means its not just a blind competition of who has the most horsepower. This isn't forza where you slap some turbos on a corvette and go flat out on your imaginary highway, turbos generate an exceptional amount of heat under high pressure which is why many of these cars are engineering masterpieces...all in the 80's
@Derid I don’t think you understand what such a car can do at those speeds, with that much power, for that long. It absolutely is heat. Heat is not the only factor though. It is also component wear. You have to understand your engine has to be incredibly reliable to run for that long under that much pressure. And this is not only the engine. Think about the gearbox or even the wheelhubs. They drove for long under the absolute highest pressure. Cars aren’t built to do that. They’re built to be reliable and long lasting. These cars were masterpieces for how they were constructed.
@Derid with as much power as they were running, ambient temp was effectively irrelevant.
So basically just the 24-hours of Le Mans.
@@AA-gl1dr because the only thing cooling all engines isnt the air or anything, surely that doesnt matter after a certain point right Clueless
@Derid If Japan is in Summer boiiii even wangan bay would be too hot to even run cars
When you wanna buy some knitted socks at midnight but you turn up and there are criminal street racers.
Criminal? Really? What they robbed banks, raped kids and then drove home? There is only one crime in the world and it’s the crime of getting caught...
@@ahritomic5185 LMAO hit him with straight logic xD
🤣
@@ahritomic5185 they didn't abide by the law so they are labeled as criminals
that isn't to say they're bad people tho
@@ahritomic5185 wow better be careful around this guy dont want to get cut since you're so edgy
In the beginning when he talks about picturing a street racer my first tought was:
Japanese guy delivers tofu in a AE86 on japanese mountain.
Lmao
Don't mind me just running in the 90's
Me too
That ain't racing, son.
That is drifting, and they are for the weak and slow.
@@sombraarthur going down a mountain pss requires a different set of skill than highway
Street Racing is the thing that the World needs to learn from the Japanese people. They're respectable, smart and one of their priorities is the safety of other road users.
As I said. The whole world needs to learn how to organize and practice street racing. Not just on the Motorways and Highways, but in the twisty back roads as well
True. It's amazing how they managed to do proper conduct to the point where the some of the cops leave them alone because they simply "don't do anything dangerous".
Touge was closed in both roads, with scouts, comms and lightsticks on both sides.
drift trains were maintained in a way where you signal properly.
some touge courses forbids lane changing.
the C1 runners stop any action once traffic thickens.
nowadays it's a dying breed because too much kids that don't know anything get into it and fucked themselves over. Some of the OGs still run and maintain the culture though.
Im confused that so many People dont even know that there is more behind famous cars like supra, Skyline and other jdm cars. There was a big streetracer scene back in the days most People dont even know of.
The world needs to learn a lot feom japan, especially how to deal with modified cars and racing. They didn't just ban street racing in Japan, they first made sure that there is an alternative in the form of race tracks. There is a racetrack near every bigger city in japan and most of them are completely open for the public and driving there is something like 15$ for a day. Meanwhile here in Germany the only track that's open for public is the Nürburgring and it cost 40€ for one lap, no wonder so many people stick to street racing.
@@HoloEN_GawrGura Very true but the Nürburgring is a world renown track dude. Wish I had any chance at it at any cost. Guess that's why they charge what they do.
@@xfiringsquadx of course the Nürburgring is a very legendary track and I don't blame them for their pricing, but we have a few other tracks which are completely closed for public except for one or two trackdays a year and that's a shame. Meanwhile japan has small drift tracks near every bigger city.
My father used to drive in the highway over the roads. He has an r33 (still now) which he tuned to 400 bhp, and my dad still tells me the story about the midnight club even though he was not in it he used to drive in the wangan and used to see porsche's zooming past him at 190. He saw a midnight club member driving the rx7, and i quote him telling this "It passed by me as if i was a child running, and i was doing 140 in the highway".
Wow
that is the coolest true story ive ever heard (assuming it is actually true)
That’s genuinely so cool
That is not true
1:52 what if someone just really wanted hand knitted socks?
justmindset oh shit
They probably got a few socks hanging inside their cars, ready for scenarios like this and be like: here's the knitted socks, it's free, you can go home now...
At least that's what i imagined lol
Then too fucking bad lol
😂😂😂
that's a misleading fact... don't forget that in the 80's they had cellphones, so they could arrange a meeting without "secret codes"
Here in Germany, we call it "Die Autobahn" and every one is a member.
lol
Lol
Wat
Awesome!!!!! lol what time do we meet?....... Anytime? lol
And still we have some dumb members who don’t know how to drive 🙃
If only American rich dudes were that classy
A Harper i would totally get an r34 or an s15
By western standard this are the act of childishness no wealthy westerner wanted to lose their rep
they just care about their stocks
7ony 2 *socks
@@MaseraSteve2 By western standards, this is beyond them. Most wealthy westerners worry about mowing their lawns and having the biggest boats. Total snoozefest and a waste of their prime years
“Any fool can drive in a straight line”
- Ryosuke Takahashi
Highway racing is not just a straight line. And no , even driving on a straight line cars are prone to slip and crashing. Drifting is more to skill only , but highway racing is both skill and engineering.
Drifters are only used to speeds around 60-70mph. They don't even know cars can go above 200mph
@@RR-us2kp drifters as in tandems, but in the mountain pass and corner racing, over 100 mph isn't a rare occurrence especially when there are straightaways
@@then00brathalos it mostly is, and if you slip in a straight line you need to fix your car or yourself. But wangan racing is much more than a straight line, yes.
@@zacharycurrier5621 That's what people think when they watch stuff like initial d. No one goes over 100mph when drifting. Especially in a mountain road without runoffs.
Have you watched best motoring? Some of those guys were influential in making initial d series. They do real "touge" driving. They don't drift.
A proper hour length in-depth documentary would be highly supported, recommended and appreciated!
Gave me shivers on the disbanded part, their true hold to code. Subarashi.
look up DriftHunterAlbo he did a video on them, this video shows so e clips from his video
B0rikua45 Albo was deliberately mislead by the few members he knows, because they think he’s childish and a bad representation of the honour they withhold, so I would take anything from him with a large large grain of salt.
There really isn't much information out there about the midnight club and a lot of the information that is out is just speculation. Still to this day there are very few members who are known to have been a part because it was so secretive. You'd be hard pressed to get more info than whats in this video
Search 80s and 90s street racing japan, you'll find plenty, you're welcome.
Andrew they weren’t secretive it’s just most of the media that they were featured in can’t even be found anymore.
we need artificial cities designed just for racing, tracks are boring
Tracks are boring? You either never raced on a track or you just have a slow car, otherwise you wouldn't say that haha
@@nik7bkh965
There is different atmosfer between track and a highway in the middle of a city. Majority of highway is longer, it can be fun and the scenery is beautiful, you can have a convoy on the slowest lane.
@@vire559 I see what you mean, but that doesn't mean tracks are boring
@@nik7bkh965
Each to their own.
@@vire559 yeah, I personally think both are awesome - track drive and Highway drive. Peace.
To join midnight club.
Step 1 - Be a rich baller
Lol
Or get a game called midnight club
*Respectable rich baller
@@nagobuseven1874 *Respectable rich baller with nerves of steel
You forgot step 2 - be a good driver
The club was not formed in 87', it started as early as 82'.
Yoshida-san, president of the club, was originally a "junior" member of the ACC (American Car Club) which was one of the famed clubs to exist during the Tomei-era.
In 82', drag racing along Aoyama route declined to a halt, however young Yoshida-san wanted to continue seeking recognition during his early years, thus leaving the former group and created his own, the Mid Night club (or commonly referred to as Mid Night simply).
In 85' began the transition to the newly opened Bayshore line.
The club originally consisted of 4 founding members, slowly they started opening up applications for drivers to participate in their club.
In the early years the requirements to participate were relatively less-strict, one however has to be a seasoned racer of course.
The requirements however only gotten stricter when it was realized that participants would only join the club for the banner/bumper stickers, thus the need to retain quality drivers in order to uphold the prestige of the club name.
The popular quote "Drifting and autocross is for the weak; We only do maximum velocity" is a complete made-up quote by some anonymous fanboy, no club member ever upheld such extreme ego to announce this.
The club never disbanded, the club is still very well alive up to this day. However the members now indulge more towards circuit racing and do not mass-promote street racing anymore.
Currently the club still has new members joining, they can be seen bearing a pink bumper sticker which signifies their rank as "kouhai".
also is the crash with the bosozoku true cause i dont believe if
@@Kk51000 nah that never happened all the info @one above all wrote is true
this really deserves to be pinned comment but theyll never do it cos it shows how incorrect their video is
@claytonep797 A crash did happen, but it's in 1995, not 1999. And when at that time the owner of the ABR S130 280ZX was asked about it, he basically said "S*** happens"
Be good if Rockstar released this game again and told this story through the campaign 🚗💨
To ask their regular customer not to crash into anything for 5 seconds? That's not gonna happen
There's a arcade came called midnight u should try it
Midnight Maximum Tune to be more specific, which is based on the anime Wangan Midnight, which is based on the manga of the same name, and had a movie based on it ALL, whilst all being based loosely on the Mid Night club.
If you want based on manga, play Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 1-3DX+, or if want play based on Movie, play Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4-6
(The storyline i mean)
That's why I always loved Tokyo Xtreme Racer for PS2. I wish they would bring it back.
2:31 "Drifting is for the weak, we go for maximum velocity"
Well to that I say
Straight roads are for fast cars, Corners are for fast drivers.
Edit: if you guys think about it (either going fast or drifting), you are taking dangerous turns so quit saying that in a highway you still have to turn because doing a turn at high speeds with small amounts of downforce is the same as drifting around tight roads with no traction.
ahhh, couldn't agree more. Wonderfully put.
Everybody can go faster, not everyone can drift.
Trust me, there is plenty of corners over the full course distance of 80km that kept them entertained at 300kph, unless of course you believe the bullshit in this video and they drove in one continuous straight line for 50miles.
@@JRHartley-qh6ch Why you put a mid night sticker on your car?? 😂😂😂 Ricer level 100%
Kitus BCN LOL, arh bless
"drifting is for the weak we only do maximum velocity" then suddenly shows an ae86 as an example
Technically they're not wrong. AE86 is a weak car with low acceleration and this has been said multiple time in Initial D. But weak car have THE MOST advantage on the road that have a lot of tight hairpin and corner like the mountain pass because they're a lot easier to control.
Then the Akagi Red Suns shows up
@@BlossomPathOnStage15 No on is debating that. But, you’re most likely not going to pull that off at top speed.
@@BlossomPathOnStage15 Still no considerable top speed
@@BlossomPathOnStage15 yeah okay but the midnight club wants speed
The club did not end after that crash. They secretly "ended" it but secretly continued to race. They are still around today and although they no longer race, they meet up for dinner every once in a while and cruise with their cars.
How do you know about that? Just asking.
@@inyoface5456 don’t worry you a officer
They're still regularly inducting members into the club, they even have an American outlet
Source: “Trust me bro”
What crash? No such event happened in 1999: the Midnight Club is still around today, they just focus more on track events
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.
😂
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
*UHM ACTUALLY, BRIAN SAID AND A MOTEC SYSTEM EXHAUST*
-Fast and furious stan
Is this the world's greatest/most versatile quote?!
Rockstar need to make another Midnight Club game, those summarised my childhood
Midnight Club 2 is still one of my favorite games of all time
Midnight club games had nothing to do with Japanese culture
Triumph The Insult Dog probably not, probably was inspired by the real thing though. Especially the second one. Who knows for sure, anyways, good games either way.
They cancelled it lol
The "wives against Rockstar" or whatever the article was called from 2009 that brought to light R*'s poor working conditions made the company REALLY angry. Sop as punishment Rockstar San Diego is no longer allowed to make Midnight Club games anymore.
I'd love to see a movie style documentary on them. I know it probably won't happen. But, I can dream.
@Vedran A mockumentary would work, if done right. 🤷♂️
"Wangan Midnight" is for you
There is an anime in this
Wangan midnight is an awesome anime based around it
well there is a whole anime/manga series "Wangan Midnight". based on this highway racing. though I still wish see they make a movie out of this subject, even if the members didn't reveal their indentites
"drifting is for the weak"
*hold my cigarettes*
Actually you dont need anyone to hold them
Bunta, you can just drift with them in your mouth, and teach me how to take the corner too
@@redm1034 lol bunta just takes it 190mph into a corner, then oversteers to change direction. That recklessness is on another level.
You should do what u did in that night with Yuichi Tachibana
But Mr. Fujiwara, didn’t you get an Impreza and stop drifting yourself?
Going off of the comments on here, it truly shows how mysterious this legendary team is. The crazy part is that many of these members are still alive today, but choose to stay hidden to avoid self-incrimination. If you guys enjoy late 90's japanese street racing, check Shuto Kouzoku Max here on YT, as well as Chiba-kun Wangan vlogs. It's a glimpse of how racing was back 1990s-2000s Japan.
Thank you for the recommendations :D
@@headlights-go-up anytime man!! Will always love 80-90s Japanese street racing!
@@icyhot841 Smokey Nagata wasn't a member of the team, although he tried to become one. Smokey failed to obey the rules set in place by the members, and was known to be too reckless at the time, so Mid Night turned him down. He is still a C1 Loop legend though, with his famous R33, G35 Skyline, and MKIV Supra.
@@icyhot841 A lot of rumors speculate that, and he hasn't denied nor accepted the claims either. But I believe he was, considering he did many loops runs with them back then. Amemiya is also in the Chiba-Kun documentary, racing with other RX7s.
This mate is right
“Drifting is for the weak.”
PROCEEDS TO SHOW THE AE86 THE ICONIC DRIFTING CAR
That's how irony to show that HachiRoku instead Devil Z🙃
Brooo I haven’t heard the Devil Z IN A WHILE.
yoshida specials 930
or in layman's terms, "Blackbird"
Yellowbird bro... yellowbird.. Or it's factory name RUF CTR
@@mortenfrosthansen84 no, i do mean blackbird. the yoshida specials 930 was nicknamed "blackbird" on the wangan, and is pretty accurately portrayed in the anime "wangan midnight", which is where most people know it from.
the rivalry between blackbird and the "devil z" was very much a real dynamic on the team, though the real "devil z" isn't a dark blue s30 like in the anime.
@@penguinmaster7 aha oki.. I didn't know that. But did have a hunch, being pretty clearly sculpted from the yellow to the black-purpleish..
I don't recall it, in the game tho
@@mortenfrosthansen84 fun fact, the blackbird in the live-action film is the real blackbird from the mid night club. However, when it was returned after filming, he found it difficult to drive. He sold it to a friend, who modified it for a single turbo.
@@penguinmaster7 WAT?
WHERE DID YOU KNEW THAT? .-.?!
Is it just me? Every time this comes to my recommendation I never seem to get bored watching it all over again.
Me too
This is real racers with ethics and do not harm others. Really requires exceptional talent and/ skills.
Learned from America and Italy. Decades before the 90s. The world does not revolve around the 90s.
I'll take a new midnight club over gta 6 and bully 2
EOD Ace Same
Yep so as me
You wot mate
It’s too arcade
@@nishhnishh1088 so what i like midnight club
“Life is the same as when you're driving...sometimes you go faster by letting go of the accelerator.." - Shuichi Fumihiro
Man Japan must had been an interesting place in the 80's and 90's
Still does
Bubble era Japan. That's why some parents can buy their kids 300ZX or 180SX. Others with day jobs could also afford something like the AE86 or even a Silvia, performance with a reasonable price.
probably the golden age of japan because of that's about around the era the nsx the 3000gt and the GT-R was born
Hope Forza or The Crew set their next location in Japan. Imagine how superb is that ?
idk if the crew will make another game but if they do the location will still be america and the map will be the same smh im so disappointed like I waited so much for the crew 2 and it turns out I liked the crew 1 more so I bought forza
@@n1cebassbro they ruined the crew 2 with the stupid ass boats and planes instead of having a bigger car list
Having mountain passes and wangan highways would be even better if they added a japan map
@@MrUnderToonAlt And some local racetrack ! 😍
If only rockstar made another midnight club😭😭
"Drifting is for the weak, we go for maximum velocity"
Are you sure they're Japanese not Americans that live in Japan
Americans are Weak!! Yu need to feel a 160mph race!! Ilove it on the Steet!/ 0-100 is wearing arm floaties in real life like Usa does!!
Acceleration is more important than top speed, but they are thinking that way, but who cares🤷♂️
@DFB58 Its called "Horsepower". Torque is just a force. If you want accelerate, you must have RPM. Physic lawsmare so different than your think.
no these americans only last for 12 seconds racing lol
@@angeldt4714 American street races reach 160. Think of it this way: 300kph is 186mph. That's the top speed of a restricted bike from Japan. That means there are a good amount of car guys who are also bike guys who know what they need to do to beat bikes in a car. They need the top end to be long. 200 is where most ppl either can't go farther with their budget or draw the line. I'm planning a 20k g35 with a 302w that can reach 190. Gonna need alcohol and a lotta boost lol
A lot romanticism seen through rose tinted specs here. The Mid Night club spent lots of money on their cars, yes. But not one Yen on driver training, and it showed.
Important point missed by the narrator: When Wangan racing was at it's height (1987 - 1994) the Wangan was bits of roads to nowhere - sections of highway on artificial islands linking unfinished tunnels to yet-to-be-completed bridges, which is why they were ideal for v-max racing. Why else would anyone go there?
Once it was all linked together, even at midnight, it became packed with trucks and minivans full of families, surfers or snowboarders heading out of the city on weekends (depending on season). Most petrol heads realised the fun times were over and took to the hills or, better still, dedicated circuits; but not these guys. As for the assertion that they were "successful businessmen"...
well, I suppose technically that's true.
Justin Gardiner thanks for the extra info mate👌🏾
I love your Stig pfp
Driving the caterham kit car
Justin Gardiner and your point is?
You do know they had a skill requirement right? You had to prove yourself for a year before being allowed entry.
@@GintaPPE1000 exactly.. in other words they invested in themselves to train then they would be accepted if up to par.
"160 mph required"
Me: *Does it count with a steep downward hill and a blown engine?*
I don’t think so because I think he said you have to maintain that speed for 15 minutes or something plus that’s technically reckless driving considering your engine is blown I’m not sure how you’re going to get it to the Finish line either maybe tow it but please correct me if I’m wrong about keeping a set speed for 15 minutes part
@@Wogsmawp it was a joke woe
In a 4G63?
@@Wogsmawp i would clap for a very long time if you managed to hold 160mph with a blown engine with just one steep downhill for 15 minutes
We need a 2 hours documentary about Mid Night Club....
Spc Madoule - and a movie
or just one with TRUTH in it... this one is filled with so much fukn false information...
Andre Balance there's two Wangan Midnight movies and the anime series. there's also similar movies called Shuto Kousoku Trial. AND DriftHunterAlbo is currently making a documentary about the Mid Night Racing Team themselves since he hangs with the members of the club.
I remember back in the day there was a coed we used to follow. Would race in the Sothern california desert or on longe industrial roads.
Then a little film called fast and furious came out and everything went to shit.
That drifting quote seems misguided. In the same vain different fighting styles serve different purposes, so do different driving styles.
Also like others have mentioned in the comment section, for most people, top speed is a battle of who has more money. Unless you're the talented engineer working on your own car as you push it to the brink of breaking, I wouldn't have such an inflated ego to say people who auto-cross and drift are weak.
Still driving an old porsche that fast requires skill
@@sotirismp2883 Never said it didn't. Back to my fighting example, boxing requires a different kind of skill than Jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, or other fighting styles. Driving a car at top speed necessitates a different kind of skill than drifting. That doesn't make it better, especially not to the point of flat out insulting the other by saying, "it's for the weak"
That'd be like boxer bragging he can beat any MMA fighter in any kind of match. Also why am I replying to an 11 month old comment? Let's just say Quarantine has finally allowed me to catch up on my inbox. Not like I can go outside and drive right now anyway.
I feel like that quote badly translates into english as well, if it was even said in that case (sober). I also think the 2 million dollars put into the cars was mistaken for yen. At the time 2 million yen would have been around 150000~ usd in the late 80s, which would have been roughly 350k-450k today which is still a lot but not 2 million (4.5 today) which i very highly doubt they would have put into their cars.
Bladed Angel thats cool and all but wheres the miata
Didnt expect to see one of my favourite youtubers here!
i need those cars in a museum especially the porsche.
Its in a speciality dealers closed showroom in Tokyo gathering dust.
The Porsche is up for sale in a Japanese dealership
especially the Porsche and the supra
calm down there Indiana Jones
Street racing can be safe and fun. Some people just don't know where to draw the line.
@Ungregistered User yea I stopped riding a while ago. But still miss my gsxr1100. Between the cops harassing and shit drivers , it's not worth it anymore. And yes 100% about the cops being a scam with stupid laws and regulations that have absolutely nothing to do with safety.
It more like friendly competition than a race. All their car are at top condition. japanese highway back then there are not many car mostly just delivery truck.
And have no skills.....
Yeah sorry but street racing is never safe, you're always endangering people around you. If you want to race, go to a fucking track day, otherwise you deserve your license taken away from you.
STreeT RaCing iS sAFe tell that to the homeless I nailed at 120mph lol 😂
So we are just going to ignore the fact that the Yoshida Specials 911 had an F1 Turbo taken from Senna´s Mclaren?
So many racts missed in this video
Wait wtf????? These guys really need to make this longer!
It did not. That is the DORF Black Bird 930 Turbo (that uses the MP4/4 Turbine), not the Yoshida Specials 930.
Right but the original Blackbird is the Yoshida Specials 930 correct?
TheMad808 with the respect it wasn't nor black or bird, yes. Blackbird should mean a black CTR Yellowbird something.
@0:52 that’s me!!!
Wow 😮
cool supra man!
No duh. Its just a road
Proof
Tokyo JZA80 YOOOOOOO IS THAT A SUPRA?!
Imagine being alive today knowing you were apart of that.
_"Drifting is for the weak"_
*_Takumi Has left the chat_*
What is drifting?
What is drifting? I dont get this whole "racing" scene
@@bobek7754 Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner. ... Drifting is traditionally done by clutch kicking, then intentionally oversteering and countersteering
ninja assasin47 is like u slide your car side ways
@@dogbloxz7142 the basic answer and then above you the full answer 🤣 great way to put it
It's ironic to show this message 2:30
And then show this 2:35 car afterwards.
also loved how they used fast and furious 3 clips and NONE wangan midnight ones
@@guaxxxinim because they're hard to find and not all have the midnight stickers on it
@@guaxxxinim cause I don't think the midnight club were more into recording the crimes they were committing than actually driving
@@havelthedeadinside1799 he was talkin about the wangan midnight anime dude
LEGENDARY AE86
We want longer version of this. And James May to narrate that
James is against street racing , sorry
rockzs74r As a matter a fact Jeremy Clarkson spoke of the Midnight Club in its heyday back in the early 90s when the R32 came out on the old Top Gear. It should still be on TH-cam if you search Jeremy Clarkson in Japan or Jeremy Clarkson R32.
@@AnthroGearhead that's make it even better
Chouun Shiryu Nu uh he raced that one guy with the tricked out BMW in the county of Georgia 😝
rockzs74r James May has actually street raced impromptu ON TOP GEAR
I absolutely love how a strong moral compass and concern for fellow citizens seems to be present in all facets of Japanese society
i think they did it so they won't get into much more trouble
Child pornagraphy, in Japan, was still legal until a decade ago. Japan has some cool stuff (such as racing scene) and some not so cool stuff (like the afire mentioned). Stop being a weeb.
@@anonanon7497 every country has shady practices, don´t rag on my interest bro
5 minutes is not enough to cover this club. This needs to be at least 15-20 minutes to really give an in-depth look at the club. Also you forgot to mention the legendary Devil Z. Also no mention of Blackbird (even though the Porsche was mentioned but only as a car)?
I think the Porshe they mentioned is black bird the real life version
@@TheRagingStorm98 I know, but there was no mention of Blackbird itself. This Porsche is famous as Blackbird, not because it's just any tuned 930 Turbo.
Technically, the Wangan Midnight comics are fiction, though some people have tried to recreate the cars. The author said that he used the S30Z as the protagonist’s car since that was the prize he won from one of his earlier comics. The cars were most likely chosen because a) they were famous for their speed, or b) the author wanted to explore using different cars for the purpose of top speed runs (Evos, Z31s).
But I will say that the video should have mentioned the comics, be it big or small.
The Raging Storm The Red Porsche mentioned in this video I believe is the blackbird, it was repainted red.
The Porsche in this video was the real life version of the Blackbird.
Holy shit! seeing this just made me realize that "bay shore" rear bumper sticker in gta5's elegy rh8 is a direct reference to "mid night" 🤯
it was pretty obvious lmao
Its also a reference to the Bay Shore run, one of the Wangans most famous routes.
@@barneymiller7894 That's awesome! Thanks for the insight I didnt know that and it's awesome to know people who worked on gta did an extensive history research on Japan's most iconic car culture
@@AdrianHernandez-mu4mo It is really cool. Caught me off guard the first time I noticed it lol
@@barneymiller7894 Wangan literally mean bay shore.
Now, this is where the manga "Wangan Midnight" story came from!
And Here I was waiting for the Devil Z and the Blackbird to be mention after seeing that Porsche.
But I get where the inspiration came from
Yeah most likely
The manga was based on the club yes this is confirmed.
@@zenon351 You did, the purple Yoshida Specials porsche was the inspiration for "Blackbird" and the red ABR Hosoki S130 Z was the inspiration for the "Devil z". They were based off two of the real fastest cars in the Mid Might Club. The ABR Z was especially impressive, managing 650hp from a twin turbo single cam L28.
Not to mention "Midnight Club" video game.
the spirit of the 80s and 90s street racing is still very much alive in Japan and it has spread...
Funfact: Wangan Midnight was inspired by this
Yea I used to play that game
Hells yeah bruther
blackbird and devil z are based off two of the best drivers in the gang as well.
@@boldy.7275 And the Anime and Mangas came out way before the game
The Lemonade [MUSIC AND COMPOSITIONS] Blackbird is based off of Yoshidas 930 and Devil Z is based off of the Red 280z
Many of these speed shops or mechanics that helped these members maintain their cars went on to be extremely famous themselves with worldwide namesake for their companies. Companies like RE Amemiya, FEED aka "Fujita Engineering" (Yes they had a part during these wild, crazy period), Top Secret opened by Nagata-san, Mines, MCR, Espirit, Hosoki Engineering (This company made the famous rival to the 930, the red S130Z which people now know as the copy for the Akumano Zeto aka "Devil Z" in the famous Wangan Midnight series) and many others.
Stop talking bullshit, Top Secret wasn’t even founded when the club dissbanded
@@ziomel105 Are you high? Top Secret wasn't "formed" as an outright solo company before they disbanded but that doesn't mean Smokey Nagata isn't real.
He's a fabricator and designer for TRD and TRD had gave him special rights to have a small team that he himself selects and make parts with. Wherever he test his item, TRD doesn't care and as long it works and that's what matters to them so Smokey himself would often make parts and piece them together onto a car and fly it down the Wangan. He might not be a full fledged member but he did in fact know a few of them as he was the one that made them parts secretly for those that drove Toyotas.
The internal department that Smokey had in TRD WAS Top Secret (Cuz it's not supposed to be leaked out so, Top Secret) so if you don't know the history, shhhh.
Jun Kitami Stop talking out of your ass, you clearly have No idea what you are talking about.
TRD? You mean Trust? he started at Trust then later on Top Secret was Created.
You clearly have No idea what you are talking about, designer for TRD? He started by welding and packing stuff at Trust, learning mechanic skills afterhours it took him years to get promoted...
SoundMaster 391 take it how you want, it is No more either way.
Most of cars running currently with their stickers are fake anyway.
@@ziomel105 "K" is what I'm gonna give my answer to you. You din't even fucking knew he worked at TRD even before he started Top Secret on his own and after he left Trust and yet here you blabber around. Fuck off.
The actual line was " Autocross and drifting is for the weak. We only do Maximum Velocity".
Which is so funny considering top speed runs are mostly about having more money
well the member of that club wasnt wrong , drifting is really for idiots who likes to trash their cars , much like a demolition derby but with style and bad luck waiting to happen
Frise not exactly true on Japanese highway. Not sure if you’ve driven on Wangan before but it really isn’t that empty and it’s a lot tighter than North American or European highway. Especially the C1 route, it feels a lot twistier and tighter in real life than in any video games
It about Ball that the stability of a car. They don't build show car, they making plane that don't fly. Modern car still have hard time doing that speed without sacrifice breaking. This is my idea of car. Not just some 10 speed car that fall to piece afterward.
No, the actual line is “Drifting and Autocross is for Pussies. We only do the Maximum Velocity.”
I wrote the wiki article itself, at a time when Wiki didn’t allow for swearing, so I was forced to change it.
They never did any newspaper codes. They just called each other 😂
@marlen it was said by a mid night member and I can’t remember where but they said that it was false information and said to bring more attention and make it more “cool” I can’t remember where from though just search up donut media and they talked about it
Golden Age.
Poor power, poor durability age.
@@CaptainFALKEN today cars hardly can pass over 350... but a mclaren n/a can do it... durability? a 2JZ is not durable?
@@FEGTTTSDH Needs mods to do anything. Bodywork wasn't all that. Easy to tear up. Cheap material. Not that great from the factory, especially for the era. Nothing special about a 2jz. The Porsches were much better in that time than any Japanese car. The Golden age was the 50s-early 70s. Especially for LeMans racing.
You're right 😭
@@CaptainFALKEN yeah but you said racing, that is another story, this is street race...
If the Midnight Club was so rich how come in the game, you start out broke?
liloreolil they were broke too at the beginning
its life bro. you dont start life with million dollars
President of the United states would beg to differ
Lmfao!!!
Yeahhhhhh wtfff
Maintaining top speed for 15 minutes, this is nut!!
You don't get more Japanese than that. Doing 200mph but respecting others and never harming others, is so honoureble
I'm surprised you guys even covered this
This is history now.
Midnight club cancelled soz
lol damnit you did it first
Wtf does soz mean please explain this to me
@@seansmile Lol it's slang short for "sorry" man 👍
Ello
Sad m8
Rockstar Midnight Club needs to return
@zaeem kaduji 😂😂
Alex Renteria ikr!!!!!
No no mo. genki shutokou trail (Tokyo raceer) does as it was all about the wangan and C1 style of racing with the tribes and all.
ASAP! That's was hands down the hottest and most customizable race and cruise game, especially online. But no.. They put all aces on GTA with non brand cars and had much worse negative attention 😞 and look at how long it took for Red Dead Redemption 2 😒
sadly that's not gonna happen, they're too busy milking the cow with gta online
The secret meeting point information was actually fake, they didn’t write ads in newspapers, they called each other.....
yeah we know that
This gave me chills, i need a time machine to go back to tokyo in the 80s and 90s
ElC0mpaAngel yes!
Lol to go back in time join and get kicked out for a lack of skill lmfao
Jesse Hernandez 🤣🤣🤣😐
Japanese businessman... i want 700hp and i have 2 million to spend.
Dave's mechanic shop... 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑 yes.
700 is low
Austrin Ivander Fanly U should hop off Forza bro if u think 700 is low 😂
D1SGUSTANG it is in relation to 2 mil
D1SGUSTANG but for 2 million its kinda low
@@noahbraastad5957 Maybe, but this was done over time, not all in one job, but even then, considering every aspect, it starts to make sense. By the end of it's use in the 90's, it lost nearly half of it's weight and it could go over 300km/h and hold that speed for up to 15 minutes and reliably (something you couldn't say about many cars at the time).
Wonder where i heard Midnight Club before....*glancess at Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Remix*
I feel like they need to make a 150 million dollar movie out of this. I really like the concept. 80s. Rich businessmen. Professional ethics. And the disbanding carries a good message against reckless driving too. None of that fast and furious stuff tailored to a young audience.
"DRIFTING IS FOR THE WEAK. WE ONLY DO MAXIMUM VELOCITY."
ME: YOU MAKE FUN OF TAKUMI FUJIWARA?!
For me yes, joke or not
@@タピオカマン_086 i said to both. If its a joke or not, drifting *is for* the weak
In real life drifting is actually pretty slow. In Japanese Drift meets, the cars really are not that fast at all.
@@DocWolph not like outside Japan. 1000HP+ drift cars and shit
@@wills.junks7
Not entirely true. "1000+hp and sh*t" would yield a truly fast car if the car was set up for it. for the amount of power and so on, Formula D cars, for example, are not that fast at all. Most sub-500hp cars could around the track faster driving the way they are meant to be driven than Formula D cars could drifting ad they are designed to do.
*DUB Edition*
Looking for this reference! Made my day :D
*Real Big by Mannie Fresh is heard in the background*
@@santiagomachado7378 the first and third games had the best theme
*Remix*
*H O U S E R E A L B I G*
"The Ashida's (maybe butchered it idk) Special 930"
Me: *blackbird blackbird blackbird blackbird blackbird*
"Formerly known as The Widowmaker"
Me: *damn.*
The name is correct. The car is named "Yoshida's special 930", that how the driver (and the modifier garage) named the car.
"Blackbird" was a nickname given for the WM fictical car.
@@HirokaAkita That's exactly what I was referencing
Wangan is street racing heaven
@@HirokaAkita Yoshida Special 930 is only the name of the limited run model car that was made by Iwaya toys. (Iwaya san is also long time member) nobody in the club called it "Yoshidas specials". Yoshida san started Mid Night Porsche Works which was where he modified his car and other members porsches.
The amount of Initial D references on this video and comment section is proof of how illegally underrated Wangan Midnight is.
Drifting is a majestic art that takes ages to master, while top speed more depends on the car.
That is what made it so good. You have everything in life and that risk to loose everything is crazy
@@erv2n both of you have a point
ny0om :)
3:03 Damm Police literally driving GTO !(Mitsubishi 3000 GT)
161hp factory. I had one. Quick, not too big on handling or power but a good looking car. Only gets up to 120 mph. Goes no further unless mods or AWD VR-4 TT. Base and SL are FWD
Btw, that's not a GTO. Only 2 GTOs. Japan likes to copyright claim
@@CaptainFALKEN Not good on handling? I assume that would be the case with the FWD version.
I'm a fan of the 3000GT AWD and I want to buy one and put money into it.
You think that'd be worth it? I love the interior and exterior, the AWD and the engine seems good.
And skyline, rx7 fd, rx8, .....
Lead Foot FWD has better handling, AWD cars have understeer but make up for it in acceleration.
@@CaptainFALKEN japan didnt get a fwd, only exported models had that. Japan, australia and new zealand at least only offered the awd. Lowest spec is 220hp N/A as well.
One of the most interesting story I have heard
This club was the basis - or inspiration, if you like - for the Wangan Midnight manga series. Think if it as the sister to Initial D.
Whilst Initial D focused more on mountain trails and drifting, Wangan focused on the route mentioned in the video, and, like the club, focused on tuning cars to be the fastest machine in the Bayshore route.
The main car in the series, the Fairlady S30z (Datsun 240z) - aptly nicknamed "The Devil Z" - features specs similar to the Z in the Club.
The manga even referenced the Club as a night bar with the same name.
Like Initial D, it got so popular to the point where an anime and live action movie adaptation were made, as well as several arcade games, the current in the line being Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6R in Japan (WMMT6 being the most recent release to South Asian countries, and Maximum Tune 4 in North American releases).
Yep, the inspiration for the "Devil Z" was the ABR Hosoki S130z, and the "Blackbird" was based off the Mid Night Porsche Works/Yoshido Specials 930.
The clubs so gangsta they don't even know what an automatic transmission is?
"So, I drive a fast car but it's auto..."
"nandato??"
Now they drive automatic too.
@@thelastidea20 twas a joke
nandauto?
It's pronounced wan-gan. Driven there a few times, I prefer the winding mountains here in Japan though.
I guess one-gun to make it more obvious wwwww
i'm starting my own badass club called
☀️ The Sunshine Guild ☀️
Forgan Mreeman sounds like something from my little pony lmao
Foreal ... my daughters girls scouts name sounds harder than that shit lmfao
Forgan Mreeman You son of a bitch I’m in
_"Well, look what the Underground let loose. Let's see how you do in the Daylight..."_
Gay
I still believe the midnight club is still somewhere
They are just underground from the people
A lot of you show awe at how responsible these street racers were in Japan. Thing is, most of them were, not just Mid Night. Loss of life in Japan after WWII became such a devastating thought that people began to show huge concern in their own actions if there was any possibility of harming someone. Bosuzoku would beat the living tar out of anyone and they were wreckless. But let's make a distinction. Bosuzoku were criminals and thugs. Their honor code was only for themselves. Like pirates. Street racer gangs comprised of middle or upper class were always very courteous, but not why you would think. If a thug hurts someone in a crash, they have nothing to lose because their status is already low. If a businessman or doctor hurts someone, they can lose their job, wealth, family status, family honor, and much more. Even if they are KNOWN to have street raced, they can lose all this. The cause for most was selfish, not noble. So don't go mistaking them as knights in shining armor for racing. As soon as someone was injured, they disbanded instead of defending their name and putting blame to the bosuzoku. They did this to lay low from police, not because they were honorable. I'm all for street racing. I think the risk you take is your own. Anytime you risk someone else's life, you're a thug or an idiot. Young drivers have too much confidence in their abilities. Mid Night were all men in their mid 30's to early 50's.
Team Mid Night never actually raced fucking Bozoku members, nice waste of time writing that cringe piece.
I love pirates.i collect their history books. I think I would like to become a street racer
yea the entire ending of this "documentary" is false as hell... that bosuzoku race and disbanding of the team is the stupidest lie/rumor... they are still active till this day and laugh at western world for even thinking this bullshit. the guy that made this video litteraly just read the fake ass wikipedia about them and made a video about it
Now THIS is what I love racing for
Never in 100 years are we going to live through something this legendary again. Absolutely nothing can compare.
Go type "Stockholm open street race" into your search bar and enjoy the insanity.
If anyone was wondering what the background music is , dark city nights - john '00' flemming
A strict rule race club like this could only exist in Japan
They made it like it was a friggin' gentleman's club.
only reason this never happened in America is
traffic is way too heavy to even dodge
police cars go stupidly fast
highways arent even that much of a straight line
“What you don’t expect to see is a business man”
*cough* *cough*
Meceds guy Confirmed!!!
Fun Fact.. Midnight Club never disbanded and their still active today....
For reals?
@@janjimenez3824 yes i follow one of the members on ig and Steves Pov just made a video about them.
I thought the club disbanded, but only a select few decided to keep using the name?
pretty sure they dont race anymore
Those messages in the ads of newspaper remind me a lot of Hotline Miami
this is what makes me love Japanese people, their discipline, honor, selflessness and yet they can make those strict rules into a beautiful art in everyday life habits. to me, the Japanese people is one of the most humane society of the modern world
One of the most humane? You are selectively ignoring a lot of Japanese culture.
@@frequencydecline5250I mean their habits now come from their culture right? please correct me if I'm wrong. do, please enlighten me and everybody who read this comment
Roihan54 i’m japanese, obviously not from, (CO native) but my moms a greeenfard holder and i’ve seen a lot of the culture. they’re actually pretty ethnocentric and backwards. assholes in public, but polite in the home. and prior to the USA kicking its ass, they were stuck in the 1800s (pre meiji-restoration)
buddy Japanese companies are just as shady if not shadier than american ones
I guess you could say that
MIDNIGHT CLUB CANCLED SOZ!!!
Exactly I was just wondering why he still hasn't commented
He Is In every video about racing..
I don,t know if your story is real or not but It is so unfortunate that you used Initial D segments/ grafics and not the Wangan Midnight ones.
Suddenly the creator will be graced by some deadly Ninja's and that's it
Criminally overlooked anime
/ Manga, series thing
Thank you!! I've been watching WM religiously for the past fortnite, and since then, I've already recreated the Devil Z in Forza Horizon 4, Need for Speed Payback and The Crew 2, as well as versions of Blackbird (FH4band TC2) and Reina's white R32 GT-R (FH4). If anyone here owns FH4, I've actually shared the tune/paintjob for each of them. My gamertag is Sonic Boom 7342.
@@Emppu_T. initial d 1st stage -3rd stage is really good after that the series started going downhill
@@shingosshojiopoulos6608 they are the best, the rest is good enough
Nice a sophisticated suit wearing street racers with ethics and skill driving, i like that. Reminds me of Mokoto, driving the Nissan R34 GT 'TORQUE' in Midnight Club 2, he too wore a business suit while he raced.
1:52 imagine someone coming to buy socks only to find it was a gather of many fast cars...
*Huge respect to Midnight Club for considering the safety of pedestrian drivers.*
"Drifting is for the weak"
*DriveTribe shows drift car*
This was once one of my favorite video games. Nice to know the story behind it!
they actually based some of the Tokyo storyline in MC2 and 3 on the irl midnight club