Wangan racing - Team Midnight racing in Tokyo Japan

[@liluxiaorealnew]

mean while in japan just casually parking on the public street with cars illegally modified and ready to race.

[@jody024]

+Colin Lu that's what bafles me, a lot of car mods are not legal in Japan, but the custom scene is huge

[@steezgeneral7715]

jody024 the police dont enforce it because there's too many modded cars aswell as the fact they are not pushed to because it helps the economy because all their parts will be japan made 99% of the time

[@evil1st]

@@steezgeneral7715 they should just legalize it and boost their economy more and plus they could open tracks too it would be a win win

[@rad8078]

@@steezgeneral7715 it’s this way in california too, probably worse but I know plenty of people who drive highly illegal cars and most cops don’t care. I think it’s because they also think the laws are bs

[@Aeon7YK]

this is the coolest vid

[@xaviers89rs]

You could say that again

[@Crypticboss1]

R.I.P. Mid Night Club, although your members kept their membership in secrecy, shall we always remember them for their amazing cars and ability to take it to the limits. you will never be forgotten for the influence you have impacted in our minds and on the world

[@ogpyttipannu3411]

i mean, its still around

[@1O1Pattern]

It’s not called the midnight club that was a bad translation made by foreign interviewers the actual name is midnight team racing

[@OB-pd6sd]

United States street racing is joke compared to this. haha

[@MrDjvas]

Do u even have a lisence? Have do driven a 2000hp rwd car down a drag strip full throttle? I didn't think so...

[@AxaFin]

MrDjvas hahhah. you sound so american :3

[@MrDjvas]

真夜中の旅団 so ur telling me that anybody can drive a 2000hp car down a straight. OK lol. Atleast in 1320 the cars aren't riced out cars- except evo. And don't sound like shit btw when was the last time one of these rice balls did a wheelie?

[@MrDjvas]

***** Haha u sound so Japanese....

[@MrDjvas]

真夜中の旅団 so. The fact of the matter is a 2000hp supercar will shit on 680hp ricers all day.

[@TheCheerios777]

This is really cool, to see an actually race. But sorry to break the news, but this isn't the real Team Mid Night Club. Mid Night Club disbanded years ago in the late 90's due to a chain accident that took place on a highway. The real members of the club were never revealed and live a secluded life till this day.

[@nighthawk0077]

lol they were a street racing crew not mi6 secret agents

[@TheNorthernDrift]

nighthawk0077 no he is right. Nobody knows the drivers identitys who were the leaders you could say of mid-night.

[@_d0ser]

They kept their identities hidden for obvious reasons. Many of them were doctors or lawyers or other high paying professionals (hence why they all can afford to drive nice cars with tons of work done) and would be arrested if they were caught driving at 200+ MPH. The 90s wasn't like it is today; People didn't go around plastering their name, face, instagram, snapchat, facebook, etc all over their car for likes and upvotes. They did all the work to these cars because that's what they liked to do. They made them look how they look because they liked it and when they went out driving it wasn't to get attention (Quite the opposite in fact) they did it because they enjoyed driving and enjoyed driving with friends who appreciate the same thrills they do even more.

[@TheNorthernDrift]

Rumor has it that the guy who drove the Porsche in midnight was a very wealthy doctor. Thats how he could buy the turbos from Senna f1 car to go on his porsche

[@lijingliangssuit8012]

The Northern Drift rumour has it he never had f1 turbos on his car, until he lent his car out to make a movie with it which was paid for by the film makers and has yet to drive it out on the wangan.

[@HksSupraaa]

that NSX... love it

[@210gumby210]

Love the way the NSX sounds

[@YungDevo9]

Thats the dopest thing ever, thats a time where you really do need a spoiler, thanks for posting

[@h22sparkle]

I love this side of the racing scene man cars have always been my life and I'm going to make it my career. Forget about law enforcement or even becoming that I rather pursue my hobby.

[@sonicendeavor8438]

I'm currently severely depressed, i somehow lost hope, im suicidal, but you just reminded me of my passion for cars and have the exact same dream as me to somehow become involved in this, you remind me of me back when i was optimistic and didn't have a death wish

[@trexoil7774]

I feel the same to be honest, I want to become involved in this!

[@nicod.c.5513]

@@sonicendeavor8438 hey man, I hope everything turned well for you at the end.

[@slumygoat]

@@sonicendeavor8438 Bro I pray you still with us 🙌🏾👌🏾

[@kai-reacts7437]

@@sonicendeavor8438 hope your doing well and have subdue those negative thoughts

[@AutoTragicjp]

That Evo has to be the fastest 4 door in the world at the time

[@hondamanvtec2894]

Lol 😂

[@BlazebeatRacing]

I see no 240Z or Porsche 964! XD haha

[@LetSkuFF]

idk who has more balls.. these guys racing at superman high speeds , or the kanjo guys racing through traffic at high speeds ..

[@nzkid3204]

Kanjozoku

[@lucastekkan]

Yung LiT really ? I have seen some guys in the civics in kanjou but i didnt think that they were that fast

[@SF_Native]

That was awesome.Cars and trucks they were passing look like they were parked they were going so fast.

[@blkchrm77]

have you noticed? 99% of these cars have such a nice clean paintjob and/or are really well detailed.

[@MijoKatsuragi67]

Title says "Tokyo" even they were running at Osaka's Wangan 4 route

[@Xc31]

Japan, were the nerds drive 150.000+ dollar machines of madness at over 200km/h on the freeway.

[@Inmortal719]

the sound of the motor is just beautiful

[@Akamaru333]

and suddenly 'SCUD ROCKIN' starts playing in the background :D epic

[@Ozzy-87]

Racing the streets of japan until dawn how cool does it get !?

[@jr540123]

I respect all good vehicles alike, regardless of the make model or year. Hell some days I'll be looking at JDM cars the next I'll be looking at old flathead v8 engines, and the next it'll be a push-rod engine.

[@mcgoo721]

Thanks for uploading videos on wangan/C1 etc that aren't absolute garbage. Everyone else's are 240p (and even bad looking for 240), and have zero action. They'll have a title like, "Illegal Street Racing!" and it's them sitting in a parking lot hurr durring over cars while on vacation.

[@vstaritz]

@rudrapsarkar Wangan is a Highway stretch, there are no pedestrian, animals are very unlikely. Also, Tokyo roads and highways aren't as congestioned as occidental ones, Japanese are usually at work, or home durign the night, and more than half of them use public transport. Tokyo's urbanism is very archaic, but is surprisingly open. I live i nParis, and it's overcrowded on motorways and street 24/7.

[@ItssMorphinTime]

Falling in love with that NSX!!! Got any more vids of it?

[@YassineScorpion270]

That's real life

[@michaelovitch]

@playerskilz I think less than alcohol.....for example

[@ruffneck_asian3688]

JDM Insider before dang Hiro went to jail and disappeared from the JDM scene. Good ol’ memories. Atleast Toshi is still around.

[@SiriusXI]

Still watching in 2021!

[@LittleSparrow.]

This is cool video i love it

[@MotorsportsOnboardVideos]

To be honest, this is more like "Need for Speed". Should be "Live for Speed" !! Hands down.

[@chrispacheco8590]

Actually Tokyo Extreme Racer is exactly what it is

[@JLai1969]

30 minutes later and it's day time. Those cars are so fast, they travel forward in time.

[@DreadAlphion]

My guess is because it shows off the speed of the car more. A straight path is always easier to maneuver through so people that don't want to risk crashing their cars are more likely to choose a Drag race. The more experienced and better drivers would most likely agree with you about the highway being better.

[@Mikekay1992]

@TURBULENCE1202 Its the same in the uk, well most areas of the UK they will keep chasing and with a chopper over head and in others they will get high performance cars to give chase to you like Impreza's, Evo's, Lotus Evora (Used in my area of the uk), BMW M5 (WIthout the limiter), a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Lamborghini Murcielago,

[@Patrickjhenaro]

amo o estilo de vida japones sonho cm isso todo dia ...

[@betterworldism]

@playerskilz Dunno the deaths caused by roadracing, but: Road fatallities per 100.000 inhabitants per year in Japan is only 3.85, in the US it is 12.3!

[@ToaGresh300]

Nobody expected the host to just start speaking fluent English.

[@wilsonhill12]

@416street yea they dont bother a chase but from your car they can find out where you live and the bill gets sent there..

[@ThePoolchampion]

Gotta love japan they do it big when it comes to cars..

[@Mhurlohcke]

And music, among a lot of other things

[@ProjectNeroStorm]

@kamikazicrxsi R34 GT-R is nice, although the Skyline in the video is an R33.

[@wilsob26]

Actually, some wangan racers drive corvettes. also saw this vid from the 80's, one of the racers drove a trans am. They like muscle cars over there, they just cant afford them.

[@ultimate_coolguy1927]

Great video. that nsx n r33🤩

[@scoobysti1000]

this is wat its all about! love street racing!!

[@TheCrOwSoN15]

Lol at the NSX, just sits there like "why shift?" I love cars that rev!

[@alexbritch02]

Wonder what year this was filmed in. Probably 99 just before the fatal accident that disbanded the group.

[@Matbroek]

No police? or are they don't even try to chase above the 200km/h? just like in the fast and the furious Tokyo Drift? Great vid, LOVE IT!

[@5760able]

what song did they use?

[@midnightstreetracerjapan]

at the end of the day supra or fairlady z are both JDM ;) bansai! i stayed in japan ffrom 2002-2007. now in my home manila philippines i have 300zx + 280zx and gc8 version 5 sti and my buddy got mk3 supra and i respect supras and other jdm cars!

[@aminemaserati1411]

The nsx sounds like an aventador, impressive

[@wolfpac550]

watching this sometimes make me think that i should have move to japan when i had the chance.

[@COBOListhefuture]

Wouldn't cost you a lot, tradecarview has them for around $5-6k, but prepare for rebuilding that engine soon after you get it.

[@smalldog01]

i do miss japan for its racing it definitely isnt the same as racing in the US...

[@Sagaciousish]

I really love Japan

[@SuperFilipino96]

@NismoRaiden japanese police wont chase after anyone going faster then 120kph or 60mph... but the're skyline r34 gtr and NSX police cars supped up and tuned for chasing wangan runners, infact when i went to japan to visit my brother a r34 police car was behind us at 250kph aha

[@metameow1]

really happy to have found this vid :)

[@416street]

@ghostriderbaby its actually true if u do more then like 180 they dont bother

[@TheVitor986]

I love Japanese and European cars

[@EpicMarkeyMark]

Yeah, us import tuners tend to maintain our vehicles. Sorry if you forget to change your oil in your Ford so much that you kill off at 70k.

[@Blood1Zero]

I second that you see some crazy shit in Houston. Dont live there anymore but damn they have fast cars and crazy drivers.

[@GermanGirlHeart]

What's the problem with other people having a different opinion. Wouldn't it be boring if we all thought the same things? If people like cars that go fast in straight lines fine, if they like their mountain pass tuners fine. All that matters is that all of us love cars, that's what's most important, and that we have fun driving them.

[@LoveThatBass921]

is any of this still here?

[@Arkedea]

dat NSX is pure eargasm !!!! sad this car went out of production

[@danielfulop]

are there any 4-door cars racing on wangan besides the Evo? I've never seen an Aristo, or a WRX for instance...

[@kingjr1uzfe387]

Toyota Chaser

[@DrNeur0tic]

DAMNNNN . i'm jealous of you . I'm not even close to Japan . I'm only in the same continent .

[@CAZPERsayz]

wow thats the dude on the movie tokyo drift, he was on the plane and the one that opened the gate for twink and sean on the part where sean gets his first race

[@midnightstreetracerjapan]

Z32 300ZX FAIRLADY Z IS THE RECORD HOLDER IN JAPAN 419 KPH MAXSPEED!

[@Winedawg2564]

OMG!! I need to get a twin turbo gallardo over there sooooo bad!! Anywho, excellent video though.

[@CJAEY]

@OldRepublicRevan Nah this is Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune

[@skylinegtr1286]

Is this really the mid night team?? I mean none of them have the mid night racing sticker lol

[@minecraft13234]

2000s,that was a good time

[@FukinBubblez]

Over in japan if they catch you going over 180 KM/H they dont even try to catch you due to the fact that their cruisers are only factory tuned and cant go that fast.

[@christopherlee7217]

im in love with the GT-R

[@Teflondonavelii662]

That skyline R33 tho homie was out I'm pretty sure that's the TOP secret supra 0-300 guy

[@JCKustom13]

My Dad use to work for a company that did a lot of dealings in Japan and one of the guys did own an 80's Camaro Iroc Z. He said American Cars are more expensive because the Japanese car companies lobbied back in the 80's to put more traiffs on American cars which drove up the prices. So most just buy Japanese.

[@cebbyFalbere]

Wait. So they actually speed on the freeway? Won't they get into trouble for speeding or street racing? And how do these people say out words like "250km/h" like it was easy? Generally cars get wonky if you go above a 100 right? Can this sort of stuff be overcomed by modifying the car?

[@cebbyFalbere]

Mr Adj but it sure looks dangerous, especially to all the traffics and stuff. Had there been frequent accidents?

[@cebbyFalbere]

Mr Adj but arent they all bosozokos?

[@cebbyFalbere]

Mr Adj but they are street racers right? Aren't Bosozukos just street racers and bikers?

[@Janitcka]

Mr Adj It is full besozoku's fault. And Midnight club is the one who blamed even though they dont know anything.

[@pushinps13]

Mr Adj what other kinds of street racers are there? i know theres bosozoku, midnight club wangan, touge, VIP, kanjo, shakotan kaido, is there any other different ones?

[@starwagon]

from Montreal to Tokyo it cost about 1400$. C: For one way trip its around 600$ - 800$. :/

[@sharpemang]

This reminds me of Tokyo extreme racer zero

[@jasonryan5618]

It's actually not Midnight. Nor is it Grip Video. Thats Hiro Nanahoshi and Toshi Hayama from JDM Insider.

[@Thundercat1115]

What is this from?

[@FulgoraSama]

I heard in Japan/ some other Asian counties the cops wont chase you if your going over a certain speed limit.

[@michaelmora4043]

Gonzalo I got a 98 ex with a d16y8 and I got a godspeed turbo setup and I'm pushing 200hp. Find the right setup for your driving style just plz don't rice it out type r lip kit and gsr rims is all I got

[@purplemonkey959]

What series is this from?

[@Ineedagoodscreenname]

They need to bring back JDM insider!

[@Cobra281s]

@playerskilz not as many as you might think

[@0124914505]

great video

[@DevylArmy]

@playerskilz wangan is way more safe than stupid quarter mile street races in the states, and is way faster, just another level

[@DrNeur0tic]

Damn that Evo makes me jitter , looks so sick !

[@SuperFilipino96]

@DrNeur0tic LOL i live in cali but my bro lives in outskirts of tokyo japan, trust me in wangan midnight looks like they be doin 200+mph but there just doin 140 - 150.. you would have to expirence a wangan run in person to understand that thrill of doin 160+mph on a freeway... you would literlly piss your pants.. infact i almost did when 2 bigrigs was side to side on c1 outer entering wangan

[@jameslyddall]

@kamikazicrxsi first thing I'd get my self is a set of hood pins if going at that speed

[@RogerPerez20X]

Freaking legit. I just wish the skyline was legal to drive around in California.

[@PhatLipstick]

This is clearly a few years old. What year is this footage from? Love the music btw.

[@madboostingmadmatt48]

around 2000

[@spcrxracer]

This is from a JDM Insider DVD

[@mrgutchman]

Fast and the Furious - Wangan style!

[@cypriotpilot]

that NSX sounds amazing...

[@Baronx10]

Hee... I envy them.. I wanna go to Tokyo and get myself a tuned R34. I'm fine with a small house, boring day job, no girlfriend... just my GT-R on Wangan tarmac.

[@TheAfghan72]

Hey its toes from tokyo drift in the nsx!

[@dcd5050]

i own a 1986 peugeot 205 GR petrol with 987.000 km (still running original engine), tell me more how reliable your ram is

[@mattmartino1]

So you own a Ford pickup but love JDM cars as well. cool

[@saul5824]

0:26 anyone know the name of the white car?

[@crystalmath4145]

Mitsubishi Evo 6

[@craiplayz]

Evo

[@Plama316]

What's the song in the backround?

[@4SUBLIME2O]

2:19 seems like my dry cleaner person is a Carnivorous Wangan Beast by night...? I'm ok with that.

[@ThePrimebeef]

Does anyone know what the song is being played post 03:00 ?