#Mid night club drivers#
#Mid night club driver#
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#Mid night club series#

This was a prestigious moment for a member, as any car caught with these stickers without being a full fledged member was allegedly vandalized and even burned down. In fact, it is said that of all of the candidates considered, roughly 10% of that group would go on to don the infamous Mid Night Club stickers which can be seen written in cursive on the front windshield, side rockers and on the bumpers. If you were ever a threat to yourself or anyone around the club while driving on the expressway, you were immediately asked to leave. One major rule the Mid Night Club had in place was a very strict policy on safety. It could also be used to catch up with the other car shoul they lose sight of the other contender. To end the race, they would choose the entrance to a rest area, where the competition could talk about the details of the race. Both participants rushed on, and sometimes the starting point was a line just before a big curve and continue on to various straights. Races usually began at speeds of 100-120 km/h and a signal from a third car in the form of a horn. Although very secretive in fashion, a member was once heard saying ' 'Drifting' and 'Autocross' is for the weak.

#Mid night club driver#

The standing/winner of the race would be one of many factors, such as 'the ability to no longer see the driver in front' or 'To pass a certain Highway Stop first'.

On average, there were 30 members in the club, and they met in a designated meeting spot at midnight, as the name implied races would take place on the Bayshore Wangan route sometimes leading itself to extended portions of the 'Shuto Expressway' for more complicated and intricate top speed runs. Even after they adquired more powerful vehicles they still didn't manage to catch the racers.

#Mid night club drivers#

The high standard of the drivers made it difficult for the police to catch them, as most police cars of the era were limited to 180 km/h (110 mph), a legal requirement set forth by the 1977 Japanese Automotive Gentlemans Agreement. Only 10% of these drivers would qualify for full membership and they would have to leave if they posed a danger to other motorists and to other members. As new members are regarded as apprentices for one year, they were required to attend all the meetings. Additionally, unlike in other groups, the hashiriya (street racer) car was to be capable of going over 250 km/h (160 mph), as a racing speed of over 300 km/h (190 mph) was common.

#Mid night club series#

To join the club was not as easy as the other clubs as it was governed by a series of rules and was far better organised. Soon, Skylines, Supras, and RX-7s were made into Wangan terrors, as they were much cheaper to buy, and could be modified to be much faster then most motorcycles. That way, as the rider of a Bosozoku was riding, he/she could swivel their heads and see what was trailing them.Д¬ars in the club were originally Porsche 911s, Ferraris, and other such machines, but as the tuning culture increased, so did the variety of their cars. The typical markings of Mid Night Club car owners were at first nothing more then simple bumper stickers, but after they figured out that Bosozoku couldnвЂ™t read that from looking behind them on their bikes, they applied them (properly I might add, not reversed like on an Ambulance) to their windshields. This club of high end supercar owners were called the Mid Night Club. Such anger was ensued, that a club was formed that would go out and race both for fun and for rivalry. These Bosozoku however had some trouble with owners of high end sports cars, who would get overtaken by a few violent jokers on motorcycles, and would floor it, only to watch the motorcyclists disappear in the rear view mirror.

The Bosozoku were an ambitious group, one of sporadic violence, and at the time they would deliberately try to scare drivers who were only on their nightly commute to work, by speeding down the highway at violent speeds on motorcycles. We have seen this group before, with their wild cars, and they were called the Bosozoku. In the late 80s, amid the re-spawn of tye dye shirts, and big shoulder pads, there was a group which was starting to come up through the woodwork in Japan. That game originated from the real Mid Night (note the space in between the words) Club, in which members of JapanвЂ™s finest tuners would drive at full throttle down the Bayshore Route (Wangan) highway deep into the wee hours of the morning.ДЄs much fun as Midnight Club the game is, it is not even remotely similar to the real events which happened between early 1988 and mid 1999вЂ¦ Most people who play video games have played вЂњMidnight Club,вЂќ where you race around the city at night, collecting cars, cash, and parts to make your collection different from everybody elseвЂ™s.