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- What was the Midnight Club in Japan?
- What happened to the Midnight Club in Japan?
- What is the Midnight Car Club?
- Where is street racing most popular in Japan?
- Was the Mid Night Club real?
- How many members are in the Mid Night Club?
- Who owns the Blackbird Porsche?
What was the Midnight Club in Japan?
The 'Middo Naito Kurabu' (Mid Night Club) was an underground and exclusive Japanese street racing gang formed in 1987. They were highly respected around the world and known for their very strict policy on safety considering they were racing at speeds of 300km/h+ on public roads.
What happened to the Midnight Club in Japan?
The Midnight Club officially disbanded in 1999, following a horror crash that hospitalised six innocent motorists. ... Although the Midnight Club had been a significant source of stress for Tokyo authorities for many years, members were highly regarded for their strong sense of morality and honour post-disaster.
What is the Midnight Car Club?
Midnight Club – 15 Facts About Japan's Notorious Underground Street Racing Club. Every night, this infamous Japanese street racing gang transformed the Shuto Expressway between Tokyo and Yokohama into a race track. ... This racing gang carried out regular illegal night races along the aforementioned route – hence the name.
Where is street racing most popular in Japan?
The most famous has to be the Daikoku-futo Parking Area in Yokohama. It's just a parking lot during the day, but almost every night it turns into one of the biggest car meets open to the public.
Was the Mid Night Club real?
The Midnight Club series was inspired by the real life Japanese street racing group (hashiriya), known as the Mid Night Club, that hosted illegal street races on the Bayshore Route (known natively as the Wangan) of the Shuto Expressway in the Greater Tokyo Area.
How many members are in the Mid Night Club?
The high standard of the drivers made it difficult for the police to catch them. On average, there were 30 members in the club, and they met in a gas station in Yokohama at midnight, as the name implies; races would take place on the Bayshore route and lead to another gas station in Tokyo.
Who owns the Blackbird Porsche?
The Porsche in the manga looks to be a 930 (at least from the bumper) like the real-life club's car but some sources say it was a 964. Who owned the Blackbird? Tatsuya Shima owned the Blackbird, he is an experienced surgeon but likes to race his 911 at night.
