Mid Night Club by Diego González Pacheco Illescas

The Mid Night Club was one of the most important street racing teams in Japan, since 1985, they gained popularity as the fastest band on the Wangan (the road from Yokohama to Tokyo).

Unlike Kajozoku (one of the most radical and aggressive styles of JDM), the Mid Night Club had rules and a hierarchy,  which earned the respect of all hashiriya (street runners).

All runners followed these rules, as they were designed for their safety and that of other drivers.

This club was so strict that for any mistake they could kick you out. 

How to enter the club?

Easy, first you needed a car that could run at more than 250 km/h, not for nothing were they the fastest in Japan.

The next thing was to go to all the club meetings for a year, which was not easy. When a meeting was organized, it was secret, so that the members of the club found out about it, they published articles in the local newspaper in the form of a code, the runners had to decipher the code to know the day, time and place of the meeting. meeting. Each meeting was in a different place so the police wouldn't catch them. It is worth mentioning that they never caught any member, and to date the identity of these runners is not known.

Nissan Skyline, 240z, Mazda Rx-7, Porsche and even Ferrari, were some of the cars that could be found in this club, of course, modified to the maximum, it is said that the leader of the club, who drove a 911, came to spend up close to half a million dollars on modifications for your Porsche.

At the end of the 90s, the club stopped running on the streets, since an accident that involved the death of a Bozosoku (name given to some gang members) and that of a driver made them abide by a fundamental rule in the club, "If someone dies, this is over."

But the desire to continue being the fastest in Japan made them start running on the track and no longer on the street. Currently the club has more than 500 members, who continue to modify their cars to destroy records on the racetracks.