The first rule of the Mid Night Club was do n’t babble about the Mid Night Club . The 2d rule was that you had to have a car that run short over 160 mph ( 257 kilometers per hour ) that you could drive in a sustained , secure personal manner . Sorry , Fight Club , but the Mid Night Club was a routine more undivided .
Onthis episode of CarStuff , hosts Scott Benjamin and Ben Bowlin fill us in on the secretive , strict domain of the Mid Night Club , a now defunct Japanese street - cannonball along gang . The sole and extremely strictly vetted group of amphetamine partisan were make out for their regard for safety and pureness , while still blasting down public Tokyo main road at speeds over 200 mph ( 322 kph ) . From coded meeting announcement to take out - out membership rites , the Mid Night Club was not for dabblers . In fact , it only had 75 accepted fellow member at its highest registration .
The lodge was founded in 1987 , whencar and engine tuningwas entering a golden eld for Japanese vehicle and their devotee . ( basically , tuning substance find out a way to make railroad car go a lot faster . ) Unlikeother clubswhere drifting or even autocross play a role , the Mid Night Club was interested in speed . Long , continued stretch of really , really high speed , more specifically .
In fact , the driver would average 190 mph ( 306 kph ) in their subspecies . And note that they were n’t using block streets or private place : These folk were step on it on the fringe of Tokyo , on perfectly public main road with civilian drivers tramp along the right way beside ( or promptly behind ) them .
Unlike the helter-skelter and rowdyBōsōzokuculture in Japan ( that was also quite enthusiastic at the time ) , the Mid Night Club was like the stern — and well - practiced — big sidekick of the scene . Because while they were racing down public roads at breakneck speed , they were steadfast in their insistence that the safe of both the club drivers and the civilians were of the utmost grandness .
In fact , their allegiance to safety was what led to their sudden and dramatic disbanding .
But hey , slow down down . have ’s not give everything away . Join Ben and Scott as they evidence you more about the Mid Night Club ’s secret legal proceeding , jaw - dropping vehicle and eventual dying onthis episode of CarStuff . Just press romp on the podcast embedded here or clickthis linkto get started .
