Having an rx7 in the 90’s Must have made people feel like gods

I dont understand anything what they say but still this is better than new Fast and Furious movies

He said, "whatever, I have tons of engines lying around, I'll have a new one in by the end of the week"

I like how these guys have the balls to drive over 200 mph and say, “huh still to slow”

For those that are wondering, this video is taken from option video. This clip is from a video from Chiba-kun, a guy who frequently goes through wangan and record videos. He was very famous around there and capture some pretty amazing videos. The guy never owned a car as far as I know and always rode on a bike LOL. This particular video was when he was invited to go on a speed run with a GTR skyline and a Mazda RX7. The two drivers were going to run on the newly built Aqua line. The aqua line is underground tunnel that was built under Tokyo bay and it cost roughly at that time $40 to go one way. The skyline blew its motor mid run lol. The 2 drivers are from well known tuning shops. And before anyone asks, I do not know if they were original members of the midnight club. Hope that helps.

Japan doesn't only do drifting. They also do modify their car to get pushed into 300km/h

This makes me sad, because these sort of stuff is never going to happen again..

Wow, that Rx7 had hidden rear wheels for better aerodynamics!

funny that the white skyline blew its motor just like in the anime wangan midnight

やべえ〜、まだ補助金出る前のアクアライン高すぎて一般車ほとんどいない金持ちボンボンの車バカの天国だった時代じゃん最高

Police: how fast were you going Them: yes

the guys from the midnight club were the first to pass the 1000hp and 400km/h barrier, 20 years before the bugatti veyron, on open roads ...

20 years later and here I am sitting in a laundromat, wondering if I'll ever go to Japan and maybe see these legendary tuning shops in the flesh. 20 years later and its still remarkable to watch. I won't give up on my dream. 🙏

me:thinking he is fast mazda: overtaking

3:01 - Is about to break mach 2 but still, uses the blinker to change lanes, that is the guy that I respect!

And old video with just 5 minutes of length is a lot better than 6 ridiculous movies that cost a fortune, only in Japan

Tuned not for the corners.... tuned only for the straight... maximum velocity!

This is exactly why I thank New KZfaq algorithm, it made me found back this kind of hidden treasures.

"drifting is for amateurs, it's all about maximum velocity"

90s car culture in Japan will forever have a special place in my heart❤️

Holy shit! Wangan Midnight made these races look slow!

We need to preserve stuff like this, it can’t be lost with time

meanwhile USA Ricers be like adding ugly body kits in their untuned car.

all these old videos are cool as dude, keep em coming!

マジですごい！なんで手もぶるぶるふるえないでこんなことができるんだろぅ？？？！！！

the driver looked like a math teacher

This is not footage: Is scientific evidence and a historical treasure. Even if i didn't understand anything, the prestige that Japanese drivers from the 90's have made me looking for this, which also made me understand why they have it by showing me what are they capable of. Just amazing, admirable and priceless ❤❤❤❤❤

You know... Someone needs to write a movie about 90s Japanese car enthusiasts. and make it authentic and with the proper story, it will become an instant classic.

2:38 Me: "hah!, the japanese guy filming looked so used to that" *3 doritos later* 3:11 Japanese guy: *OE OE OE!!!*

I used to download car videos back in 1998-2000 and I still have clips of these runs on my old memorex cd's :). Just hearing the cars in the tunnels brings back memories.

俺らにとっちゃ高評価の塊

This totally reminds me of me and my buddy Zack right out of high school. I had a red 86' RX-7 and he had a black 87' Prelude Si. Both were modded. We used to tear-up the streets of western NY in the early 2000's. Good times!

4:00 “don’t lose your head...” 🤙

That RX7 is my dream build, I love those wheel spats/wheel arch covers on the rear are just the icing on the cake!

The RX7 was built by Koseki San at Scoot Sports; they called it the 327FD, and the car made over 700hp. They had a 4 rotor RX7 around the same time with an insane body kit. Their tuning really was ahead of its time.

We need a Midnight Club movie with aesthetic theme. Japan action movie directors for precise because you know what happen with 2 Fast 2 Furious.

0:47 that escalated quickly

今じゃエンジンゴロゴロ転がってるなんて言えないよな

Насколько же это великолепно выглядит, прямо бальзам на душу

RX-7にスカートつけてまで空気抵抗減らすとかガチすぎる

There was something magical about this type of racing which no game can fully simulate. Top speed racing is very mentally exhausting because it requires your brain to process things much faster and be much more aware of what's approaching you. That, and being able to build a 600+hp car that can go flatout for half an hour is something else too, the heat generated from such setups is immense and only properly tuned cars can hold up to such abuse. It's sad most racing games take none of this into consideration. You can slap some turbo's on a Supra in Forza and just go flatout on a highway, but it doesn't come even close what it would be like in real life.

omg so many uploads yessss! thank you!!!

Those rx7 wheel covers are very functional after all. They look funny like a hybrid civic but functional

Watching this just brings back the good old Tokyo extreme racer days MCR all day my favorite battle

I've driven that tunnel several times. Last time I did was in my old R33 VSpec. Two other GT-Rs were doing roughly 275km/hr through there. 0 traffic at 3am.

90s and early 2000s are the best years for Japan automotive culture

Эстетика ночных нелегальных гонок во всей красе, спасибо что сохранили эти записи до наших дней

Finally, KZfaq recommends a video I'm actually interested in

What I wouldn't give for a time machine and a butt load of yen.

My face when that Rx7 spanked that gtr in the beginning 😨 another reason why it’s still my dream car

My father used to race here too in the mid 90's and his car was a Mitsubishi Lancer. One day he spin hard and crashed into wall, break his leg. He still says his right knee hurts little when winter lol and I'm surprised that this Japanese car culture has inspire people overseas.

One day, I want to do this while blasting some good ol' ,badass Wangan Midnight OST's...

this does put a smile on my face

Damn that rear wheel fairing is so cool

懐かしい！ビデオオプションでよく見てました！

Thank you

"Drifting is for the weak. We only do maximum velocity"

いい時代やったんやな。

I love the wheel covers on that rx7

Dios mío de mi vida que época 🤤🤤🥰

Japanese street racers dont play games...!!!!! They pushed hard as if everything will fall into pieces man!!!!! So hard bad ass group!!! Mid night club is legendary man!!!!! And its insane coz its 1980's and their speed is beyond 200-300kph... Wow!!!!respect to these legendary street racers in Japan!!! i salute all of you... By the way 2 fast 2 furious? Nevermind hhahaaha

Those who played Tokyo Extreme Racer back in the day, know what this is all about.

Обожаю Японские машины! Мечтаю тоже купить себе какой нибудь JDM :)

Finally something worthwhile watching here on KZfaq.

1:15 lol this part reminds me of when a spacecraft from Star Wars goes into light speed

"More power, and more torque!" -some dude with a lan evo from the wangan midnight anime series

I don't want this to be forgotten.

1:30 side skirts on an RX-7. Very classy.

この車たちは今どこにいるんだろう

東名でまたキャノンボールやりたいねえ

these guys are somebody's Dad now, absolute legends

Very nostalgic even though I didn't live this life.

0:57 He seems to have broken the sound barrier

この頃は良かったよな。 「ジジイの昔話はいらねーよ」とか言われそうだけど、本当に楽しかったんだぞ。

北見さんにエンジンブローは無知ゆえの結果、助ける必要などないって言われちゃうううう

I was om Tokyo Extreme racer on Dreamcast- It's a great recreation of these races

人類の歴史の中で最も偉大な発明の1つはそれらの日本のスポーツカーです ❤

The era I wanted to live in.

FDについてるスクートのリアスパッツ最高にかっこいい

Those cars those times, my dad went up there to compete with is single turbo 930 never ever could he win. Times i miss him

It went from just some smooth cruisin to apparently breaking he land speed record😂😂 oh man this is awesome

In 78 I was drooling for GT's...in 99 I was still drooling for GTR's...in 2019 Im still drooling

There are people who watch anime, and then there are people who watch this. This is real entertainment, not some cheesy action show about superheroes or school girls.

Damn bro this made my freaking hands sweat.

Nunca causaron muertes ni accidentes, Gracias a ellos fueron inspiración para muchos corredores e igual Videojuegos Que muchas de generaciones han disfrutado... Gracias NightClub

Man, that is one HELL of a solid camera mount

I love that this scene is somewhat alive still

日本が裕福だった時代

being young with good roads, good cards in the last year of a century, that's something I can only imagine, i was born back to 1999 🙆🏾‍♂️

I was 7 years old. My older cousins were into the civic hatchback and i remember they had a team and would leave late at night. Those were the days. My dad dropped me to daycare in an 86 MR2

The best soundtrack ever :)

Starting at 4:30, hes saying that he blew the engine because he didn't adjust the settings and that he usually does 10 passes in a day. Said that he'll have it fixed by the end of the month. The guy said $400 for 10 passes on the highway is chump change and that he has engines lying around. This guy is a baller.

A member from the midnight club once said ''drifting is for the weak, we only do maximum velocity''

I love everything about this

I loved my RX7 but I do not miss fixing something broken every weekend.

Just shows how far ahead of the times the Japanese really are. In tuning, drifting, technology and highway road racing. Turbo Skylines doing 300km in 1999?! It's only now the U.S have caught up to tuning Skylines due to 25 year import laws. These guys were doing it when the cars were new!! R32 in 1989, eventually banned in racing. Even the camera technology was ahead of the worlds....because of the world war, all the engineering of aircraft went to motorcycles, that's why it took off in the 1970's with 4 stroke technology and Honda's CB750. 1st disc brakes, inline configuration and big power with 750cc. Honda made motorcycles before cars and everyone knows how reliable and powerful they can be. Best flowing heads in the auto world. Motogp Champions too. The biggest manufacturer in bikes based on volume. Big fan due to being of quality parts, paint and fitment, reliable, user friendly controls and resale value is better than all the big 4: Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha. Other brands may be faster, more powerful and more technology, but overall nothing beats a Honda (motorcycle based opinion) sorry for long rant and bringing bikes/Honda into it.

Lol, the Skyline blew its engine like in the anime

ааа ,я про это шоссе мультсериал смотрел ,классная традиция по кольцевой гасать

Awesome i fucking love these retro speed runs 💪💪😎

0:48 that lens captures the sense of speed perfectly holy shit