Street car racing in Tokyo night sky, Roulette-zoku
If you look up at the Tokyo sky, you can see lots of highway if you are not on the highway. But the reason why we call it highway is not for the position, but the price of toll. Yes, we never say freeway. Do you know why Japanese highway tall fee is so high ? Because we can enjoy really high grade labyrinth atraction. It’s really so complecated.
And central highway are called Metropolitan expressway. and in it, there is inner circular route. and it is not called racing circuit, but it become racing circuit on Suterday night.
Amature street racing is very popular in Japan. and we call such driver, “Hashiriya”. some Hashiriya enjoy speeding. Some Hashiriya enjoy drifting technique. some Hashiriya enjoy customise. some Hashiriya enjoy cornering technique.
In case of Metropolitan inner circular route, Hashiriya keep going round to enjoy time trial. So they are called, rullet-zoku(group). They are really fast. They are incredibly speedy. So it is easy to become top among them. Just drive within legal speed. and you can be top because Metropolitan expressway is circular.
Dont police do nothing in such situation ? Yes, or actually they do too much. Police set up the tons of speed trap. and police keep to patrole whole days. so if you speed over bit, you get arrested in a express way. The meaning of express is applied to arrest.
But Hashiriya never be scare of police. They memorise exactly where speed traps are setted. and they have special divice to detect police car approching. and of course, they are too speedy to be catched by police. They are also professional of not to be arrested by police.
Today I introduce you Suterday night’s Tokyo street racing.
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Masa, has the police ever tried to bribe you,or,harrassed you to get some pics of racers for legal issuses? To me, Masa is one of the loyal and trustworthy non-racers that we should learn his example of not turning our backs to our racing brothers. Rock on and be safe Masa!
dude those are some impressive cars
i just started building my litle rocket. soon i will be hitting the streets racing and dusting fools.
“My name is Sanchez, D. Sanchez.”-Bang Bus
im from ireland and i drive a 95 toyota levin 165ps that i got imported from japan,i like d hashiriya scene in japan and would like to go there to see the midnight raceing on the c1 or any of the other highways
I am From Cali And I drive a Fairlady Z [S30} I got it imported from Japan do you guys have an Legendary Racer over The Cause over here I am a Legendary Racer in my State I got about 10k in the Engine I put in it almost anything that can go in it especially a Buick Regal Grand National V6 With Turbo I can do a 1/4 in 9.5 flat and Racers over here are Getting boring I need New Races
Neat pictures Masa. I ran into this site somehow. I use the same camera for my night shots and videos of local street racing. I actually have two of them. Some sweet cars over there. Someday I’d like to see them first hand. I’ve always wanted to see Japan.
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how about some video`s??? it will be very interesting yeah!!!!what about NA cars? coz in indonesia(me) we are always looking for some fast machine for dragrace, especially NA tuned. where this photo`s taken??? i have a plan to go to tokyo, i want to watch it live!!!
i`ll wait it…..
I am from Europe (belgium),i drive a 350Z (Z33),may be i’ll go to Shinjuku in october
During my trip,i would like to be in contact with Street Racers from here and go with them …
can you say me how i can take contact with’em?
they are amical with strangers?
Thanks You