---
title: "Blocks-Long Nissan Skyline Burnout Leads to $1,000 Ticket On Facebook Live"
description: "You know it's bad when the first thing the cop says is \"It's gonna be very expensive, man.\""
date: "2017-05-31"
modified: "2017-05-31"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/10921/blocks-long-nissan-skyline-burnout-leads-to-1000-ticket-on-facebook-live"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Nissan News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "burnout"
  - "Nissan"
  - "police"
  - "Skyline"
  - "ticket"
---

# Blocks-Long Nissan Skyline Burnout Leads to $1,000 Ticket On Facebook Live

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There are a lot of things that can make a burnout truly legendary. Sometimes it involves smoking the tires [through seven gears,](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/9342/watch-this-dodge-challenger-hellcat-hit-seventh-gear-in-a-burnout>) or possibly [a whole lotta flames](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/6207/watch-this-dragster-rip-off-a-gasoline-tire-burnout>)—but one surefire path to viral infamy is live-streaming your buddy laying down a three-block-long burnout in a RHD [R32 Nissan Skyline](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/9713/nismo-to-make-nissan-r32-gtr-oem-replacement-parts>) on a public road and immediately getting pulled over.

Erstwhile Facebooker John Sabal was filming from the passenger seat as his friend Matthew Hutchinson drove around Ocean City, Maryland in a Nissan Skyline earlier this month. The video opens with the burnout already in progress and Sabal encouraging Hutchinson to "keep in going, bro." That's exactly what he does, burning rubber for almost two more blocks through traffic to the amazement of nearby pedestrians.

At 0:18, he finally lets off the gas, and the sound of screaming tires is immediately—and we mean immediately—replaced with the unmistakable wail of a police siren. A marked cruiser materializes through the smoke behind them, lights flashing away. "I'm going to jail for that one," the driver says with a small hint of pride. "He's definitely gonna handcuff me for that."

The cop strolls up to the passenger-side window (remember, right-hand drive) to ask for his license and registration, and opens with an unforgettable warning: "It's gonna be very expensive man, just letting you know. *Very* expensive." According to Sabal, that translated to a $1,000 ticket.

What makes this clip so excellent is the guilt-free enjoyment. Burnouts are great fun, but all too often these videos can encourage people to [break the law](<https://www.thedrive.com/muscle-cars/5409/watch-this-ford-mustang-shelby-gt350-nearly-crash-into-a-crowd>) with abandon. So here we get to enjoy both a public display of [JDM hooliganism](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/10179/watch-this-800-hp-nissan-gt-r-smoke-its-tires-while-chained-to-a-truck>)

 *and* the feeling of absolution that comes with watching someone get busted. A win-win for everyone—except the driver.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

### Author social links  
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