From its music to its art and cuisine, the Southern United States — commonly referred to as "The South" — has certainly given America many unique traditions, whether accepted or not. Automotive culture in the South is no different.

While the Western U.S. embraced lowrider culture, the South ran in the opposite direction when building their American classic cars. Although still based around similar vehicles as lowrider culture, "Donk" culture took the candy paint and pinstriping, turned it neon, and slapped on the biggest pair of rims money can buy. Whether or not it's your cup of tea, it's hard to deny the time and effort that went into building these skyscraping land yachts.

Not just limited to their custom exterior, Donk cars in the purist's eyes also feature a neck-breaking amount of horsepower. For instance, take the self-proclaimed king of Donks, Sage "DonkMaster" Thomas. Virtually undefeated at the drag strip, DonkMaster is usually found driving either his 1971 Chevrolet Impala putting out 2,500 horsepower or his fourth-generation, LSX-swapped Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Today, the automotive YouTube channel, The Whip Paparazzi, stays "out of the way" as they take us in-depth at the Mayhem in Mephis drag festival and graciously allowing the "professionals" to take center stage.

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"So Hood, 30 Inches On The Chevrolet!"

Now a local legend thanks to his appearances on the show eponymously named "Donkmasters," in addition to his South Carolina-based auto restoration service, In and Out Customs. Focusing solely on building Donk cars for his customers, Thomas saved the best builds for himself to maintain his DonkMaster title.

First up to race is the Impala. Sitting on 26-inch rims, the jet black car hides a massively-turbocharged LS7 engine, paired with a 100-shot nitrous kit to create the 2,500 horsepower figure Thomas claims. Although one could argue the Impala has one of the worst aerodynamic coefficients of any car ever built, it makes no difference. Thomas has years of evidence taking out everything from a Porsche 911 to a Tesla Model S Plaid — both by several car lengths too.

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Let's Start The Show

Donk drag race
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After running roughshod all over a 1972 Chevrolet Malibu, Thomas figures he wants to hand out a second serving of "Gapplebees," this time with his Monte Carlo aptly dubbed, "Black Blur".

Similar to the private tuners of the world, Thomas hasn't fully revealed the specs of his Monte Carlo other than it's a turbocharged LSX engine sitting on gold, 24-inch Forgiato wheels. We have to imagine he's keeping the formula close to the vest if he wants to continue to be the DonkMaster, that is.