In 1971, a party of visiting Brits, including drag racing photographer Roger Phillips, visited the speed shop and machine shop of the legendary Don Garlits. As most fans will know, this was a pivotal moment in the history of the sport because Big Daddy was busy turning the world of Top Fuel Dragster on its head by pioneering the rear engined dragster configuration with stunning success. This point was not lost on Roger Phillips who proceeded to create a comprehensive photographic record of what he saw. Roger has now allowed these images to be reproduced on The Acceleration Archive and they are accompanied by interesting and informative captions provided by none other than Don Garlits himself, in many people's opinion the greatest drag racer of all time. You too can go on this tour of the Garlits' facility by logging on to www.theaccelerationarchive.co.uk/ and selecting Page 1 of The Roger Phillips Collection. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Alan Currans & Andy Barrack