The Daily Driver podcast presented by ThisIsBracketRacing.com is a daily podcast dedicated to helping sportsman drag racers become the best version of themselves on the race track. Each day in season 2 (which stretches from November 1 through November 30), 3-time NHRA World Champion Luke Bogacki explores a topic of competition and shares the insights and experience that he’s gained as a racer, teacher, and perpetual student of the game.
Have you ever lost to "that guy"? That guy you know you're better than and probably should have beat? Of course you have; we all have. That's the reality of our game. Anyone is capable of making a gr…
Are you spending time on the "right" things? Or are you just doing the same old tasks over and over again to make yourself feel good? It's easy to fill our plate with "busy work" when things get toug…
With momentum comes confidence. That's why it's easier to "keep rolling" than it is to "get rolling". But what if you could create your own, sustainable, confidence and transcend beyond the mercy of …
The right strategy for a given round of competition is situational; it depends on a variety of factors. In this moment, you can either "trust your gut" and go with the first strategy that comes to mi…
The "hardest" round to win is the one after we just lost. Positive momentum can turn into assaulting doubt in a heartbeat. However, our last performance impacts our next performance only to the exten…
Have you ever went red only to follow it up with a late reaction time? Or completely missed it and then went red the next round? This isn't a coincidence; our brains have a funny way of "self-correct…
"What's more frustrating? To lose by making a mistake, or to lose by executing flawlessly only to be beat by a better package?" It might seem like an odd question, but when we zoom out we can learn s…
There are certain universal "rules" to our game. Things that we need to do in order to have success. Cut and dry type stuff. However, there's also a section of our game that's much more nuanced and d…
The best racers talk about "Margin of Victory" in terms of time; not distance. In this episode, Luke explains why and breaks down how to determining target finish line margin.
Ever look back on a mistake and think, "Man, what an idiot!"? It's easy to do, but it's not really fair to yourself. In this episode, Luke shares how to flip the script and lean into your mistakes an…