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BracketLife Broadcast is a LIVE show hosted by bracket racers Brandon Barker & Andrew Stirk. Every second Tuesday, they discuss relevant drag racing topics geared specifically towards Canadian Drag Racers – and there is no topic off limits! Brandon & Andrew share their commentary and even bring special guests on the show who they believe are making a name for themselves in Canadian Drag Racing. If you're looking for entertaining content that will get you fired up about Canadian Drag Racing – all you need to do is hit play!
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He is no stranger to the world of Drag Racing in Western Canada. Please help us welcome to the show, your 2025 NHRA TOP DRAGSTER WORLD CHAMPION - CASEY PLAIZIER! 🇨🇦 We are thrilled to be sitting down with Casey to recap his run at the world championship! As Casey shared online, this was a "fairytale end[ing] to an already storybook season" – and we can't wait to hear all about it!THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:OGILVIE'S PERFORMANCEogilviesauto.com
We've got a Hot Topic on our hands! After seeing a potentially leaked IHRA Schedule for 2026, Brandon & Andrew pre-recorded a special podcast episode to share their thoughts! Should HOT TOPIC'S be a new podcast segment? Let us know!!
We are back after a 5-week hiatus tonight – thank you all for your patience as Brandon & Rachel welcomed their second daughter, Avery, to the world! With the off-season officially here for majority of us, Brandon and Andrew dive into an end of season review, including their own race results and whether they were successful in hitting their early season goals or not!THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:PRO-1 SAFETY CANADAhttps://pro1safety.ca/
With only a few race weekends left on the calendar – it's time to make them count!! What is your game plan for finishing out the season strong? For those still chasing point series, how are we feeling?!Brandon & Andrew will be diving into their game plans for the remainder of the season & of course recapping all of the incredible race results we've been seeing! 🇨🇦THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:Pro-1 Safety Canadahttps://pro1safety.ca/
Is Entry Level Drag Racing In Need of Saving? How many classes do we need that serve the same people, with the same cars, but isolate others? Brandon & Andrew are diving into this recent topic that has been trending online! Hear what they have to say! Plus all of your latest Fall Race Event Results – Bracket Super Tour (Fall Bracket), Fling at Norwalk + more!THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:SUPER TOURhttps://www.bracketsupertour.ca/
If you've ever been to an Airport Race in Northern Ontario, then you know who Kyle Jessup is! Following in his late father's footsteps, Kyle has made quite the name for himself as a Super Pro Drag Racer – continuing the Jessup legacy! After an exciting weekend racing in Chapleau Lake, Ontario – Kyle found himself in the finals on Friday night's Gambler's Race – and even more impressive – he took both entries to the final round to win the $10K Main Event Race on Saturday! Kyle joins the show with Brandon to discuss his successful weekend in Chapleau Lake and why he loves 'Airport' Racing!THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:PRO-1 SAFETY CANADA
Canada’s very own, McKenna Bold joins our BracketLife Broadcast Show! 🇨🇦McKenna had her first ever Top Alcohol Dragster win a few weeks back — in her Diezel Excavating Top Alcohol Dragster for Randy Meyer Racing 🔥Continuing that momentum, she went on to bring home her second (back-to-back) win!🏆We can’t wait to hear all about it!THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:SUPER TOURhttps://www.bracketsupertour.ca/
We are back after a 1 month hiatus and ready to dive into all of the BIG Race weekends that have happened (+ are coming up)! IHRA's Comeback, SIR (Saskatchewan) has announced their Fall Finale (twin $5K's) event, the NHRA Canadian National Open Series is set to continue this weekend in Napierville, Bracket Bonanza at Luskville is coming up + so many more events!THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:PRO-1 SAFETY CANADAhttp://pro1safety.ca/
Two months into the drag racing season, and we've got a lot to chat about! Andrew is back on the show tonight, and the boys have a lot of race events to recap!
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series, the Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS), the 5.50 Super Series, along with the Box and No-Box divisions will compete on the Empire Dragway eighth-mile track surface and compete for their respective Championship Points Award Series on June 20 - 21, July 18 - 19, August 15 - 16 and September 19 - 20, 2025!Tune in to learn more about these Series and their events for 2025 with Bruce Mehlenbacher!THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTER:PRO-1 SAFETY CANADAhttps://pro1safety.ca/
After completely rebuilding the motor in her dragster with her dad this past off-season, Brooklyn went out and doubled-up on her first race weekend of the season! Brooklyn is your Saturday and Sunday Top Dragster/ Sportsman Class Winner in the first race of the Canadian NHRA National Open Series!We are sitting down with Brooklyn Noakes to hear more about her successful weekend. We will also be diving into what it has been like watching her dad, a Canadian Racing Legend, run IHRA Funny Car throughout her childhood and how that has influenced her racing program.
Vegas Results, Driver's Meeting Recaps, and more! THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS:OGILVIE'S AUTO & FLEET SERVICE_______________________Where can you find us online? 🤷🏻♂️Youtube ChannelOnline ShopEmail ListInstagramFacebookTikTok
It's been a big two weeks for PDRA and NHRA Canadian racers! Andrew & Brandon are bringing all of the Canadian updates and results to this weeks show! With the 2025 season weeks away from kickoff, what can we expect? Will Canadian racers be staying closer to home to race? Is there an opportunity for local tracks to capitalize on racers who may not be travelling as much? Will cheaper gas help offset tariff price increases?
Heading into the final round, Steve King was considered to be the "underdog" – who was up against two-time NHRA Pro Mod world champion “Stevie Fast” Jackson. Steve King won the race with an impressive .001 margin of victory – the closest final round in WSOPM history – taking home $150,000!Tune in as we discuss Steve's WSOPM journey to the winner's circle!
We are sitting down with Antoine and Matt from JETT Promotions! We'll be learning more about their Promotions Company and their upcoming event at Kuhnle Motorsports Park in Thompson, Ohio!
Spencer is officially a licensed NHRA Funny Car Driver! After spend the last few days at Gainesville Raceway testing and completing his licensing passes, we are super excited to be sitting down with Spencer to hear all about it! It will be a very exciting year for Spencer Hyde & Head Racing! THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS:OGILVIE'S AUTO & FLEET SERVICE_______________________Where can you find us online? 🤷🏻♂️Youtube ChannelOnline ShopEmail ListInstagramFacebookTikTok
A 3X NHRA World Champion, 2X $1,000,000 Race Winner, and ThisIsBracketRacing's Mastermind – Luke Bogacki! We are so excited to be sitting down with Luke to hear about his path in Bracket Racing! What was his path to winning the Spring Fling Million (twice), how does he approach a race when coming off a few weeks of downtime, and how does he find consistency in his racing program?
Joining us on the show this week, is none other than a TWO time $1,000,000 Race Winner! Not only has he won the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, but he went on to win the original Million Dollar Race IN THE SAME YEAR (2016)!
He is the only driver to ever accomplish two wins of this caliber in the same year, and was voted "Best Looking Racer" on the Sportsman Drag Racing podcast with Luke & Jed.
To this day, he still travels to and from the race track with his open trailer and pickup truck.
Please help us welcome to the show, JEFF VERDI!
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We are 14 days into 2025, and there have been A LOT of updates and changes happening in the sport already!
Seatbelt rule changes, Spencer Hyde X Head Racing, IHRA comeback?! ... just to name a few! Join Brandon & Andrew as we kick off our FOURTH year and SEVENTY-FIFTH episode of our BracketLife Broadcast!
It's been one of the most successful years for Canadian Racers and we can't help but wonder what is helping to create this?
More NHRA class racing opportunities? Series and Sanctioning Bodies putting on events closer to us? Racers skill levels rising in 1/4 mile and 1/8 mile racing? Brandon and Andrew are weighing in on this topic!
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