Bruno Longépé: "I still feel like I'm living a dream."

Bruno, we'll let you introduce yourself.

I was born on Friday the 13th – you couldn't make it up – and it's always brought me luck. I'm about to turn 55, and I'm the father of 28-year-old twins, Bastien and Florian. For his 16th birthday, Florian was my co-driver in La Rochelle, and Bastien a little later in Lohéac. I live in the Nantes region, I'm a member of the ASA de la Vie racing club, and I work as a car dismantler, a profession that has changed a lot since the days of traditional junkyards.

How did your passion for motorsport begin?

I used to spend my holidays with an uncle who owned a garage in central France. He's the one who instilled in me a love of mechanics and motorsport. One day, a friend told me to give it a try…