Eric Brunson: "Sébastien Ogier told me: 'You are the king of Le Touquet'"

Eric, let's start with the classic introduction!

Married and father of two children, I am 50 years old and am a real estate company manager, licensed with ASACO Pays Normand and a member of the Ecurie Côte Fleurie.

How did your passion for motorsport begin?

In 1982, when I was 8 years old. The Rally of the Côte Fleurie passed in front of my house and that of my grandparents. At the time, the reconnaissances lasted 15 days, at night we heard the noise of the racing cars, saw the beams of headlights, it was magical. My father (Daniel. Ed.) did it with a Alpine A310 and, in 1985, with a Porsche 911. I was passionate about it. Afterwards, I continued to go to races, but I also played a lot of football, tennis…

How did you get started in 1998?

I never raced a kart, but I always wanted to drive. In 1994, my father sponsored Jean-Michel Guégan who, for the