With the recent completion of the World Sport Series here at the GPVWC, (the first series to be completed for the year we thought it was good timing to catch up with this years series champion Kevin Siggy. This is to be the first in a regular series of articles here at the league, as we interview members of the community to showcase the range of superb and passionate people we have within the league. So with that, Thomas Hinss recently caught up with Kevin to discuss the season finale, sim racing and his future plans for the league.

Hinssy: So seeing as the cracker of a finale to this years addition of the World Sport Series was recently completed we'll start there. How does it feel to be the World Sport Series Champion for this season Kevin?

Kevin: It feels amazing to get the World Sport Series title, my first ever in sim racing. I fought hard, had some ups and downs but eventually I got what I wanted for the very beginning of the season.

H: With the feeling of accomplishment being so high I can only imagine how exciting the last round must have been for you as it unfolded, especially with the title chase being so close between Risto Kappet and yourself.

K: It was very stressful going into the last round. The only goal for me was to stay ahead of Risto in both races to secure the title. It was hard to do due to my grid penalty and the weight ballast of 45kg, but in the end it all finished as I had hoped it would.

H: It certainly was a very exciting final round with such close racing going on between the title contenders; it just shows how much pressure drivers can face in a championship deciding scenario. Staying on GPVWC, how much do you think the league has changed since you first joined back in November 2013?

K: Not much really, in my opinion it gained a few more drivers whose racecraft is lacking (especially from the midfielders and backmarkers). The series are the same, except for the platform change of Atlantic Series and World GT that went onto rFactor 2.

H: Well the introduction of rFactor 2 once more in the league (for the second time after the running of the 2013 Masters Series on the sim) does show the transition which the league seems to be making for the future, with rFactor 1 showing its age. What does the future hold for you personally here at the league Kevin?

K: I haven't thought about my GPVWC future quite yet, but I may only appear on the reserve list in some series and only race for the championship in either World Sports Series or International Touring Cup.

H: It will be good to see you in the future here at GPVWC in whichever series' you race in, especially with next year promising major changes to the league with a switch of sim looking like being on the cards. Looking to the past now, when did you first start sim racing?

K: My first ever sim racing series was on iRacing with the Mazda MX5 Cup in 2012, where I finished 4th in the championship and managed to pick up one victory.

H: The good old MX-5's are certainly a fantastic entry level car into sim racing, producing some great racing while being quite easy and forgiving to handle for new drivers. What is your sim racing setup which you use currently?

K: My sim racing setup is the Logitech G27 wheel attached onto a Obutto R3volution gaming cockpit. I also use 3 monitors.

H: The G27 is certainly a high quality piece of kit, quite astonishing considering how long it has been around for now that it is still so widely used. Now to finish off we'll take the focus off sim racing and instead look outside of it. What do you do with yourself when you aren't sim racing?

K: I mostly enjoy playing other games such as Counter Strike, League of Legends, Battlefield and DiRT Rally (as well as others). Sometimes when I have nothing to do I go on iRacing or any other racing game and just have fun with some cars and race against other people.

With that we conclude our interview with the new World Sport Series champion Kevin Siggy and wish him all the best for his future endeavours here at the GPVWC, as well as in other leagues and Championships too. We hope to have our next interview up in a couple of weeks time, as we delve further into the community that makes up the GPVWC, showcasing their stories and legacies which they have contributed to the league.