circus maximus   

Updated Nov. 23, 2012

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 2013 Status: pending 2013 GM commitment

Michael Lind, VA

2012 Champion

Event History
1991    Tim Flanigan        54
1992    Jeff Barnum        67
1993    Barry Smith        35
1994    Mike Stanley        47
1995    Mike Pantaleano        72
1996    Bruce Monnin        64
1997    John Jacoby        72
1998    Mike Stanley        84
1999    Frank Sinigaglio       74
2000    Mike Stanley       85
2001    Steve Katz       76
2002    Steve Katz       71
2003    Tom Saal     103
2004    Scott Sirianna       87
2005    John Tighe       87
2006     Karl Henning       75
2007     Josh Githens       95
2008    Josh Githens       98
2009     Mark Neale       89
2010    Frank Sinigaglio       95
2011    Angela Collinson       80
2012    Michael Lind       78

 Laurels

Rank  Name              From  Last  Total
  1.  Josh Githens       SC    11    263
  2.  Frank Sinigaglio   NJ    12    152
  3.  Steve Katz         VA    02    144
  4.  Tom Saal           MI    04    120
  5.  Anthony Musella    VA    09    117
  6.  Scott Sirianna     NY    11     85
  7.  John Tighe Jr      NJ    12     84
  8.  Bill Beckman       SC    03     72
  9.  Michael Lind       VA    12     60
 10.  Mike Stanley       OH    00     60
 11.  Angela Collinson   MD    11     56
 12.  Karl Henning       CT    08     56
 13.  Mark Neale         RI    09     50
 14.  John Tighe Sr      NJ    11     42
 15.  Charles Goodwin    OH    00     42
 16.  Carl Walling       PA    02     38
 17.  Gino Sinigaglio    NJ    12     36
 18.  Kelly Krieble      PA    10     36
 19.  Richard Curtin     NY    08     36
 20.  Nick Henning       CT    07     36
 21.  Bill Edwards       VA    03     34
 22.  Rebecca Hebner     CA    09     30
 23.  Joseph Burch       MD    06     30
 24.  Evan Hitchings     DE    10     24
 25.  Kathleen Lockwood  VA    08     24
 26.  Paul Bolduc        FL    07     24
 27.  Tim Dolan          NJ    02     24
 28.  Philip Livingston  DE    09     22
 29.  Chris Hancock      CA    09     20
 30.  Brian Conlon       CT    12     18
 31.  Jed Shambeda       PA    08     18
 32.  Lane Hess          PA    07     18
 33.  Kevin Hacker       PA    05     18
 34.  Alfred Wong        IL    01     18
 35.  Mike Hazel         SC    04     18
 36.  Brian Wool         DE    11     15
 37.  Mark Love          MD    99     15
 38.  Doug Galullo       MD    12     12
 39.  Gerald Lientz      VA    07     12
 40.  Kevin Wojtaszczyk  NY    07     12
 41.  Stephen Quirke     WI    05     12
 42.  Matthew Beach      MD    04     12
 43.  Brett Mingo        MD    03     12
 44.  Shawn Dorsey       SC    11     10
 45.  Chris Robbins      UT    06     10
 46.  David Weinstein    NY    03      6
 47.  Francis Spencer    MD    02      6
 48.  Carl Sykes         SC    01      6
 49.  Stephanie Welch    MA    09      5
 50.  Jim Munson         UT    06      5
 51.  Mike Fisher        PA    99      5

2012 Laurelists                                                  Repeating Laurelists: 0

Gino Sinigaglio, NJ
2nd

Frank Sinigaglio, NJ
3rd

Brian Conlon, CT
4th

Doug Galullo, MD
5th

John Tighe, Jr, DE
6th

Past Winners

Barry Smith, NY
1993

Mike Stanley, OH
1994, 1998, 2000

Bruce Monnin, OH
1996

John Jacoby, VA
1997

Frank Sinigaglio, NJ
1999, 2010

Steve Katz, VA
2001-2002

Tom Saal, MI
2003

Scott Siriana, NY
2004

John Tighe, NJ
2005

Karl Henning, CT
2006

Josh Githens, SC
2007-2008

Mark Neale, RI
2009

Angela Collinson, FL
2011

Michael Lind, VA
2012
 

The ladies are much in evidence at the colosseum today. Nothing like a fender bender to start the day.

Must be something about collisions that draws women drivers to the colosseum ...

It's SRO when Brian Conlon moves. Nobody sits at the Circus. It's always a thrill a minute.

Francis Czawlytko, Brian Conlon, Rolinda Collinson, Evan Hitchings and Joe Maiz are among the usual suspects.

blood amongst the kisses ...

A sweet aspect of John Jacoby's Circus Maximus event is that he rewards the first driver into each turn with a Hershey's Kiss. The candies replace the dolphins which were upturned in the Roman Colosseum to record the number of laps run.

The 2012 Surfing Championships ...

2011 had been the tamest race anyone could remember with a female champion and virtually everyone finishing intact, more or less. 2012 would be a very different story. The Rabbits (Lissa Rennert) and Amish Buggy (Michael Lind) were light chariots. The other ten finalists drove heavies and eyed the other two like so many wolves counting sheep. Despite the obvious menu choices, events transpired such that by Turn 3 the strategy of the race was determined. The Rabbits led and were uncatchable. The Amish, true to their calling, waited peaceably and safely behind the pack. Two heavies with the slowest Team Speed, the Triceratops (2005 champ John Tighe Jr ) and the Skeletons (Doug Galullo), held back, biding their time and waiting for their chance. The others sped on, attacking each other and reducing their chances of ever catching the Rabbits.

On Turn 7, the Amish caught the waiting heavies napping and took off, leaving them far behind. By Turn 8, the mayhem was assured as the Rabbits lapped the field and began the process of tiptoeing through the minefield of the pack. The Camels driven by defending champ Angela Collinson were first to go, kissing the wall and ending her day. The Skunks (John Tighe Sr) flipped in the turn, and both a Dinosaur (Brian Conlon) and a Pink Elephant (Andrew Sinigaglio) steed died. 21 horse and nine Wheel hits had been delivered during the blood lust.

By Turn 11, the bunnies were down to 1 remaining endurance from continuous evasion. In rapid succession a Rabbit, an elephant and a black horse (Frank Sinigaglio) were carted off to the butchers. As the feeding frenzy continued, a Triceratops, a Reindeer from Santa's sleigh (Gino Sinigaglio) and a Tiger (two-time champ Josh Githens) joined the funeral procession. Josh, affectionately dubbed Chief Dull Knife from previous races in which he was unable to cut away a dead mount gleefully rid himself of the carcass in one try only to have two more of his Tigers cut down. Amidst all this, the leading Rabbit flipped.

In the last turn the Rabbit drivers was being dragged (speed 17) and the Amish were a distant second (speed 20), with Green (Dan Dolan, Jr) third (speed 11). Green attacked the Amish wheels as they flew by, with both carts taking damage and flipping. The Amish driver was five away from the finish line with three body parts left, as the Rabbit driver rolled a 6 and died before being dragged over the line. The dragged Amish driver rolled a 1 and surfed over the line with one body hit remaining.

Uh oh ... the Sinigaglio's and Dolans are here ... Jake will have his hands full today.

The prizes keep getting cooler all the time. Jake's been at the flea markets again.
 GM     John M. Jacoby [14th year] 102 Deerwood Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22911
   NA 434-973-3065

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