circus
maximus
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Updated
Nov. 23, 2013
2013 WBC Report
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2014 Status: pending 2014
GM commitment |
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Angela Collinson, MD |
2013 Champion |
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Event History |
1991 |
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Tim Flanigan |
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54 |
1992 |
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Jeff Barnum |
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67 |
1993 |
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Barry Smith |
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35 |
1994 |
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Mike Stanley |
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47 |
1995 |
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Mike Pantaleano |
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72 |
1996 |
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Bruce Monnin |
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64 |
1997 |
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John Jacoby |
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72 |
1998 |
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Mike Stanley |
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84 |
1999 |
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Frank Sinigaglio |
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74 |
2000 |
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Mike Stanley |
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85 |
2001 |
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Steve Katz |
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76 |
2002 |
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Steve Katz |
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71 |
2003 |
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Tom Saal |
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103 |
2004 |
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Scott Sirianna |
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87 |
2005 |
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John Tighe |
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87 |
2006 |
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Karl Henning |
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75 |
2007 |
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Josh Githens |
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95 |
2008 |
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Josh Githens |
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98 |
2009 |
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Mark Neale |
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89 |
2010 |
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Frank Sinigaglio |
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95 |
2011 |
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Angela Collinson |
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80 |
2012 |
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Michael Lind |
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78 |
2013 |
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Angela Collinson |
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98 |
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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. Angela Collinson MD 13 116
7. Scott Sirianna NY 13 97
8. John Tighe Jr NJ 12 84
9. Bill Beckman SC 03 72
10. Michael Lind VA 12 60
11. Mike Stanley OH 00 60
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. Rolinda Collinson MD 13 36
18. Gino Sinigaglio NJ 12 36
19. Kelly Krieble PA 10 36
20. Richard Curtin NY 08 36
21. Nick Henning CT 07 36
22. Bill Edwards VA 03 34
23. Rebecca Hebner CA 09 30
24. Joseph Burch MD 06 30
25. Jim Fardette ae 13 24
26. Evan Hitchings DE 10 24
27. Kathleen Lockwood VA 08 24
28. Paul Bolduc FL 07 24
29. Tim Dolan NJ 02 24
30. Philip Livingston DE 09 22
31. Chris Hancock CA 09 20
32. Nora Tuke DE 13 18
33. Brian Conlon CT 12 18
34. Jed Shambeda PA 08 18
35. Lane Hess PA 07 18
36. Kevin Hacker PA 05 18
37. Alfred Wong IL 01 18
38. Mike Hazel SC 04 18
39. Brian Wool DE 11 15
40. Mark Love MD 99 15
41. Doug Galullo MD 12 12
42. Gerald Lientz VA 07 12
43. Kevin Wojtaszczyk NY 07 12
44. Stephen Quirke WI 05 12
45. Matthew Beach MD 04 12
46. Brett Mingo MD 03 12
47. Shawn Dorsey SC 11 10
48. Chris Robbins UT 06 10
49. David Weinstein NY 03 6
50. Francis Spencer MD 02 6
51. Carl Sykes SC 01 6
52. Stephanie Welch MA 09 5
53. Jim Munson UT 06 5
54. Mike Fisher PA 99 5
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2013 Laurelists Repeating
Laurelists: 0 |
Rolinda Collinson, MD
2nd
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Jim Fardette, ae
3rd
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Nora Tuke, DE
4th
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Scott Sirianna, NY
5th
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Jason Levine, NY
6th
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Past Winners |
Barry Smith, NY
1993
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Mike Stanley, OH
1994, 1998, 2000
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Bruce Monnin, OH
1996
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John Jacoby, VA
1997
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Frank Sinigaglio, NJ
1999, 2010
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Steve Katz, VA
2001-2002
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Tom Saal, MI
2003
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Scott Siriana, NY
2004
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John Tighe, NJ
2005
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Karl Henning, CT
2006
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Josh Githens, SC
2007-2008
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Mark Neale, RI
2009
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Angela Collinson,
FL
2011, 2013
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Michael Lind, VA
2012
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Just another packed day at the Colosseum.
SRO for those in the cheap seats. |
Evan Hitchings appeals to Rachael
Day for the right of way. Women drivers! |
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Rolinda Collinson, Dan Dolan Jr, Alexis
Reece and three-time champ Mike Stanley urge their steeds on. |
Jeffrey Hacker, Alyssa Gumkowski,
Craig Reece, John Tighe and Doug Galullo exercise their ponies. |
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 2013 Collusion Championships ...
The Colosseum was packed this year ... a little too packed
... as 98 charioteers tried their luck on the sands of the arena.
That resulted in 17 chariots qualifying for the Final thanks
to a packed opening heat with 64 players. While that kind of
cavalry charge may look good in the movies, it makes for an awfully
long game as our finalists discovered to their dismay in a seven-hour
endurance test made longer by some highly controversial foot
dragging at the end. As a consequence, Circus Maximus
will cut back to two heats next year - its smallest racing card
ever in an attempt to cut the number of finalists to a more manageable
number.
The Final was contested by 13 heavies, two mediums and a pair
of lights. Nine horses were killed outright with too many injured
to count. One chariot lost a right of way argument with the wall
while three others flipped when their wheels collapsed. In a
spectacular blend of skill and ineptitude, two-time champion
Josh Githens avoided swerving into the wall by taking a wound.
However, the resulting critical hit entangled him in his whip
and dragged him out of the chariot.
On Turn 8, Jason Levine switched gears and began positioning
himself for sixth place instead of first, blatantly seeking Sandman
status over an earlier end to the race and a shield. That left
clear sailing for Angela Collinson to win her second circus,
besting her mother by eight spaces, and thus ending the longest
Final ever. The stewards immediately convened the racing board
to debate the outcome, vowing changes should be made.
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The entire field for CMS?
Would you believe just the finalists? All 17 of them - winners
all - taking part in the longest Final ever. |
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No child's WBC education is
complete without learning how to drive the ponies. Vincent gets
them started. |
Andrew takes over the parallel
parking demonstration as the GM crew rotates fresh bodies into
the lesson. |
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Jesse teaches the finer points
of cornering on one wheel. |
And Frank congratulates the
course's first graduate. |
Circus Maximus Junior
The Sinigaglio clan hosted a ponies version of Circus Maximus
for the younger set and drew 21 bloodthirsty little charioteers.
Linsey Saccenti proved the most successful followed by Sophia
Holmquist, Graham Buccheri, Zack Correira, Seamus Parauda and
Jay Buckwalter.
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GM |
John M. Jacoby [15th year] |
102 Deerwood Rd., Charlottesville,
VA 22911 |
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434-973-3065 |
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