MLMBC You're either with us or against us: Taking what they can get

This one had some build up. The Stony XC was here and there were points and positions at stake. Jon and Aryn needing to light the woods on fire to finish 1 and 3 in the overall for the Tailwind Series. First through fourth in their class was only separated by 10 points with the 5th place person being close to striking distance as well. All five guys were there and it would be a battle for sure. Brian, Ken and Mitch were there playing supporting cast and trying to get in one more Tailwind podium for the season as well.

Day started off great with Mitch forgetting his wheels and having to use Aryn's backup set. Tire combo wasn't the best for Mitch but it was better than missing the race. Brian, he showed up for the race at 9am, coming straight from the office. No, not his bathroom at home, his work office. So he was looking to blow off some steam. Ken showed up like he was going on some kind of hunt like they used to do in Britain in the 1800's.

Jon and Aryn . . . business casual.

After warm ups and the team got in one final "WHOA BUNDY!" to set the tone for the day.

Jon, being the stud he is, got the pre race call up since he was sitting second overall. Aryn filed in second row right behind him and Mitch was tucked in as well.

Gun went off and it was Jon who took point to lead the group out. Aryn made a few moves before the single track to go into the woods 5th and Mitch kept himself in the hunt as well in the top 10. In the end it was a rough day for our hero Jon. Did not do as well as he needed to take the series but still finished 2nd overall in points for the season.

Aryn was able to make good of the day and finish second in the race securing his 4th place overall in the series.

Mitch made due with the wheels lent to him and hung in for a top 10 finish. Been an up and down season for this guy but still solid for his first year with this group. Look for this guy to come out swinging next season and still do plenty of damage thru this fall. This is the guy who won the overall series for Expert 19-29 a couple years ago so keep him on your radar!

Brian probably had the most excitement with his crash to the finish...literally. He was in a three way sprint to the finish when he got cross checked after the finish line and he went down hard. If he could of stood up he probably would of punched the guy but luckily for that guy Brian was cramping and just scooted himself out the way. There is video footage of the incident and we will post it up once we get our hands on it. In the end, the crasher came and apologized to Diesel and bridges were not burned.

Ken had a great day considering he only crashed once and Aryn failed to hand him a bottle to start lap two. Jon, in a valiant effort, grabbed a bottle and sprinted thru the field to catch Ken to give him a bottle but by the time he caught Ken, he was up out the saddle overtaking before the wooded section started.

So ends the 2014 Tailwind USAC XC Series. While some goals were not met the team as a whole made a huge dent in the competition for their first year together. The 2014 racing season is far from over but this concludes the points chase the METAL Loaded Motors were in this year.