Pala Raceway hosts ARMA Energy Triple Crown motocross season finale

Cameron Bannock of Valley Center shows off his trophies at Pala Raceway.

On Dec. 12, Pala Raceway held the ARMA Energy Triple Crown MX Series’ final race.
Cameron Bannock of Valley Center took first in both 250 Novice moto races,
while Dusty Phares of Pauma Valley placed third in both motos.
Overall, Bannock placed first in the 250 Novice class and second in the Schoolboy class. Phares placed fourth overall in the 250 Novice class while recovering from a dislocated hip suffered two days before the second round.
This race series will be Bannock’s last race as a 250 Novice rider, as he will be moving up to the 250 Intermediate class. Phares hopes to dominate the 250 Novice class and move up to the Intermediate class after six months as well.
Both these riders have tons of heart and drive to be the best and are currently looking for financial sponsors, to help them be able to pay for traveling and parts.
Phares’s current sponsors are Renthal, Dunlop, No Fear, Escondido Cycle Center, SPY Optics, Yoshimura, Globe shoes, Factory Backing, Factory Connection, Cycra, Amsoil, MotoHose, ASV. Bannock’s sponsors are, North County House of Motorcycles, Factory Connection, No Fear, SPY Optics, Monster, and Factory Backing.
Even with the help of these big names it still isn’t enough to be able for them to race as much as it is needed.
They both plan on being a professional Motocross/ Supercross racer by the time they are 19 or 20 years of age.

Skater Boys

Valley Center brothers Daymein (9) and Gunnar (7) Hertenstein are pretty amazing. Daymein set a Guinness world record for his run in a downhill race in Pauma Valley last year, and he recently won some hardware (a gold and a silver) in the California State Games at Qualcomm Stadium. The boys showed me some of their tricks at Pala Skate Park this week...

Daymein and Gunnar shred the pool:



Daymein goes around the edge:



Daymein throws down some grindage:



Daymein gets some sweet air:



Daymein gets a running start for this big jump:



Daymein jumps down the stairs:



Gunnar (did I mention that he's only 7 years old? Crazy!) does a textbook 180:



Gunnar gets some air:



Gunnar goes up and around a big wall:



And Gunnar finishes off his day of skating with a big drop down a wall:



These kids are awesome...they're adorable for one thing, they're really good at skating, and they're really having fun. I had a blast hanging out for just about an hour with them...look for a full article on what they're doing in the Roadrunner this coming week...