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Penticton biker still in running to win custom chopper competition

Darrell Richards is sitting in first in the final round of the group stage
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Darrell RIchards and his Harley Davidson Streetglide in front of Discovery House in Penticton on Nov. 5. (Brennan Phillips - Western News)

Darrell Richards needs support to help Discovery House.

The Penticton biker is in first place in the quarter-finals in the Orange County Choppers competition. If he wins he will be able to build his Dreamchopper.

Voting for the quarter finals ends in six days on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. Pacific time.

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If Richards is able to win an appearance on the show, he plans to donate the bike he would build with the show’s star Paul Teutul Sr. to Discovery House.

The bikes designed by Teutul Sr. on the show have previously sold for $100,000 USD.

After the group stage, there will still be more voting needed to get Richards onto the show.

Votes can be done by going to his page and voting daily at dreamchopper.com/2020/darrell-richards.

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Brennan was raised in the Okanagan and is thankful every day that he gets to live and work in one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
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