There are a ton of little pieces that need to come together to pull off a successful event.

With the sounds of Tom Kelly and the Hilseas, The Moontones, and Eddie and The Scorpions wafting throughout the Ventura County Fairgrounds

I rarely start off the main feature with an apology. But alas, I need to apologize to the folks at the David Mann Chopper Fest for the delay in this post-event feature.

Late one Saturday night, a fire broke out at a shop, consuming everything in it, including that once perfect machine and the memories it fostered, turning them into chard debris and unrecognizable rubble. There it sat, the iteration and wonder of intense labor, creativity, and painstaking effort.

The David Mann Chopper Fest never disappoints. We've attended the event for the past seven years and every year it seems to be better than the last.

Rick Bray is a talented builder out of Lemoore, CA, who has created a name for himself since 2004. One thing you must know about Rick is that he's as humble as they come.