Function AutoSport Rally Team, piloted by Tyler Patik and Chris Raymond, climb a hill half way through the tenth stage at Rally Colorado in Steamboat Springs, Colo. on Saturday. Patik and Raymond finished day one of the two day event over one minute ahead of their championship rival in Open Light class. With eight special stages remaining for the team, Raymond and Patik will be looking for their inaugural title in the Colorado Rally Cup series. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Tyler Patik and Chris Raymond fly up the last stage of Rally Colorado in Steamboat Spring, Colo Sunday night. The pair finished in first place in their inagural year on the rally circuit. Raymond and Patik competed in six round Colorado Rally Cup in the Open Light class. Next season the team hopes to expand their calendar to other regional and national events, hoping to compete against big name stars like Travis Pastrana and Ken Block. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Function AutoSport driver Tyler Patik, left center, and co-driver Chris Raymond celebrate their Rally Colorado victory and Colorado Rally Cup series title Sunday night in Steamboat Springs, Colo. The Wyoming based team fought hard all weekend to beat their series rivals Andrew Morton and Aaron Seale. Patik and Raymond will attempt to continue their success in a larger regional calendar next year. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Hundreds of spectators watch as Casper natives Tyler Patik and Chris Raymond brake for a hairpin corner on the final stage of the day at Rally Colorado in Steamboat Springs, Colo. on Saturday. Patik and Raymond have been working for two years to make their dream of racing in a Rally America event possible. This is Function AutoSport's inaugural year in rally racing and the team is currently tied in first in the Colorado Rally Cup series. The Colorado Rally Cup is the closest rally series to Wyoming and the team drives hundreds of miles to compete in this small regional calendar. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
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