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American Honda announced today that it has renewed its contract with GEICO Honda for an additional three years, ensuring that the Factory Connection-run program will continue running Honda’s factory-supported 250 team through the 2017 season.

Honda’s long professional relationship with Factory Connection owners Mike Grondahl, Jeff Majkrzak and Rick Zielfelder started in 1995, when the company began providing the factory team with suspension-related technical support.

Five years later, Factory Connection took over Honda’s satellite team, which has enjoyed consistent success ever since, earning nine titles with Justin Barcia, Justin Bogle, Trey Canard, Wil Hahn, Travis Preston and Eli Tomac.

“We’re very pleased to extend our partnership with GEICO Honda,” said Ray Conway, director of racing at American Honda. “We’ve achieved a lot together over the years and the team continues to demonstrate that it is second to none in terms of professionalism and capability. We’re confident that together, we can continue adding to our list of accomplishments.”

Majkrzak said: “We’ve had a long and prosperous relationship with American Honda spanning almost two decades now. We hope it continues well into the future. It’s an honour to represent Honda and to consistently put the brand on the podium. They have the best motorcycles in the business. We truly feel that we have two of the best names in the industry with GEICO and Honda.”

For the 2015 American supercross and motocross season, the Mike LaRocco-managed GEICO Honda team’s 250 effort comprises Bogle, Matt Bisceglia, R.J. Hampshire and Jordon Smith, all campaigning Honda CRF250R machinery.