Hi Steemers,

So after a tough year with injuries for Cole Seely it seems that things are on the up! American Honda Motor. Co. have announced today that they have signed an extension with current Honda HRC Factory Rider Cole Seely for 2019. This will see him stay with team red for both the upcoming AMA Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series aboard the CRF 450 R and will be his fifth year on the bike.

Seely started the year strongly and was no stranger to the front of the pack picking up his first win of the 2018 Supercross series in the newly showcased Triple Crown at Anaheim 2. This ended up earning him a second place overall and was showing the world that his speed was there. This pace built from that point and he continued to pick up three top fives and two top tens before a serious injury took him out of the series and out for the year.

As i posted Steemit | busy he suffered a fracture to his pelvis and tailbone and was even in a wheelchair for a few months. This led a lot of people to question if his heart would still be in it for racing. As was the case for his team mate Ken Roczen, when injuries are this severe then it would be perfectly normal for anyone to evaluate if they would want to continue down that career path. It seems Hondas faith in the rider has paid off though as it seems he is back to fitness and looking forward to racing again.

Erik Kehoe

Honda HRC Factory Racing Team Manager
"I'm looking forward to having Cole back with us for 2019. He had a tough year with his injuries, but as his recovery progressed, he became more eager and excited to get back to racing, which was great to see. We're confident in his ability to make his comeback and return to the podium. He's very talented and a huge asset to our team, so we're happy to continue our relationship."

Cole Seely

Honda HRC Factory Racing

"I'm really excited to be re-signing with American Honda. I have an awesome crew around me and we get along great, so I'm eager to get back to work with them. This past year was really rough, so to have a company like Honda continue to back me is amazing. It's one thing to have brand loyalty as a rider, but to have rider loyalty as a brand is saying something huge. This will be my 10th season on a Honda! I'm excited for 2019 but am trying to take things slow and easy right now so I can build myself up and not rush the process. We have started to do some testing though so it's been fun getting back into the mix."

It also seems Honda HRC will not be taking part in this years Monster Energy Cup this year which shows how seriously they intend to take this years Supercross series!

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