Downie steps down

By John Hopkins

Noted road race tuner Chuck Downie will not be part of the Blackfoot Suzuki Canadian Superbike team for the 2006 racing season.

In an email to Inside Motorcycles, the Albertan said he had made the decision to spend more time with his family and to concentrate on running his business, Lakeside Motorcycle Service.

Downie was a key member of the Blackfoot Suzuki crew and in 2002 was named Inside Motorcycles Tuner of the Year in the Parts Canada Superbike Championship.