Legendary four-time World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty will complete demonstration laps oܫf the North West 200 course on a Ducati Panigale tomorrow.

The Italian manufacturer was synonymous🅘 with much of the success in the Blackburn star's stellar career and Foggy is reunited with the exotic marque as he ventures out onto ♊the 8.9-mile circuit for the first time in almost 20 years.

Fogarty created one of the outstanding memories in North West 200 history in tꦫhe wake of his Superbike double on the Moto Cinelli Ducati in 1993 as he celebrated his success in typically exuberant style.

Globally recognised as one of motorcycle racing's true heroes, Fogarty has many fond memories of his time spent racing on the roads at the North West and TT before his remarkablܫe World Superbike career took off.

"I loved racing i𒊎n Ireland and I always had a good following, right back to the years when I was almost like Joey's team-mate in 1988 when I won the TT Formula One world title," he said.

"We both helped each other out that year and he was at the celebratiꦚons back in my home town in Blackburn and then when I won at Kirkistown in '88 we went back to his pub and stuff, so I've always had a really good reception in Ireland."

Fogarty amassed four World Superbike crowns (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999), the World TT Formula One title 🌄in 1988 plus the FIM Formula One World Cup in 1990 dur🦋ing an outstanding career.

On his return to Portstewart in Northern Ire𝓰land for the first time in almost two decades, Fogarty said: "I've talked about going back a lot of times but most years I've had something else on and I've not been able to make it for whatever reason.

"It's great to be a part of it all again and♒ hopefully we'll see some good racing and then I'll do a lap by myself."

Looking back at his 1993 brace in the premier class on t🍰he Causeway Coast, Fogarty sꦛaid it was an achievement he thought would ultimately elude him.

"I'd been so close for a number of years and then ꦆobviously I went there on the Ducati and the bike was obviously the best that year - you need a fast bike at the North West because of the high speeds, so there was so much relief after wꦇinning a race that meant so much to me," he said.

"I th꧂ought it 🌺was going to elude me because of the problems I'd had before, so I was glad to finally get the win and go on to other things."

He also set a new lap record on hiไs way to victory at 122.491mph.