Lee Johnston says nothing less than a victory will suffice as he makes his comeback from injury at the MCE Ulster Grܫand Prix in August.

The Northern Ireland rider suffered back and tail𓆏bone injuries plus fractured fingers following a spill in practice at the Isle of Man TT in💃 June.

However, Johnston, who was the man of the meeting with three wins at the Ulster GP in 2015, has recovered sufficiently to confirm💦 his participation in the world's fastest road race.

He missed the Dundrod meeting last summer after coming off in tricky conditions during practice, but ❀Johnston is no🐼w ready to make amends.

He will ride🐽 the East Coast BMW machines in the Superbike and Superstock classes and will also compete on a Honda for Clive Padgett's team along with Bruce Anstey and Conor Cummins in the Supersport races.

Jo෴hnston said: "I always go racing 🐈to win and if I'm feeling good and well as hopefully I am then I plan on trying to win a few races at the Ulster.

"You're wasting petrol and fuel and tyres 🍸and everything if you're not going with winning in mind. It might not happen but you have to at least set that goal, if you turn up thinking you're only going to get top five then you're definitely not going to win.

"It's a big relief to be feeling race-ready for Dundrod. Only the people closest to me k🐟now that when I was still in the hospital I made a plan in my head that this was what I wanted to do and having that goal helped ಌme in recovery, you need to be aiming for something.

"I've worked really hard to getꩲ to this point, I've been at everything from oxygen chambers to a guy coming to the house with a magnetic bed and all sorts," he added.

"I feel loads better than I did 🌞a month ago. I'm still a little bit sore, but my back has healed up well and the break has healed bu♉t it's just the nerve damage to deal with and that's going to be sore for months and months. I'll get a painkiller injection before the Ulster to calm it down a bit.

"Apart from that I feel good, I'm back doing some light training. I haven't ri𓆉dden a bওike yet but we're planning to do a test next Thursday."

The event takes place from August 9-12, when a host of top names including Michael Dunlop, Peജter Hickman, Bruce Anstey, William Dunlop, Dan Kneen, Co💝nor Cummins and Dean Harrison will be vying for victory.