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

The Italian manufacturer wꦺas 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 al🐭most 20 years.

Fogarty created one of the outstanding memories in North 🌱West 200 history in the 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 W꧟est and TT before his remarkable World Superbike career took off.

"I lo✨ved racing in 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 ye🧜ar and he was at the celebrations back in my home town in Blackburn and then when I wꦆon 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, 1𝐆999), the World TT Formula One title in 1988 plus the FIM Formula Oꦇne World Cup in 1990 during an outstanding career.

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

"I𒊎t'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 the Causeway Coast, Fogarty sꦕaid it was an achievement he thought would ultimately elude him.

"I'd been so cl𝄹ose for a number of years and then obviously 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 winning a race that meant so m✨uch to me," he said.

"I thought it was going to e💎lude me because of the problems I'd had befo♌re, so I was glad to finally get the win and go on to other things."

He also set a new lap record on his way to victory at 12꧑2.491mph.