Lee Johnston says no💎thing less than 🀅a victory will suffice as he makes his comeback from injury at the MCE Ulster Grand Prix in August.

The Northern Ireland rider suffered back and tailbone injuries pl🐻us 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 toꦆ confirm his participation in the world's fastest road race.

He m🐼issed the Dundrod meeting last summer after coming off in tricky conditions during practice, but Johnston is now ready to make amends.

He will ride the East Coast BMW machines in the S꧙uperbike 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.

Johnston said: "I always go racing to win and if I'm feeling good and well as hopefully I am then I plan o♔n trying to win a few races at the Ulster.

"🧜You're wasting p🏅etrol 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 know that when I was still in the hospital I made a plan in myဣ head that this was what I wanted to do and having that goal helped me in rec♒overy, you need to be aiming for something.

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

"I feel loads better than 𒊎I did a month ago. I'm still a little bit sore, but my back has healed up well and the break has healed but it's just the nerve dama🤪ge 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 ridden a꧙ bike yet but we're planning to do a test n𝓰ext Thursday."

The event takes place from August 9-12, when a host of top names including Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman, Bruce Anstey, Will꧃iam Dunlop, Dan Kneen, Conor Cummins and Dean Harrison will be vying for victory.