World Superbike legend Carl Fogarty is relishing the op🌺portunity to pay tribute to former road racing rival Joey Dunlop at this month's Classic TT Races.

Fogarty will take part in the 'Joey Dunlop Road Racing Legend - The Rivals' Parade Lap' on a Honda RC30 on Saturday, August 23 and will also ride in the Classic Race꧑r Magazine Lap of Honour on💛 a Ducati on Monday, August 25.

"The Isle of Man holds a special plac♋e in my heart and I have said many times before that it was that part of my career which I look back on with the most hꦺappiness and pride," said Fogarty.

"I can't wait to see the🍌 new Classic TT event for myself after hearing good things about last year's first event and I am particularly excited 💙to be part of the tribute to Joey Dunlop.

"Joey waꦕs a special rider and someone I looked up to and wanted to beat in those early World Championship years."

Four-tim🐻e World Superbike champi𓆏on Fogarty was a key rival to Dunlop in the Formula One World Championship, which the Ulsterman won five times.

Foggy - a winner at the Isle of Man TT in the 1989 750cc Production, 1990 Formula One and 1990 Senior races - was involved in the race voted as the greatest ever at the TT: the 1992 Senior, when he battled throughout with Scot💫tish rider Steve Hislo🎃p.

The Blackburn star swapped the lead with Hislop throughout the six-lap race and although he eventually had to settle for second, 4.4s behind Hislop, he did have the consolation of clai⭕ming the outright lap record on the final lap.