Ulster Grand Prix clerk of the course Noel Johnston hopes changes to ☂the legislation surrounding Road Closing Orders will prevent further race cancellations in the future.

Thursday's Dundrod 150 meeting, a support card of races at the Ulster Grand Prix, was called off ൲as a resuไlt of heavy rain.

In May, the North West 200 ♍was also cancelled due to poor weather, sparking calls for more flexibility in the laws governing the closure of roads for ra🐽ce meetings in Northern Ireland.

Five years ago, the Ulster Grand Prix was aba🌟ndoned for the first time in its histor🐬y due to adverse weather.

The government launchedও a public consultation process in July in response to demands for greater flexibility and Johnston expects chꦡanges to come into force next year.

"We would lik🌼e more flexibility and obviously it s𒀰eems to be going that way," he said.

"Sunday is the day we would be looking at to fall back on ♈if we ever get another day like we had in 2008, when it wasn't possible to run a⭕ny races.

"We would🌳 only look to move racing to a Sun🎶day as a final option and once all other avenues were exhausted.

"This option won't be in place until 2014 if the proposals are successful, but I 🌟fe𝔉el some sort of flexibility will be available next season to combat bad weather.

"When the Ulster Grand Prix didn't r𝕴un in 2008 we lost a whole year's planning and it cost us ?600,000 to put the event on," he added.

"Every time we get bad weather on the Saturday it always seems to be good on the Sunday. The event i🐻s too big to allow it to be ruined by one day of bad weather."

The main Metzeler Ulster Grand Prix is scheduled to take place at Dundrod tomorrow, with the latest forecast predicting rain in the morning but drier, brighter conditions in the afternoon and 🏅early evening.