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

Thursday's Dundrod 150 meeting, a support c♛ard of races at the Ulster Grand Prix, was called off as a result of heavy rain.

In May, the North West 200 was also cancelled due to poor weather, sparking calls for more f🧜lexibility in the laws governing the closure of roads for race meetings in Northern Ireland.

Five years ago, the Ulster Grand Prix was abandoned for the first time in its history due to adverse we♏ather.

The government launched a public consultation process in July in response to demands for greaterꦍ flexibility and Johnston expects c♏hanges to come into force next year.

"We would like more flexibilit✨y and obviously it seems to be going that way," he said.

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

"We would only look to move racing to a Sunday as a final option and once all other avenues were exhausteꦓd.

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

"When the Ulster Grand Prix didn't run in 2008 we lost a whole year's planni🍌ng 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 is too big to ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚallow 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 drieജr, brighter conditions in the afternoon and early evening.