Ulster Grand Prix: Dundrod road race will not return in 2024
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The Ulster Grand Prix last took place in 2019, where Peter Hickman won seven races
The Ulster Grand Prix will not return in 2024 but the Dundrod and District Motorcycle Club [DDMC] "remains committed" to reviving the road race.
It has not taken place at Dundrod since 2019 and the DDMC said the decision was taken "with regret".
DDMC blamed the "ongoing insurance issues" for motorcycle racing and "a lack of sufficient time to find a solution to these challenges".
The event has been hit by a number of financial challenges in recent years.
The future of the Ulster GP was left in serious doubt when it was revealed that the host Dundrod and District Club had been issued with a winding up order in 2020 and was forced into liquidation.
Regarded as one of the fastest road races in the world, it has not taken place since 2019 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the financial difficulties it has experienced.
The club had racked up debts of around £300,000 and entered into a company voluntary arrangement with creditors.
The event was handed a lifeline when the Revival Racing Club stepped in to attempt to run the race for its centenary year in 2022 but it could not secure backing, and now the latest attempt under the DDMC has not come to fruition.