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Yep a new series will attract existing drivers and a small number of new ones. It will also damage the existing ones and result in smaller grids all round. If it's really popular then it will ultimately destroy one or more of the original series and usually leave several drivers/cars stranded with nowhere to go but track days/give up. If it isn't popular then it will take several years to die, again with slowly dwindling grids.
The end result will be an overall loss of drivers to the sport after a period unhappy drivers/spectators/marshalls/circuit organisers.
And then the circle will start all over again.
The big question is WHY the series started in the first place rather than the inevitable one or two people just joining another one and/or trying to get it to change.
This is always due to some form of self interest on the part of the 'leaders' of the new series, or reluctance to change on the part of the existing series organisers.
Neither of which is a very good reason for the resulting choas the ensues.
Until the MSA start taking responsibility for British club motorsport rather than just playing with the big name championships then this cycle will continue to destroy. Club motorsport will die and probably take professional motorsport with it.
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