The tricky economic conditions of 2023 meant it was not necessarily the ideal time to launch a new club racing series in the UK. Nevertheless, a raft of different organisers introduced fresh categories last season - some of which were more familiar than others.
Rating how each of those new series performed is far from straightforward as there are so many factors to consider. Pure entry numbers are one metric to assess them by but things are far more nuanced than that - as a new contest for Ferraris naturally has a far smaller pool of competitors to draw upon than one for Mazda MX-5s.
But here Autosport has attempted to rate each of 2023's 10 new divisions out of five, taking into account these factors and also the pre-season expectations of how each was likely to perform, as well as looking at any changes organisers are making for their sophomore campaigns.
Legends Elite Cup - 4 stars
Source: Autosport