Yes,
The common things to know is
1. SQ Judging
2. Installation judging
For SQ Judging its based on
1. Tonality (Bass, Mids, Highs)
2. Staging (Height, width, Depth
3. Imaging (where the singer sings)
4. Linearity
Installtion is on
1. Wiring (safety, fusing, size)
2. Mounting
3. Ease of accessibility
There are points for creativity if you compete in a diff category... but start off in the basic category or the fun class to see what's it all about.
FOr competition, the way you tune the car will be different from daily driving tuning. So far when listening to a competition tuned car with other CD's.. I always find the Bass a bit too heavy. With the competition CD its ok.