first competition

I'm getting the competition bug pretty bad and am very near to making the leap. I live in an area where there are very few competitions and I've yet to find a backyard cook-off within a day's drive. I'm doing a practice run this weekend with two meats and a side, so maybe I will find out...

Ok guys, I saw a sign at a local church a few weeks ago that said Kings of BBQ competition. It got me curious. I've been cooking on my drum smoker for a little under a year now and loving every minute of it. I've done a bunch of research about what goes on in competitions, but never seen...

Scared as hell. I do catering and everyone just gives us all kinds of compliments at each job - but this is different stuff. It ought to be interesting - any tips?