Supposedly the D1 event is going to be almost identical to past years, only its not going to count for actual points.
But I heard they are still doing qualifying and the normal bracket style. It will probably be a lot lamer though, because most of the drivers will just be dicking around.
Ive been to past D1 events and they were so much further ahead than FormulaD. Its amazing how american drifting is actually starting to catch up in skill level.