With 52% of the Popular Vote, Seed No 1. Sal Arriaga (2015 Subaru STI) wins the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category at 742 Race Wars: Los Angeles at the Irwindale Event Center on Saturday, July 23, 2016! Stay Tuned for his print feature in an upcoming issue of PASMAG!

HISTORY

742 RACE WARS: LOS ANGELES - STAGE 1
July 20, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - July 22, 2016 @ 12:00 PM PDT

PASMAG is proud to announce its partnership with 742 Race Wars: Los Angeles at the Irwindale Event Center (500 Speedway Dr, Irwindale, CA 91706 USA) on Saturday, July 23, 2016 (1:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT). A Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE competition will be added to the event as a unique award category, similar to a "People's Choice" award. Only pre-registered and confirmed competitors of the event are able to participate and join this online, bracket-style, head-to-head challenge on www.tunerbattlegrounds.com. Rather than PASMAG staff selecting the winner of the #TBGLIVE award category, this responsibility falls on YOU - the automotive enthusiasts, fans, show-goers and friends and family of the competitors and/or event. With a click of a button (voting is enabled via Facebook) or creating a new post with a designated hashtag (Instagram, Twitter), the audience will be able to vote and select their favorite competitor(s) from stage to stage (rounds). The winner of the #TBGLIVE award category receives an exclusive print feature in PASMAG + a chance to win a trip to the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas for a cover feature opportunity! Read HERE for more details.

TOP QUALIFIERS
1. Sal Arriaga (2015 Subaru STI): 91 (A)
2. Teddy Matavosian (2001 BMW M3): 42 (A)
3. Juan Ceballos (2014 Subaru STI): 38
4. Giovanni Jimenez (2015 Nissan 370Z): 35
5. Richard Arebelo (2012 Hyundai Genesis): 7
(Updated: Jul 22, 2016 @ 12:15 PM PDT)
*(A) - Advances to next stage

The 2 (two) competitors with the highest quantity of votes at the end of Stage 1 will advance to Stage 2!

742 RACE WARS: LOS ANGELES - STAGE 2
July 23, 2016 @ 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT

In Stage 2 (the final round) of the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category competition at 742 Race Wars: Los Angeles at the Irwindale Event Center, the voters have spoken and selected 2 (two) competitors to advance from Stage 1 (scroll down to see history). Now in the Battle Stage, Seed No 1. Sal Arriaga (2015 Subaru STI) will be battling for votes against Seed No 2. Teddy Matavosian (2001 BMW M3). Similar to the initial stage, voting is enabled online but this time on Instagram and Twitter. To vote for your favorite competitor, create a new post on Instagram and/or Twitter (use a photo or video of his vehicle) with the announced hashtag (below) in the caption field. Only 1 (one) new hashtag mention will be counted per Instagram/Twitter user. Stage 2 voting polls will be open on Saturday, July 23, 2016 between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM PDT, and the winner will be announced during the award ceremony. Now it's your turn to make a difference! Your vote matters!

BATTLE 1
1. Sal Arriaga (2015 Subaru STI): 52% (W)
2. Teddy Matavosian (2001 BMW M3): 48%
(Updated: Jul 25, 2016 @ 9:38 AM PDT)
*(W) - Winner of the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category and a print feature in PASMAG!

The competitor with the highest quantity of voters at the end of Stage 2 wins the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category at 742 Race Wars: Los Angeles!

WINNER OF THE TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS #TBGLIVE AWARD CATEGORY RECEIVES AN EXCLUSIVE PRINT FEATURE IN PASMAG + A CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP WITH THEIR VEHICLE TO THE 2016 SEMA SHOW IN LAS VEGAS, NV AND A COVER FEATURE OPPORTUNITY!

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HOW TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STAGE?
When the Battle Stages begin, competitors must obtain votes on www.tunerbattlegrounds.com. Rather than PASMAG staff selecting the winner of the #TBGLIVE award category, this responsibility falls on YOU - the fans, show-goers and friends and family of the competitors and/or event. With a click of a button (voting is enabled via Facebook) or creating a new post with a designated hashtag (Instagram, Twitter), the audience will be able to vote and select their favorite competitor(s) from stage to stage. At the end of each stage, the competitor with the highest number of votes will advance to the next Stage.

HOW TO VOTE?
In the elimination stages, visitors to the Tuner Battlegrounds website simply log-in with their existing Facebook account credentials using the integrated Facebook Login widget. Once logged in, visitors can vote for their favorite competitor(s) by clicking the star on the top of a competitor profile page when enabled (see Schedule). Voting is limited to 1(one) vote per Facebook account per 24 hours of the posted qualified competitors. In the Final Stage, create a new post (text, photo, video) on Instagram and/or Twitter using the announced hashtag. Voting is limited to 1 (one) vote per Instagram/Twitter account. Vote totals reset to 0 (zero) at the end of each stage.

FINAL STAGE
The Top Two (2) competitors will battle against each other on-site at a dedicated Tuner Battlegrounds booth (if one is provided) at the event by gathering votes online. Similar to previous stages, the competitors are encouraged to campaign for votes by generating a new post on Instagram and/or Twitter with a dedicated hashtag, which is announced before the final stage of voting.

ARE VOTERS REWARDED?
Voters have the opportunity to win an assortment of items from PASMAG - event tickets, stickers, key-chains, magazines, t-shirts, sponsorship opportunities with partners, and much more (to be announced). Winners will be randomly selected and announced on Instagram.

For Rules & Regulations, follow this link: www.tunerbattlegrounds.com/rules-and-regulations.

SCHEDULE
STAGE 1: ELIMINATION
July 18, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - July 20, 2016 @ 12:00 PM PDT

STAGE 2: TOP 2
July 23, 2016 @ 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT

Winner will be announced Saturday, July 23, 2016 @ Award Ceremony.

  WINNER OF THE TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS #TBGLIVE AWARD CATEGORY RECEIVES AN EXCLUSIVE PRINT FEATURE IN PASMAG + A CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO THE 2016 SEMA SHOW IN LAS VEGAS AND A COVER FEATURE OPPORTUNITY!

#TBGLIVE BATTLE
742 Race Wars: Los Angeles
Irwindale Event Center
500 Speedway Dr, Irwindale, CA 91706 USA
Saturday, July 23, 2016 (1:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
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