With 55% of the Popular Vote, Seed No 1. Ger Reyes (2001 Honda S2000) wins the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category at Importfest at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday, August 6, 2016! Stay tuned for his print feature in an upcoming issue of PASMAG.
HISTORY
IMPORTFEST - STAGE 1
Aug 1, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Aug 3, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
PASMAG is proud to announce its partnership with Importfest at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6 CAN) on Saturday, August 6, 2016 (11:00 AM - 11:00 PM EDT). 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 (pre-register your vehicle to compete at Importfest HERE). 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. Gerbie Reyes (2001 Honda S2000): 308 (A)
2. Chris Lopes (2007 Acura CSX): 106 (A)
3. Rob Silva (1998 Honda Civic): 89 (A)
4. Danny Da Silva (2010 Hyundai Genesis): 88 (A)
5. Emilio Ciccarelli (1999 Honda Civic): 87
6. Tony Montalban (1993 Nissan Skyline): 86
7. Greg McKenna (2014 Nissan GT-R): 67
8. David Boudreau (2012 Mitsubishi Evolution): 60
9. Samuel SK (1996 Nissan Skyline GT-R): 45
10.Trevor Wilson (2008 Mitsubishi Evolution): 44
11. Sanjay Singh (1994 Mazda RX-7): 40
11. Adam Bacchus (2001 Honda S2000): 40
13. Zach D'Anna (1998 Nissan Skyline GT-T): 37
14. Trisa Kapetaneas (2006 Hyundai Tiburon): 35
15. Tiler Balboni (2010 Nissan 370Z): 26
16. Farid Nurmohamed (2003 Lexus IS300): 25
17. Feraud Osman (2005 Nissan 350Z): 23
18. Kyle Gibson (2005 Subaru Impreza): 21
19. John Adamo (2009 Lexus IS250): 17
20. Javed Ally (1997 Acura EL): 11
21. Andrew Dingemans (2010 Ford Fusion): 10
22. Louis Hitimana (2006 Volkswagen GTI): 9
23. Stephen Pavelic (1999 Nissan Silvia S15): 8
24. Mike Stranges (1990 Mazda Miata): 6
24. Nicola Iori (2005 Mitsubishi Lancer): 6
26. Anthony Rea (2011 Hyundai Genesis): 2
26. Kiran Persaud (2010 Hyundai Genesis): 2
(Updated: Aug 3, 2016 @ 12:30 PM EDT)
*(A) - Advances to next stage
The 4 (four) competitors with the highest quantity of votes at the end of Stage 1 will advance to Stage 2!
IMPORTFEST - STAGE 2
Aug 4, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Aug 5, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
In Stage 2 of the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category competition at Importfest at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the voters have spoken and selected 4 (four) competitors to advance from Stage 1 (scroll down to see history)! Now in the Battle Stages, in BATTLE 1 we see Seed No 1. Gerbie Reyes (2001 Honda S2000) against Seed No 4. Danny Da Silva (2010 Hyundai Genesis), and in BATTLE 2 we see Seed No 2. Chris Lopes (2007 Acura CSX) against Seed No 3. Rob Silva (1998 Honda Civic). The voting polls for Stage 2 are open between August 4 @ 12:00 PM and August 5, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT, and the winner of each battle advances to Stage 3 (the final round). Your vote matters!
BATTLE 1
1. Gerbie Reyes (2001 Honda S2000): 208 (A)
4. Danny Da Silva (2010 Hyundai Genesis): 102
BATTLE 2
2. Chris Lopes (2007 Acura CSX): 80
3. Rob Silva (1998 Honda Civic): 131 (A)
The competitors with the highest quantity of votes at the end of Stage 2 in each battle will advance to Stage 3!
IMPORTFEST - STAGE 3
Aug 6, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM EDT
In Stage 3 (the final round) of the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category competition at Importfest at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Seed No 1. Gerbie Reyes (2001 Honda S2000) will be battling for votes against Seed No 3. Rob Silva (1998 Honda Civic). Similar to the initial stages, 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 3 voting polls will be open on Saturday, August 6, 2016 between 11:00 AM and 9:00 PM EDT, and the winner will be announced during the award ceremony. Now it's your turn to make a difference! Your vote matters!
BATTLE 3
1. Gerbie Reyes (2001 Honda S2000): 55% (W)
3. Rob Silva (1998 Honda Civic): 45%
(Updated: Aug 8, 2016 @ 5:27 PM EDT)
*(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 3 wins the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category at Importfest!
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!
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
Aug 1, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Aug 3, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
STAGE 2: TOP 4
Aug 4, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Aug 5, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
STAGE 3: TOP 2
Aug 6, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM EDT
Winner will be announced Saturday, August 6, 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
Importfest
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6 CAN
Saturday, August 6, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM EDT
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