2016 Tuner Battlegrounds Championship: Stage 3

In Stage 3 of the 2016 Tuner Battlegrounds Championship presented by Niche Road Wheels, Autodip and BFGoodrich, the Top 32 competitors (winners of Battles 1-32) from Stage 2 will compete head-to-head in a bracket-style knockout. Online voting takes place between September 20, 2016 (12:00 PM EDT) and September 26, 2016 (12:00 PM EDT) to narrow the total number of competitors to 16 at the end of Stage 3. The winner of each battle will advance to Stage 4: Top 16. Your vote matters!

The 2016 Tuner Battlegrounds Championship bracket tournament facilitated by PASMAG will take the top 2 (two) Tuner Battlegrounds Competitors to the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV on November 1-4, 2016 to compete head-to-head for a PASMAG cover feature + a custom set of wheels from Niche Road Wheels! Between September 6, 2016 and October 18, 2016, online voting will take place to narrow the final competitors to 2 (two), one round (Stage) after another. Seeding for the 2016 Tuner Battlegrounds Championship begins immediately, and inclusion and placement for the Top 64 depends on votes earned throughout the 2016 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE season (February 1, 2016 - September 5, 2016). The #TBGLIVE competitors will be seeded 1 to 32 in relation to their total number of votes accumulated in the 2016 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE season, while the remaining 32 will be decided in the #WILDCARD competition of Stage 1: Elimination. Read HERE for more details.

CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD
PASMAG COVER FEATURE
+ CUSTOM SET OF NICHE ROAD WHEELS
+ SET OF BFGOODRICH TIRES
+ CUSTOM TROPHY FROM NOSTALGIC GRAINS

2016 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS CHAMPIONSHIP
STAGE 3: TOP 32
Schedule: Sept 20, 2016 (12:00 PM EDT) - Sept 26, 2016 (12:00 PM EDT)
To vote in Stage 3, connect with your Facebook login, select a competitor then click the YELLOW STAR on the top of their competitor profile page. Voting is limited to 1(one) vote per Facebook account per 24 hours of the posted qualified Competitors. The competitors with the highest quantity of votes in each battle at the end of Stage 3 will advance to Stage 4: Top 16.
*Vote totals reset to 0 (zero) at the end of stage.
*Standings will be updated on Sept 21-26, 2016 between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM EDT.

BATTLE 33
#TBGLIVE 1. Gerbie Reyes (2001 Honda S2000): 1541 (A)
#WILDCARD 1. Erik Diener (1996 Acura Integra): 1189

BATTLE 34
#TBGLIVE 16. Sal Arriaga (2015 Subaru WRX STI): 350 (A)
#TBGLIVE 17. Edgar Cabrera (2004 Nissan 350Z): 316

BATTLE 35
#TBGLIVE 8. Bryan Antonio (2013 Scion FR-S): 71
#WILDCARD 8. Adam Baumel (2002 Audi TT Quattro): 160 (A)

BATTLE 36
#TBGLIVE 9. Matt Budziosz (1990 Nissan 300ZX): 254 (A)
#WILDCARD 9. Antonio Wood (2011 Acura TSX): 109

BATTLE 37
#TBGLIVE 4. Giovanny Ayala (2013 Mitsubishi Evolution): 460
#TBGLIVE 29. Roberto Arreguin (2006 Scion xB): 534 (A)

BATTLE 38
#TBGLIVE 13. Alexandre Chasse (2013 Mitsubishi Evolution): 51
#TBGLIVE 20. Mohammed Hosein (2013 Subaru WRX STI): 243 (A)

BATTLE 39
#TBGLIVE 5. Gerard Gonzales (2015 Lexus RC 350): 601 (A)
#WILDCARD 5. Alex Delatorre (2005 Infiniti G35): 381

BATTLE 40
#TBGLIVE 12. Steven Crespo (2004 Acura RSX): 216 (A)
#WILDCARD 12. Brittany Sanderson (2002 Subaru WRX): 135

BATTLE 41
#TBGLIVE 2. Keith Jose (2010 Subaru WRX STI): 616 (A)
#WILDCARD 2. Matthew Ambrosino (2003 Nissan 350Z): 460

BATTLE 42
#TBGLIVE 15. Armando Villarreal (2013 Subaru WRX STI): 361
#TBGLIVE 18. Michael Regaspi (2004 Acura TSX): 368 (A)

BATTLE 43
#TBGLIVE 7. Brandon Hamid (2006 Toyota Matrix): 396
#WILDCARD 7. Eric Guerette (2002 Subaru WRX): 629 (A)

BATTLE 44
#WILDCARD 23. Jared Kipping (1987 Mazda RX-7): 97
#WILDCARD 10. Brent Callow (1998 Subaru Legacy GTB): 170 (A)

BATTLE 45
#WILDCARD 30. Elmer Eckert (1992 Nissan 240SX): 249
#WILDCARD 3. Keith Jarvis (2002 Chrysler 300M Special): 442 (A)

BATTLE 46
#TBGLIVE 14. Chris Hill (2009 Nissan GT-R): 793 (A)
#TBGLIVE 19. Marby Enriquez (1992 Acura NSX): 682

BATTLE 47
#TBGLIVE 6. Ira Alani Fouquette (2009 Acura TSX): 607 (A)
#WILDCARD 6. Hideki Fernandez (2013 Acura TSX Sport Wagon): 244

BATTLE 48
#TBGLIVE 11. Steve Nodarse (1992 VW Corrado): 84 (A)
#WILDCARD 11. Garrett Jarboe (2015 Subaru BRZ): 59

(Updated: Sept 26, 2016 @ 4:41 PM EDT)
*(A) - Advances to next stage

The competitors with the highest quantity of votes in each battle at the end of Stage 3 will advance to Stage 4: Top 16.

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HOW TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STAGE?
Competitors must obtain votes at www.tunerbattlegrounds.com. Rather than PASMAG's internal staff acting as judges to select the winners, that responsibility will fall in the hands of the audience (the fans, show-goers and friends and family of the competitors). With a click of a button, the audience will be able to vote and choose their winners one Stage after another. In Stage 1: Elimination, the 32 #WILDCARD competitors with the highest number of votes will advance to Stage 2: Top 64. In Stages 2-6, the competitor with the highest number of votes in each Battle will advance.

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 below). 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 by gathering votes at a dedicated PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds booth (#20125; Central Hall) at The SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV on November 1-4, 2016. 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.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW RULES & REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE/STANDINGS
(subject to change)
Registration: Aug 9, 2016 - Aug 31, 2016
Stage 1 (Elimination): Sept 6, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Sept 12, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 2 (Top 64): Sept 13, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Sept 19, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 3 (Top 32): Sept 20, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Sept 26, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 4 (Top 16): Sept 27, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Oct 3, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 5 (Top 8): Oct 4, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Oct 11, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 6 (Top 4): Oct 12, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Oct 18, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 7 (Championship): Nov 1, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - Nov 3, 2016 @ 6:00 PM EDT

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