With 58% of the Popular Vote, the winner of the PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds award category competition at Low Class Militia: Spring Fest TX at Ascarate Park & Lake in El Paso, TX on April 23rd is Henry Vela (1997 Honda Civic)! Stay tuned for his print feature in an upcoming issue of PASMAG!

HISTORY

LOW CLASS MILITIA: SPRING FEST TX - STAGE 1
Apr 19 @ 12:00 PM - Apr 22 @ 12:00 PM MDT
PASMAG is proud to announce its partnership with Low Class Militia: Spring Fest TX at Ascarate Park & Lake (6900 Delta Dr, El Paso, TX 79905 USA) on Sunday, April 23, 2017 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MDT). 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.

TOP QUALIFIERS
1. David Castanon (1994 Acura Integra): 82 (A)
2. Henry Vela (1997 Honda Civic): 51 (A)
3. Ivan Rosales (2010 Mitsubishi Evolution MR): 12
4. Tony Molina (1989 Toyota Celica ST): 6
(updated: Apr 22 @ 1:30 PM MDT)

*(A) - Advances to the next stage

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

LOW CLASS MILITIA: SPRING FEST TX - STAGE 2
Apr 23 @ 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM MDT
In Stage 2 of the PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds award category competition at Low Class Militia: Spring Fest TX, the voters have selected 2 (two) competitors to advance from Stage 1. Let the Final Stage begin! In Battle 1, we have Seed No. 1 David Castanon (1994 Acura Integra) against Seed No. 2 Henry Vela (1997 Honda Civic). Similar to Stage 1, voting is enabled online but this time on Instagram nd Twitter. To vote for your favorite competitors in Stage 2, create a new post on Instagram and/or Twitter with a photo/video of your favorite competitor's vehicle and use their assigned hashtag (below) in the caption field. Only 1 (one) new hashtag mention will be counted per user. An edits to an old/existing post to include a competitor's hashtag do not count as a vote. Only public votes count. Stage 2 voting polls open on April 23rd between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM MDT, and the winner will be announced during the award ceremony. Your vote matters! Good luck to the competitors, and thank you all for participating.

BATTLE 1
Seed No. 1 David Castanon (1994 Acura Integra): 42%
#TBGLOWCLASSMILITIADAVID
Hashtag Reach: 24,730
Hashtag Impressions: 24,730

Seed No. 2 Henry Vela (1997 Honda Civic): 58% (W)
#TBGLOWCLASSMILITIAHENRY
Hashtag Reach: 39,368
Hashtag Impressions: 42,806

*(W) - Winner of the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category and a print feature in PASMAG!

WINNER OF THE TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS #TBGLIVE AWARD CATEGORY RECEIVES AN EXCLUSIVE 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 Low Class Militia: Spring Fest TX!

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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.

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

SCHEDULE
STAGE 1: ELIMINATION
Apr 19 @ 12:00 PM - Apr 22 @ 12:00 PM MDT

STAGE 2: TOP 2
Apr 23 @ 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM MDT

Winner will be announced Sunday, April 23, 2017 @ Award Ceremony.

  WINNER OF THE TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS #TBGLIVE AWARD CATEGORY RECEIVES AN EXCLUSIVE PRINT FEATURE IN PASMAG!

#TBGLIVE BATTLE
Low Class Militia: Spring Fest TX
Ascarate Park & Lake
6900 Delta Dr, El Paso, TX 79905 USA
Sunday, April 23, 2017 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MDT)
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