#TBGLIVE BATTLE
Hot Import Nights: Dallas, TX
Market Hall
2200 Stemmons Freeway. Dallas, TX 75207
Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM CST
Buy Event Tickets Here
Performance Auto & Sound Magazine (PASMAG) is proud to announce its partnership with Hot Import Nights at Market Hall in Dallas, TX on Saturday, March 19, 2016. 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! Read below for more details.
For more information about Tuner Battlegrounds, go to http://tunerbattlegrounds.com/about.
To compete in the Tuner Battlegrounds: #TBGLIVE Battle award category, Competitors (Tuners) MUST follow the following steps:
STEP 1: EVENT PRE/ADVANCE REGISTRATION
Compete at Hot Import Nights: Dallas, TX online at HERE.
STEP 2: #TBGLIVE AWARD CATEGORY REGISTRATION
Once Hot Import Nights has confirmed your registration, participate in the Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE award category competition by filling-out our registration form at www.tunerbattlegrounds.com/register.
*Select March 19, 2016: Hot Import Nights (Dallas, TX) in the "Event Affiliation" field.
STEP 3: #TBGLIVE COMPETITOR PROFILE UPLOAD
A member of PASMAG will review your registration, and if you have qualified to compete a competitor profile will be created and displayed on the Competitors Page. Qualification is based on the accuracy and quality of the completed/submitted registration form (information, photos). A select number competitors will qualify to enter the Battle Stages (elimination rounds). In the Battle Stages, competitors will participate in the online competition, one stage after another.
Registration for the #TBGLIVE Award Category at Hot Import Nights: Dallas, TX closes on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
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 on Instagram and/or Twitter using the announced hashtag. Only one hashtag is counted per new post (hashtags edited onto existing posts are not counted). For every ten (10) new hashtag mentions, a competitor will get one (1) vote. Vote totals reset to 0 (zero) at the end of each stage.
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.
SCHEDULE
STAGE 1: ELIMINATION
March 14, 2016 @ 10:00 AM - March 16, 2016 @ 12:00 PM CST
STAGE 2: TOP 4
March 17, 2016 @ 10:00 AM - March 18, 2016 @ 12:00 PM CST
STAGE 3: TOP 2
March 19, 2016 @ 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM CST
Winner will be announced Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ Award Ceremony.
HOT IMPORT NIGHTS: DALLAS - STAGE 1
March 14, 2016 @ 10:00 AM - March 16, 2016 @ 12:00 PM CST
To vote in Stage 1, connect with your Facebook login, select (or search for) a competitor name/profile then click the 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.
Vote totals reset to 0 (zero) at the end of stage.
CLICK HERE FOR STANDINGS
TOP QUALIFIERS
Chris Brinkley (Nissan 240SX)
Cy Cao (Nissan 370Z)
Nathan Stephen (Honda Civic)
Armando Villarreal (Subaru WRX STI)
Kevin Taylor (Honda Del Sol)
Den Racho (Mercedes-Benz C300)
Chase Swanzy (Honda Civic Si)
Carlos Diaz (Honda S2000)
Voltaire Cacal (Nissan Maxima)
The 4 (four) competitors with the highest quantity of votes at the end of Stage 1 will advance to Stage 2!
HOT IMPORT NIGHTS: DALLAS - STAGE 2
March 17, 2016 @ 10:00 AM - March 18, 2016 @ 12:00 PM CST
To vote in Stage 2, connect with your Facebook login, select (or search for) a competitor name/profile then click the 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.
Vote totals reset to 0 (zero) at the end of stage.
CLICK HERE FOR STANDINGS
BATTLE 1
Stage 1 Seed 1
VS
Stage 1 Seed 4
BATTLE 2
Stage 1 Seed 2
VS
Stage 1 Seed 3
The Competitors with the highest quantity of votes at the end of Stage 2 in each battle will advance to Stage 3!
HOT IMPORT NIGHTS: DALLAS - STAGE 3
March 19, 2016 @ 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM CST
To vote in Stage 3, create a new post on Instagram and/or Twitter and use the dedicated hashtag assigned to your favorite competitor below. Voting is limited to 1 (one) hashtag per Instagram/Twitter account.
CLICK HERE FOR STANDINGS
BATTLE 3
Stage 2 Battle 1 Winner
VS
Stage 2 Battle 2 Winner
The Competitor with the highest quantity of new mentions (votes) at the end of Stage 3 wins #TBGLIVE at Hot Import Nights: Dallas, TX.
Winner will be announced Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ Award Ceremony.
WINNER OF THE TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS #TBGLIVE AWARD CATEGORY RECEIVES AN EXCLUSIVE PRINT FEATURE IN PASMAG!
#TBGLIVE BATTLE
Hot Import Nights: Dallas, TX
Market Hall
2200 Stemmons Freeway. Dallas, TX 75207
Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM CST
Buy Event Tickets Here
