2017 Tuner Battlegrounds Championship: Stage 2

In Stage 2 of the Fifth Annual Tuner Battlegrounds Championship presented by PASMAG and sponsored by Rotiform, Air Lift Performance, McLeod Racing, DFT Details and AEM Electronics, the Top 32 #TBGLIVE and Top 32 #WILDCARD competitors will compete head-to-head in a bracket-style knockout. Online voting takes place between September 12, 2017 (12:00 PM EDT) and September 18, 2017 (12:00 PM EDT) to narrow the total number of competitors to 32 at the end of Stage 2. The winner of each battle will advance to Stage 3: Top 32. Your vote matters!

2017 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS CHAMPIONSHIP
STAGE 2: TOP 64
Sept 12, 2017 @ 12:00 PM - Sept 18, 2017 @ 12:00 PM EDT

BATTLE 1
#TBGLIVE Seed No 1.
Leland Kirton (2006 Subaru STI): 700 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 32.
Albert Abundis (2013 Mitsubishi Evolution): 161

BATTLE 2
#TBGLIVE Seed No 32.
Marylene Maheux (2007 Ford Mustang): 193
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 1.
Jesus Reyes (2001 Honda S2000): 464 (A)

BATTLE 3
#TBGLIVE Seed No 16.
Zach Tankersley (2015 Infiniti Q50S): 59
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 17.
Erik Vierstra (2007 Dodge Charger): 228 (A)

BATTLE 4
#TBGLIVE Seed No 17.
Wesley Aldrich (2012 Scion tC): 556 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 16.
Tyler Van Boekel (2016 Chevrolet Silverado): 366

BATTLE 5
#TBGLIVE Seed No 8.
Joey Valenti (2008 Honda Civic Si): 10
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 25.
Jesus Lopez (1985 Mazda RX-7): 212 (A)

BATTLE 6
#TBGLIVE Seed No 25.
Steven Jackson (2015 Lexus RCF): 567
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 8.
Eduardo Lucena (1996 Honda Civic): 632 (A)

BATTLE 7
#TBGLIVE Seed No 9.
Kiran Persaud (2010 Hyundai Genesis): 255 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 24.
Denis Godbout Jr (2000 Dodge Ram 1500): 114

BATTLE 8
#TBGLIVE Seed No 24.
George Dalmakis (1987 BMW M3): 360
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 9.
George Rosario (1996 Honda Civic): 481 (A)

BATTLE 9
#TBGLIVE Seed No 4.
Clint Yesui (2005 Lotus Elise): 220 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 29.
Mike & Michael Tapia (1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse): 156

BATTLE 10
#TBGLIVE Seed No 29.
Desmond Bedford (2008 Mazda 6 Sport): 20
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 4.
Nick Poulopoulos (1994 Acura Integra GS-R): 707 (A)

BATTLE 11
#TBGLIVE Seed No 13.
Kalvin Malli (1990 Nissan 240SX): 764 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 20.
Eric McWilliams (2008 Mitsubishi Evolution): 141

BATTLE 12
#TBGLIVE Seed No 20.
Sunjeet Singh (2004 Nissan 350Z): 8
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 13.
Phil Chien (2013 Scion FR-S): 281 (A)

BATTLE 13
#TBGLIVE Seed No 5.
Alexandre Bouchard (2007 Subaru WRX): 253 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 28.
Tony Spitaleri (2004 Nissan 350Z): 154

BATTLE 14
#TBGLIVE Seed No 28.
Connor Aigner (2013 Scion FR-S): 26
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 5.
Junior Baca (2005 Acura RSX Type-S): 408 (A)

BATTLE 15
#TBGLIVE Seed No 12.
Jose Da Cruz (2009 Audi S5): 309
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 21.
Jason Lewis (2012 Ford Fusion Sport): 401 (A)

BATTLE 16
#TBGLIVE Seed No 21.
Wallys Jimenez (2015 Scion FR-S): 44
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 12.
Rueben Rivera (2008 Honda Civic Si): 320 (A)

BATTLE 17
#TBGLIVE Seed No 2.
Saiss Parthipan (2012 Hyundai Genesis): 256 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 31.
Vincent Arcelo (2003 BMW 330i): 112

BATTLE 18
#TBGLIVE Seed No 31.
Henry Vela (1997 Honda Civic): 63
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 2.
Brock Mills (2009 Scion xB): 767 (A)

BATTLE 19
#TBGLIVE Seed No 15.
Walter Cheney (2010 Nissan Titan Pro4X): 679 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 18.
Kyle Duquesnay (2001 VW GTI): 480

BATTLE 20
#TBGLIVE Seed No 18.
Shad Alaimo (2012 Subaru WRX): 53
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 15.
Neal Woon-Fat (1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R): 390 (A)

BATTLE 21
#TBGLIVE Seed No 7.
Justin Nishimura (2013 Hyundai Genesis): 590 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 26.
Zackary Brown (2013 Scion FR-S): 445

BATTLE 22
#TBGLIVE Seed No 26.
Travis Poirier (2008 Dodge Ram): 72
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 7.
Albert Salgado (1996 Honda Civic): 289 (A)

BATTLE 23
#TBGLIVE Seed No 10.
Jon Togans (1994 Mazda RX-7): 357
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 23.
Sal Arriaga (2015 Subaru WRX STI): 434

BATTLE 24
#TBGLIVE Seed No 23.
Teng Xiong (1997 Honda Civic): 45
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 10.
Jason Bos (2003 VW GTI): 279 (A)

BATTLE 25
#TBGLIVE Seed No 3.
Jesus Sanchez (2005 Acura TSX): 560 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 30.
Manny Singh (2015 Honda Civic Si): 128

BATTLE 26
#TBGLIVE Seed No 30.
Martin Cabrera (2002 Lexus IS300): 88
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 3.
Keith Jose (2010 Subaru WRX STI): 603 (A)

BATTLE 27
#TBGLIVE Seed No 14.
Brittany Sanderson (2002 Subaru WRX): 277
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 19.
Lindsey Gantt (2015 Scion FR-S): 374 (A)

BATTLE 28
#TBGLIVE Seed No 19.
Michael Fredrick (2005 Mitsubishi Evolution): 13
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 14.
Erik Diener (1996 Acura Integra): 372 (A)

BATTLE 29
#TBGLIVE Seed No 6.
Peter Giuffre (2010 Honda Accord): 240 (A)
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 27.
John Garcia (2013 Scion FR-S): 100

BATTLE 30
#TBGLIVE Seed No 27.
Steven Sampaga (2006 Nissan 350Z): 57
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 6.
Archie Santos (2009 Nissan GT-R): 307 (A)

BATTLE 31
#TBGLIVE Seed No 11.
Michael Isperov (1993 Mazda RX-7): 52
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 22.
Bryan Lue (2016 Scion FR-S): 153 (A)

BATTLE 32
#TBGLIVE Seed No 22.
Jake Harn (2003 Nissan 350Z): 182
VS
#WILDCARD Seed No 11.
Ira Alani Fouquette (2009 Acura TSX): 247 (A)

(Updated: Sept 18, 2017 @ 7:36 PM EDT)

*(A) - Advances to next stage

The competitors with the highest quantity of votes in each battle at the end of Stage 2 will advance to Stage 3: Top 32.

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The annual Tuner Battlegrounds Championship competition provides automotive enthusiasts with an opportunity of a lifetime - to compete against other passionate enthusiasts in North America* for the ultimate award: to be featured on the cover of PASMAG. Hundreds of competitors register each year but only 1 will reign supreme! Seeding for the Fifth Annual Tuner Battlegrounds Championship begins immediately, and inclusion and placement for the Top 64 depends on votes earned throughout the 2017 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE Season (January 29 - September 4, 2017). The #TBGLIVE competitors are seeded 1 to 32 in relation to their total number of votes accumulated in the 2017 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE Season, while the remaining 32 are decided in the Stage 1: Elimination round. Between September 5 and October 16, 2017 weekly online voting will place to narrow the final competitors to 2 (two), one round after another. Read HERE for more details.
*Contiguous United States or any province in Canada.

FINALISTS AWARD
PASMAG PRINT FEATURE
TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS CHAMPIONSHIP VIP EXPERIENCE
AIR LIFT PERFORMANCE SWAG PACK
(shirt, wheel stand, shop banner, window decal, sticker pack, license plate frame)
DFT DETAILS PROFESSIONAL DETAIL AT SEMA
MCLEOD RACING RICHARD PETTY EXPERIENCE @ LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
AEM ELECTRONICS 3-GAUGE X-SERIES GAUGE PACKAGE

CHAMPION AWARD
PASMAG COVER FEATURE
ROTIFORM CUSTOM SET OF WHEELS
AIR LIFT PERFORMANCE CUSTOM AIR SUSPENSION KIT + 3H CONTROL SYSTEM
DFT DETAILS FULL DETAILING KIT
AEM ELECTRONICS CD-7 DIGITAL DASH DISPLAY

HOW TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STAGE?
Competitors must obtain votes at www.tunerbattlegrounds.com. Rather than PASMAG selecting the winners, that responsibility falls in the hands of the audience (the fans, show-goers and friends and family of the competitors). With a click of a button (voting is enabled via Facebook) or creating a new post with the announced hashtag in the caption (Instagram, Twitter), 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 in the caption. 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 the SEMA Show by gathering votes at a dedicated PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds booth (#25035; Central Hall) at The SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV on October 31 - November 2, 2017. Similar to previous stages, the competitors are encouraged to campaign for votes by generating a new post on Instagram and/or Twitter with their announced hashtag in the caption, which is announced before the final stage of voting.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW RULES & REGULATIONS

2017 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS CHAMPIONSHIP
Stage 1 (Elimination): Sept 5 @ 12:00 PM - Sept 11 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 2 (Top 64): Sept 12 @ 12:00 PM - Sept 18 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 3 (Top 32): Sept 19 @ 12:00 PM - Sept 25 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 4 (Top 16): Sept 26 @ 12:00 PM - Oct 2 @ 12:00PM EDT
Stage 5 (Top 8): Oct 3 @ 12:00 PM - Oct 9 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 6 (Top 4): Oct 10 @ 12:00 PM - Oct 16 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Stage 7 (Championship): Oct 31 @ 12:00 PM - Nov 2 @ 6:00 PM EST