With 55% of the Popular Vote, the winner of the first ever PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds competition at Tuned In Tokyo: SoCal at San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, March 24, 2018 is Kevin Peacock (1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST)! Congratulations, Kevin! Thanks to the supporters and competitors for participating, and a shout-out to Tuned In Tokyo for hosting! Stay tuned to Kevin's Mitsubishi Eclipse print feature in PASMAG!

Congratulations to the Top 2 competitors advancing to Stage 3: Top 2! In Stage 3 of the PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds award category competition at Tuned In Tokyo: SoCal at The National Orange Show NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, March 24, the voters have selected 2 (two) competitors to advance from Stage 2. Let the final battle begin! In Battle 3, we see Seed No 1. Kevin Peacock (1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST) against Seed No 2. Ivan Paredes (2015 Mitsubishi Evolution X). Similar to the previous stages, voting is enabled online but this time on Instagram and Twitter. To vote for your favorite competitors in Stage 3, create a new post on Instagram and/or Twitter (use a photo or video of his/her vehicle) with the announced hashtag (below) in the caption field. Only 1 (one) new hashtag mention will be counted per user. Edits to old/existing posts to include a competitor's hashtag do not count as a vote. Only public votes count. State 3 voting polls will be open Saturday, March 24, 2018 between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM PST, and the winner will be announced during the award ceremony. Now it's your turn to make a difference! Your vote matters!

Congratulations to the Top 4 competitors advancing to Stage 2: Top 4! In Stage 2 of the PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds award category competition at Tuned In Tokyo: SoCal at The National Orange Show NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, March 24, the voters have spoken and selected 4 (four) competitors to advance from Stage 1. Let the head-to-head battles begin! In Battle 1, we see Seed No 1. Kevin Peacock (1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST) against Seed No 4. Marco Anderson (1995 Honda del Sol Si), and in Battle 2, we see Seed No 2. Ivan Paredes (2015 Mitsubishi Evolution X) against Seed No 3. Elisa Banuelos (2017 Subaru WRX). The voting polls for Stage 2 are open between Mar 22 @ 12:00 PM and Mar 23 @ 12:00 PM PST, and the winner of each battle advances to Stage 3, the final round. Your vote matters!

BATTLE 1
1. Kevin Peacock (1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST): 55 (A)
VS
4. Marco Anderson (1995 Honda del Sol Si): 23

BATTLE 2
2. Ivan Paredes (2015 Mitsubishi Evolution X): 69 (A)
VS
3. Elisa Banuelos (2017 Subaru WRX): 45

*(A) - Advances to the next stage

The competitors with the highest quantity of votes in each battle at the end of Stage 2 will advance to Stage 3!

PASMAG is proud to announce its partnership with Tuned In Tokyo: SoCal at The National Orange Show NOS Event Center (690 S Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, California 92408) on Saturday, March 24, 2018 (12:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST). A Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE competition will be integrated 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. Kevin Peacock (1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST): 124 (A)
2. Ivan Paredes (2015 Mitsubishi Evolution X): 70 (A)
3. Elisa Banuelos (2017 Subaru WRX): 36 (A)
4. Marco Anderson (1995 Honda del Sol Si): 27 (A)
5. Steve Armijo (2014 Hyundai Genesis Coupe): 15
6. Brett Calbert (2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe): 7

*(A) - Advances to the next stage

The 4 (four) competitors with the highest quantity of votes at the end of Stage 1 will advance to Stage 2!

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.

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.

#TBGLIVE BATTLE
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690 S Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, California 92408
Saturday, March 24, 2018 (12:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST)
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