Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE provides regional competing opportunities for event promoters and competitors. Competitors who wish to participate in #TBGLIVE must first be pre/advance registered to compete in the #TBGLIVE affiliated event(s). Online voting takes place on tunerbattlegrounds.com the week leading to the #TBGLIVE-affiliated event, narrowing the final competitors to two (2). On-site (at the event), the two finalists battle head-to-head by encouraging supporters to generate a new post on Instagram and/or Twitter with a dedicated hashtag (announced before the final stage of voting). The winner of the #TBGLIVE competition receives an exclusive print feature in PASMAG. Competitors have the opportunity to earn points for the 2021 Tuner Battlegrounds Championship Playoffs.

May 8 | Hot Import Nights (Uncasville, CT) - AJ Velasco
May 8 | Tuning 365 @ Formula DRIFT (Braselton, GA) - Johnny La
May 15 | Elite Tuner (Irwindale, CA) - Dan Huy Nguy
May 22 | Elite Tuner (Las Vegas, NV) - Sean Corbett
Jun 5 | Hot Import Nights (Dallas, TX) - Kris Floyd
Jun 19 | Tuning 365 @ Formula DRIFT (Englishtown, NJ) - Lester Donis
Jul 31 | Hot Import Nights (Los Angeles, CA)
Jul 31 | Tuning 365 @ Formula DRIFT (Monroe, WA)
Aug 7-8 | Berlin Klassik (Grand Bend, ON)
Aug 21 | Hot Import Nights (Atlanta, GA)
Aug 28 | Hot Import Nights (Phoenix, AZ)
Aug 28 | Tuning 365 @ Formula DRIFT (Madison, IL)
Sept 4 | Hot Import Nights (Seattle, WA)
Sept 18 | Tuning 365 @ Formula DRIFT (Long Beach, CA)
Oct 10 | Hot Import Nights (Honolulu, HI)
Dec 11 | Hot Import Nights (Orlando, FL)

1. Lester Donis (1986 Toyota Corolla GT-S)
2. Martin Claussen (2001 Honda S2000)
3. Sean Corbett (1992 Honda del Sol SiR)
4. AJ Velasco (2020 Tesla Model 3)
5. Tony Nguyen (1992 Nissan 300ZX)
6. Dan Huy Nguy (2020 Toyota GR Supra)
7. Kris Floyd (1997 Acura Integra GS-R)
8. Johnny La (2020 Toyota Supra)

The Ninth Annual PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds Championship Playoffs presented by LIQUI MOLY provide automotive enthusiasts with an opportunity of a lifetime - to compete against other passionate enthusiasts in North America* for the ultimate award - the cover of PASMAG!

Seeding for the Championship Playoffs begins immediately, and inclusion and placement in the Top 64** depends on votes earned throughout the 2021 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE Season.

Between September TBD and October TBD, daily online voting in the Championship Playoffs will take place to narrow the competitors to 64 in an elimination round. On September TBD, the competitors will be matched-up and battle for votes based on seeding in a single-elimination tournament until October TBD, and between November TBD and November TBD, the finalists will battle head-to-head to determine the Champion in the Ninth Annual PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds Championship.

In addition to receiving the cover of PASMAG, the Champion will receive prizes from all the sponsors!

*Contiguous United States or any province in Canada
**The #TBGLIVE competitors will be seeded in relation to their results and total number of votes accumulated in the 2021 PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds presented by LIQUI MOLY Season, while the remaining competitors will be decided in Stage 1: Elimination.