
In Stage 1 of the Ninth Annual PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds Championship presented by LIQUI MOLY and sponsored by DeatschWerks, Dress Up Bolts, Exedy, Meguiar's, RAYS Wheels, Kicker, KW Suspensions and Vortech Superchargers, automotive enthusiasts have the opportunity to vote for their favorite competitor(s) in an Elimination round using a Facebook account to decide which competitor(s) will advance to the next stage. There are a total of 64 spots to be filled, and 30 of the 64 are reserved for winners/competitors from the Tuner Battlegrounds 9 #TBGLIVE season (click here to see winners/competitors list). The 34 competitors with the highest number of votes at the end of Stage 1 will advance to Stage 2: Top 64, where they will be matched-up in head-to-head battles.

STAGE 1 (ELIMINATION)
January 7 @ 1:00 PM - January 13 @ 1:00 PM ET
The 34 (thirty-four) competitors with the highest number of votes advance to Stage 2, where they will be matched-up in head-to-head battles against a TBG 9 Season #TBGLIVE winners/competitors!
STAGE 1 RESULTS
HOW TO VOTE: In the Elimination and Battle stages, the winner is determined by website visitors voting using Facebook. Use a valid Facebook account to register and sign in. After you have signed in with your Facebook account, and when the Voting Window is open, click on the competitors of your choice and assign votes to the competitor by clicking the "Voting Star" button. Once submitted, your votes are locked. Voting is limited to 1 (one) vote per Facebook account per 24 hours of each posted qualified competitor. At the end of each stage, the competitor with the highest number of votes will advance to the next stage. The competitors with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated. In the end, one will be named "The Champion" and will receive the prize of the PASMAG Ultimate Award - a PASMAG print cover feature, TBG 9 sponsor products and a VIP SEMA Experience (PASMAG booth vehicle). Information collected is subject to the Performance Publications Media Group Privacy Policy (located at http://pasmag.com/privacy-policy).
VOTING SCHEDULE
Stage 1 (Elimination): Jan 7 (1:00 PM) - Jan 13 (1:00 PM) ET
Stage 2 (Top 64): Jan 14 (1:00 PM) - Jan 19 (1:00 PM) ET
Stage 3 (Top 32): Jan 20 (1:00 PM) - Jan 25 (1:00 PM) ET
Stage 4 (Top 16): Jan 26 (1:00 PM) - Jan 29 (1:00 PM) ET
Stage 5 (Top 8): Jan 30 (1:00 PM) - Feb 2 (1:00 PM) ET
Stage 6 (Top 4): Feb 3 (1:00 PM) - Feb 5 (1:00 PM) ET
Stage 7 (Championship): Feb 6 (1:00 PM) - Feb 9 (1:00 PM) ET