PMMF Tropes

[FMecha]

I recall there is a similar thread like this in Cynon's forum, and after the advent of our own TV Tropes page, I would like anyone to share any possible tropes within the PMMF series, canon and non-canon. For starters:

• Punny Name/Getting Crap Past The Radar: William Anker, in Life GP Series.

[FullMetalJack]

• Punny Name/Getting Crap Past The Radar: William Anker, in Life GP Series.

You're welcome

[Ataxia]

What on earth is a "trope"?

[UncreativeUsername37]

What on earth is a "trope"?

You know what would be awesome? If there was a site like Wikipedia, but a dictionary.
Wait a minute! http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trope (def 1)

[FMecha]

What on earth is a "trope"?

As used in TV Tropes, dude. A TV Tropes page is linked in OP for convience.

[TomWazzleshaw]

Hair Trigger Temper - Alessandro Linari
Foe Yay - Far too many to mention

[DemocalypseNow]

"Hell Yes" Moment - 2001 Japanese Prost GP (the moment it finally looked like Voeckler could actually win the title out of nowhere)
Misfit Mobilization Moment - Alstom GPE, Prost GP
Moment of Awesome - Season finale, 2001 Prost GP
Underdogs Never Lose - 1992 Life Grote Prijs van België

[dr-baker]

The Destroyer of Engines: Mr Douglas Mann

[DemocalypseNow]

The Destroyer of Engines: Mr Douglas Mann

Not a trope dr-baker.

Car Fu - Michael Patrizi (Alternate V8 Supercars) [real life: Johnny Cecotto Jr]
Captain Crash - Andrej Kremnicky
Enormous engine - Foxdale
Just Keep Driving - Rejects of LFS
Only I Can Make It Go - Mark Dagnall, DGNgineering
The Alleged Car - Dofasco

[Salamander]

The Destroyer of Engines: Mr Douglas Mann

... that's not a trope. Douglas Mann is something of a Butt Monkey, though.

[FMecha]

Attention Whore - Robert Anderson, F1RGP2C 1997
Boring Invincible Hero - DGNginnering, 2013-2015. Proably MRT at 2016.
Car Fu/Captain Crash - The Megumi sisters
Hair Trigger Temper - James Davies (both incarnations)
Joke Character - Robert Anderson, Massimilano Patrese, C.R.A.S.H, Psycho Soldiers (I admit) and Samurai Rockets (subverted in case of Samurai Rockets)
Lethal Joke Character - The Impreza in Warped Touring Car Series

[Ataxia]

What on earth is a "trope"?

As used in TV Tropes, dude. A TV Tropes page is linked in OP for convience.

I think I've got it...so, like, whoever was the first Voeckler would be something of a Typhoid Mary, right?

And I guess "You Go Girl" could be applicable to Pippa Mann...or "Really Gets Around".

[DemocalypseNow]

What on earth is a "trope"?

As used in TV Tropes, dude. A TV Tropes page is linked in OP for convience.

I think I've got it...so, like, whoever was the first Voeckler would be something of a Typhoid Mary, right?

That would be Benoit. Who would also probably come under "The Fool".

[TomWazzleshaw]

Crowning Moment of Funny: The Golfcart Incident
Epic Fail: Danny Ramone driving into a lake in the LGPS
The Alcoholic: Most of the F1RWRS team owners, but Daniel Melrose gets special mention

[DemocalypseNow]

Chekhov's Gun: Alstom IBR joining Prost GP.
Continuity Nod or Call Back (not entirely sure which): Vincenzo Sospiri driving for Mastercard Lola 1997 & 2016.

[pasta_maldonado]

Stupid question: Where exactly do the names for the tropes come from?

[DemocalypseNow]

Stupid question: Where exactly do the names for the tropes come from?

Here.

Usually it's named after its first and/or most well known occurence, for example Deconstructor Fleet, which is named after the Vogon construction fleet from HG2G, because, ironically, they don't really construct anything, they just blow up planets in their way.

[AxelP800]

The Alcoholic: Most of the F1RWRS team owners, but Daniel Melrose gets special mention

Should be this one is the 1992 LGPS at Kemora, where some drivers tried to do the 'magic' attempt to went through a solid wall