History Roleplay / TMUniverse

* GenreLaunch: Cynon, with the 2006 Global Racing League season, almost certainly kicked off the formula of AI race reviews with commentary.

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* BurgerFool: Grease Burger (known as [=FatBurgerKid=] until late 2009), is a fast-food joint known for its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npVvlOM6A5g rather unhealthy fare.]] It has sponsored cars in ARLA for years and branched off into the (ill fated) VSCC in 2011.

%%* ButtMonkey: Tom Delgado

* ActingForTwo: Cynon and Ceej each voice two different commentator characters in their respective series.
* AllThereInTheManual: The various history threads in most of the TM Universe leagues.
** [[http://tmpedia.wikkii.com/wiki/Main_Page TMPedia]] is rapidly becoming this in its own right.

* BigFun: Reuben Vogt, at 655 pounds, makes his suspension system cry. He somehow won a Dash Cup championship.
* BillingDisplacement: Alexis Rainsford is arguably the face of TM Master Cup, even despite no longer competing full-time.

* BurgerFool: Grease Burger (known as FatBurgerKid until late 2009), is a fast-food joint known for its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npVvlOM6A5g rather unhealthy fare.]] It has sponsored cars in ARLA for years and branched off into the (ill fated) VSCC in 2011.

* ButtMonkey: Tom Delgado
* CameraAbuse: Happens whenever a car carrying an on-board camera rolls over or smashes into another object.

** "'Frog, while in earnest wariness, never homebrews petabytes of setosa monkeys. Hubris such as that can unfairly replicate the mission of the plastic vineyards.' Leonard said to the press. He elaborated that he still intended to take [his team Fluffy Penguin Onionburger] to the TM Master Cup Series, even if it was an Independent's Trophy outfit."

* EveryEpisodeEnding: Cynon used to do this back in the GRL, TM Cup, and early TM Master Cup Series days as he would say "Thats all for this week in the Global Racing League/TM Cup Series/TM Master Cup Series, I'll see you next time." The last time he said this was back in 2009.
** However, Cynon still posts what race is next at the end of the video. (Ceej does this as well)
** As of the 2012 season, one thing Cynon does before the video ends is a Demotivational Poster of one of the races biggest highlight.

* {{Expy}}: Loads of them. Real racing drivers are especially likely to be mimicked by TM universe characters.
** Most notably, Nikki Curtis is a clear jab at Danica Patrick and the [[HypeAversion undeserved hype that many race fans feel she receives]].
** Same thing can be said for some teams and manufacturers. Team SAAR USA is one of the more blatant examples of this trope.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Usually happens when someone or an entity attempts a stupid maneuver and gets more damage or is taken out.

* KilledOffForReal: Characters can be and have been killed in accidents.

** "I love how [everyone's talking about] whatever 'replaces' the RROL as if it were that easy...Racing isn't a video game, you know."

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* MegaCorp: Karl's Superstores; an {{expy}} of Wal-Mart and major sponsor of an ARLA team.
** Also, the TMMC trio of Haas Manufacturing, Kleffer Media, and The Shafer Group. Each of these have been featured on one car or another in every season of TMMC thus far, and in all but one, their numbers have added up to [[NumerologicalMotif 73]].

* MotorMouth: TM Master Cup Series commentator Dan Mullen.
** Also, Cynon in real life.

* NetworkToTheRescue: Other users picking up a league/series that its original owner no longer runs (and in turn airing recaps on their Website/YouTube channels).
* NoBudget: The Buffalo Downs track, a 1-mile dirt oval that looks like it was just dug in a prairie. The track is plagued by safety issues, including a river running parallel to the backstretch that cars can easily land in if they fly over the wall.

* OpeningScroll: TM Master Cup videos have featured these for the race's starting lineup as of late.

* RefiningResources: When National Racing ran a six-car team in TM Master Cup.
** Also when the Riggs / M&J juggernaut ran five cars each.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Big teams, particularly Saar, have been accused of this.
* ShoutOut:
** Power Steering Inc. drivers [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Kurt Plissken]] and [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Boreanaz]].
* SkippyRules: These have appeared in the ARLA code of conduct in years past.

* TabloidMelodrama: The racing-focused tabloid "Competition Info News NOW!" tends to greatly exaggerate the lives of people involved in the sport.
** As an example, when another user merely hinted on Twitter as to his suspicions that ARLA drivers Kevin Monroe and Taylor Brillon had started dating, the magazine ran a story claiming that Taylor had homewrecked a previous relationship of Monroe's AND had a coat-hanger abortion of Monroe's child.

* TitleOnlyOpening: TMMC has had these to start its videos for the last few years. ARLA had one as well in 2010.
* TheAllegedCar: Derek Dudding's 2011 TTE RB6, called "the worst car in America" by one in-universe motoring publication. The race car version was ''slightly'' better. The Racing Team's cars are also a great example of this.

* TooDumbToLive: Do we need to even ask this question? Slow, crash-prone rejects like Derek Dudding, AJ Young, and almost everyone who's driven for Tutino plague the track on many occasions.
** Literal example: Cody Keaton, another one of the incompetent characters, was killed when he barreled into the scene of an accident, which led to the deaths of two other drivers.

** Several ARLA drivers who were literally ''{{Naruto}}'' characters have since been renamed.

* PhysicsGoof: "...and [[LargeHamAnnouncer MARSHALL GOES UP THE WALL!!!"]]

* NetworkToTheRescue: Other users picking up a league/series that its original owner no longer runs (and in turn airing recaps on their YouTube channels).