Nordschleife

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  1. Juwe Lahann

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    Because the shortform "NS" is associated with National Socialism or Natur Sekt(golden shower) in Germany at least. Thats why most people use "NoS" or "Nords" as a shortform for Nordschleife.
     
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  2. vegaguy5555

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    NOS usually stands for nitrous oxide here in North America.
     
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    Thats a lot of nasty stuff it gets associated thanks to these shortenings :D

    It has always been Nords or Nurb for me. Nos is like just Nords without rd, without racedepartment lol
     
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  4. ADSTA

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    The Beatles even wrote a song about it! ;)
     
  5. Juwe Lahann

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    Yeah, same here. It was confusing me when I read NOS for Nordschleife for the first time and therefore I usually write it out. Or NoS
     
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    Isn’t NOS also an energy drink?
     
  7. vegaguy5555

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    Yeah, and I'm pretty sure it's a tongue n cheek thing on Nitrous oxide?
     
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    Excited when some additional news will be shared and if the new car class (TC or GT4) will be released at the same time.
     
  9. AMillward

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    Isn't nitrous oxide NO2 though?
     
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  10. filippu

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    Corrected it for you :p

    Yes. The day S397 creates anything close to AAA, their price tag might be justified.
     
  11. Lazza

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    @filippu What are you doing here? Your last year of posts (at least) is entirely negative regarding S397. Why not do something you enjoy?
     
  12. vegaguy5555

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    Haha! You're right! Maybe some of us just miss took the 2 for an s? But I know I have heard the term N-O-S or pronounced nos. I'll have to ask my old hot rod friends.
     
  13. boblevieux

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    In GTR 1 the track was called "The Mother".
     
  14. Filip

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    NO2 is nitrogen dioxide
     
  15. lagg

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    Nitrous Oxide is N2O
     
  16. Juwe Lahann

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    and NOS is a brand, like NX.
     
  17. mantasisg

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    Don't ask me what NX means in my country.
     
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  18. Filip

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    Nos in my language means nose.
     
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    And in mine "ours"

    This is ¿Beginning? To be hilarious
     
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  20. Juwe Lahann

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    yeah, sorry... I have to change my nickname to "OT Instigator" or so. :)
     
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