Anglewinder is a type of
slot car or motorized
model car
A model car, or toy car, is a miniature representation of an automobile. Other miniature motor vehicles, such as trucks, buses, or even ATVs, etc. are often included in this general category. Because many miniature vehicles were originally aime ...
in which the motor shaft runs at an angle to the driven axle (usually the rear) and drives it through a bevel or other angled gear arrangement. It is a development of the
sidewinder, or transverse motor, in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle and power is transmitted through spur gears or a belt. The anglewinder arrangement allows use of a slightly longer motor than a pure sidewinder. It also moves the motor's weight forward in the car, which some racers believe improves handling.
In general, the sidewinder and anglewinder are less common arrangements than the
inline motor, in which the shaft is perpendicular to the driven axle, and drives it with bevel gears or a pinion and crown gear, and historically at least, less common than the
pancake
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a Starch, starch-based batter (cooking), batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or fryi ...
motor, in which the shaft is vertical and power is carried to the axle by a chain of gears through a pinion and crown arrangement.
The four common chassis layouts for slot cars. The flat, vertical-shaft Pancake motor is seen end-on, with the shaft pointing toward the reader. {{clear
See also
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Sidewinder - Transverse-motored slot car
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Inline - Longitudinally-motored slot car
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Pancake
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a Starch, starch-based batter (cooking), batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or fryi ...
- Vertical-motored slot car
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Slot car - Technical information and history of the hobby
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:de:Modellauto-Rennsport - German language Wiki slot car page
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Slot car racing
Slot car racing (also called slotcar racing or slot racing) is the competitive hobby of racing with powered miniature autos (or other vehicles) which are guided by grooves or slots in the track on which they run.
Slot cars are usually models o ...
- The competitive hobby, organizations, etc.
Slot car layouts
References
"First-Ever Angle-Winder Slot Car Revisited." Slot Cars, Slot Car Track Sets, Digital Slot Cars, New Slot Cars and Vintage Slot Cars – Electric Dreams. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081441/http://www.electricdreams.com/Slot-Car-Collecting-and-Racing-News/vintage-slot-car-news/first-ever-angle-winder-slot-car-revisited/