Sidewinder (slot car)

Sidewinder (slot car)

Sidewinder is a type of slot car or motorized model car in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle (usually the rear), and power is transmitted through spur gears or, sometimes, a belt, friction or even by direct drive. The word also refers to the transversely-mounted motor of such a car.

A similar type of slot car which has the motor shaft mounted at an angle to the driven axle is the Anglewinder. 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. Historically, they are also less common than the pancake motor, in which the shaft is vertical and power is carried to the axle by a chain of gears to a pinion and crown arrangement. Because they require more space between the drive wheels, the sidewinder and anglewinder arrangements are more common in 1:32, and especially 1:24, than in the smaller scales.

Schematic diagrams of common chassis layouts. The flat, vertical-shaft Pancake motor is seen end-on, with the shaft pointing toward the reader.

, the honor of being the first modern manufactured slot car system. [http://www.madmalc.screaming.net/vipmodelroads.htm VIP Roadways]

ee also

* Anglewinder - Angle-motored slot car
* Inline - Longitudinally-motored slot car
* Pancake - Vertical-motored slot car
* Slot car - Technical information and history of the hobby
* Slot car racing - The competitive hobby, organizations, etc.

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