Venom Creeper vs. Axial AX10

Here is a short video of 88_Pathy's Venom Creeper taking a tough line versus my Axial AX10.
Location: Between the Courthouse and La Playa Beach, Millerton Lake, CA
GPS Coordinates: 36°59.513' N 119°41.474'W

88_Pathy's white/red Venom Creeper:
ESC: Castle Creations Sidewinder
BEC: Stock 4.8 volt?
Servo: Hitech 645MG, 107 oz/in
Receiver/Radio: Airtronics MX3FHSS
Motor: 35-turn Integy Lathe
Tires: 5.5" HPI Rock Grabbers
Front Tire Weight: 6oz each
Rear Tire Weight: 3oz each
Battery: 8-cell 1500mAh NiMH

BigMike's white/green Axial AX10:
ESC: Moped V16R Bravo
BEC: Custom NTE962 6.2 volt X2
Servo: Hobbico CS170, 333 oz/in
Receiver/Radio: Traxxas TQ3
Motor: 45-turn Integy Lathe
Tires: 4.9" Proline Badlands
Front Tire Weight: 7oz each
Rear Tire Weight: 4oz each
Battery: 7-cell 1500mAh NiMH

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• marlin
• crawler
• bigmike
• axial
• ax10
• rock
• crawling
• crawl
• rc
• venom
• creeper
• hpi
• grapper
• proline
• badlands
• millerton
• lake
• fresno

[diabetishead]

whats the difference between a 45 turn motor and 35 and 55?

[Husoku]

@diabetishead In general, higher turn motors develop more torque while lower turn motors develop more RPMs. So it's a trade off for power vs speed. Additionally, lower turn motors consume more battery power to operate, so by using a higher turn motor you will get a longer run time :-)

[ifUwalkbeforeUcrawl]

I got both, creeper and scorpion. both are modified. creeper: XR10 shocks, custom machined shockmounts, Boss Clawz, robitronic 55t. scorpion: Reign J2 chassis, pti shocks, strc bended rods,cvds, traxxas trans, nov45t, 8 shooters and hammers. The creeper has no chance against the scorpion. It twists like a ballerina and has no punch out of the trans. Drive precision is better, of course, but the axial works absolutely like want i want it to! Creeper: zero points.

[Husoku]

@ifUwalkbeforeUcrawl Interesting. Thank you for the detailed comment!

[LJNERF]

are either waterproof?

[Husoku]

@LJNERF The main waterproofing of an RC car involves sealing the speed controller and receiver from water. The rest is ok to use in water but I HIGHLY recommend AGAINST this unless you want to constantly be rebuilding your axles, transmission, and replacing servos. Water + gears and bearings is always a bad idea. This is just my personal preference and many people do play in the water, but I choose to not do this with my expensive toys. Thanks!

[darkriverracing]

Obviously the Creeper driver wasn't nearly as skilled as the Scorpion driver. I own both, and I find they are equally as capable

[TrooperManaic]

I cant really see what you done with the venoms shocks but either you have it shimmed too much or your choice in shock oil is too heavy. If thats not the problem then I would recommend getting softer shocks. The suspension is supposed to twist when one wheel is up on the rocks, instead the whole truck wants to go up and that makes the performance suffer allot.

[RCBASHERTRUCK]

which is a better truck

[The04CompG]

@whearywulf I own both and have done every thing I could to my venom, my ax10 will still out crawl it any day. Don't get me wrong, the venom is a very capable crawler... but the axial is more capable

[piemasterp]

I mean, like straight out of the box speed, no mods

[piemasterp]

What is the AX10's top speed with the diff unlocked and the stoch high gears?

[whearywulf]

The venom is by far a very capable crawling machine, it just needs someone that knows how to crawl driving it. Anyone who says they dont like it just isnt up to par on driving or has a bias against the underdog bc they have less hype compared to the ax10. buying the venom was the best choice i made.

[killer4u69]

looks like your tires are backwords man.

[gizzmoisadog]

Just did another cheap (as in free mod) a bta setup. And reversed the rear c hubs still working on the suspension setup. Will be posting a vid soon