A FAIR Fight! Gen 8 V2, TRX4 Sport, Sendero HD VS Comp Rig!

We even the playing field with the same wheels and tires on the TRX4, Gen8 V2, Sendero HD, TRX4 Bronco and the custom C2 comp rig. Many course attempts, numbers tallied, time kept - ONE WINNER!

Tires: Pro-line BFGoodrich Krawler 1.9" Predator

RC Crawlers:
Traxxas TRX-4 Sport
Redcat Gen 8 V2
Element RC Sendero HD
Traxxas TRX4 Bronco, and,
My C2 Comp Rig, for reference!

Yep, this was a BIG video!

20 course attempts. 10+ wheel changes. Several hours of footage and multiple days of rain, hail and shine! ...All to bring you the answers to these two big questions:

--Spoiler alert!--
Q. With the same tires across all crawlers, which one performs the best?
A. Excluding my custom comp rig, it's the Sport, by a nose!

Q. And secondly, which rig would benefit from an upgrade in the donut department?
A. Sendero was AMAZINGLY better, while the Gen8 really got a boost as well - it never would even be able to FINISH that course in the wet, let alone beat the dry score!!
--/Spoiler--

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Score correction update: there's an errant hyphen in the video for the Gen 8 V2 stock score. It should be 4, not -4, for the stock tires.
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TEST TIRE:
The tire used as the equalizer for the tests was the:
Pro-line BFGoodrich® Krawler T/A® KX 1.9" Predator tires
https://www.prolineracing.com/tires/bfgoodrich-krawler-ta-kx-1.9-rock-terrain-truck-tires.asp

The foams were a 2-stage (hard/medium rear, med/soft front) from Boom Racing. There are more expensive foams out there and alternatively, the Pro-Line tires do ship with their own single-stage memory foams. I may test foams at a later time but for where I'm at in knowledge and experience, I've found that simply getting hard/med in the rear tires and med/soft in the fronts gives good general rock crawling utility.

MORE INFO:
I'm frequently updating playlists on the channel to bring you more info about each of the rigs in the test. Here's the list at time of publication:

Start with Truck vs Truck for context and familiarity with our testing method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSZXNsDLT-8&list=PLP6qQhzesLdrc3HYilqYxYElb7uBkjEcq

SCX10 III Gladiator vs Capra with BFGoodrich Krawlers: https://youtu.be/nO3t511zPpE

Traxxas TRX-4 Sport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6GNxmFd_6E&list=PLP6qQhzesLdqw8bD3jDtx4LYgfqkZGzuu

Redcat Gen 8 V2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v_rwyHLLlE&list=PLP6qQhzesLdqDlo27nTf8sd_dPtDDaP05

Element RC Sendero HD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rLEXDzbWgc&list=PLP6qQhzesLdpAicew5pL0Kl8yYyzCtzfa

Traxxas TRX-4 Bronco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQVVGrASRkU&list=PLP6qQhzesLdq7-9WQQrnSBy0pOa-OubgE

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:03 C2 Comp Rig
5:33 TRX4 Bronco
9:56 TRX4 Sport
14:31 Gen 8 V2
20:32 Sendero HD
24:24 Results!
25:18 More Info

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This was a huge undertaking! But, we're not stopping here! There's more coming - stay tuned for more reviews and tests, including the GMADE GS02F, the Cross RC ATV4 EMO, plus more multi-axle trucks and some rad new trailers. Woohoo!

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