Timestamps The contenders: 0:21 Line 1: 1:11 Line 2: 2:19 Line 3: 3:12 Line 4: 6:01 Line 5: 7:03 Line 6: 9:15 Conclusion: 12:30

I almost feel like this turned into a tire test proving that the RTR tires on the $300 truck are *almost* as good as the tires you put on an $1100 build. I'd love to see how the Ascent handles all those lines with the same tires and wheels the Pro has.

The fact your little boy is 9/10 times with you on these crawls makes it even cooler. Huge fan

By doing a shock rework (I outlined what i did in a previous video), either a Fusion SE 1800 combo or a Holmes Crawlmaster Sport 550 15T and a HW 1080 G2, Gen 8 brass outer portal covers and lastly wheels and tires, the Redcat will do everything the Pro will do at less than 1/2 the cost. I think considering the Ascent is straight out of the box stock and it kept up with the Pro at 95% of the obstacles...with ZERO added weight, I'd tend to favor the Ascent. Put the same level of stuff on the Ascent and it'll be no contest.

Nice video. I think with some brass upgrades and better tires, the Ascent would give the pro build a good run its money.

Kinda hard to put up the stock ascent with a scx pro that has brass and everything

The pro is a sweet rig, but that Accent is really pretty good out of the box with the right set of wheels and tires and a little bit of extra weight, that is going to be heavy hitter!

So happy I didn't build a pro, and thankful that I got to see the Ascent Fusion rtr running in person. I now have 3 Ascent Fusion rtr rigs. Well 2 now, because my son wanted a second one.

No idea how much you sold me on that ascent lol. Ever since it came out I’ve eyeballed it and after Christmas recovery I’m ordering one for sure 🎉

Thank you so much for making this video. I’m trying to build a comp crawler for 2024 and I feel like there’s too many good platforms to start with. I almost want to just do a ground up build from scratch and source a chassis and go from there. Either way I’m really impressed with the Ascent for such a bargain

I have the 7th gen redcat and did all free mods I found on YT. The only non free thing I did was take the wheels and tires apart and take the foams out plug the vent hole with a screw then I put 25 gram airsoft bbs in the front tires and 20 gram bbs in the back. The tires act like air filled tires and grab terrain better and the bbs give it awesome low center of gravity. It is pretty impressive for completely stock.

PRO they are jusy soo stable and refined , they always react the exact same every time out so if you had a issues with a line the next time you know to pick a better line. The Pro makes you a better driver. Just my 2 cents . Great video man.

I ordered the Ascent which will be here whenever Horizon Hobby thinks I'm worthy...their "In Stock" items are not in stock. I assembled Treal 1.9 bead lock wheels on Proline 4.75 Krawler tires with Proline 2 stage foam inserts. My first RC truck.

I'm going to get the ascent for my 10-year-old daughter who wants her own truck. I think that for the price it can't be beat. I already have a set of hyrax predators to go on it with dual stage foams. I will also put the hobbywing 1080 and a Holmes hobby motor in it. Might switch out the springs on the shocks to drop it down more. Other than that I believe it can out crawl 90% of the trucks I see.

Great video as always. I’ve just had 24th scale crawlers until now as I knew I would spend way too much money on a 10th scale. I bought the Ascent a few weeks ago based on price/performance. It’s very responsive to cheap mods like washers in the front rims and 3S. I’ve seen a huge improvement with just these cheap mods. I have a HW Fusion on the bench waiting to go in. Will still have under $400 into it and will have a nice brushless system.

I've had 3 different ideas on my first comp build. the pro, the vrd carbon, and the ascent and my bank account keeps leaning more towards the ascent. Every video I see helps just that little bit more

No shame in that $300 game! 🤣

great comparison. Definitely some better tires, motor and more weight down low on the Accent and it would contend much better.

I have found taking the internal springs out of the rear and going to soft mini t springs helps a bunch

@CapeCrawlers like always amazing video I must say! I have to give credit to the Redcat it hung with the big dogs pretty well! Pretty interested in the Redcat now .

I’ve have owned almost every crawler platform except redcat stuff. I haven’t purchased an ascent yet but I’m definitely going to. After watching quite a few videos it’s pretty damn impressive right out of the box. I will say that the quality you’re getting from the pro vs the quality of the ascent is really something you’d just have to ask yourself “do I care enough about quality to send the extra money on the axial”. I feel like when it comes down to it pretty much all 1/10 crawlers are going to do a lot of the same stuff. There are only so many chassis variations you can do. Tires will make or break a crawler though. I ran my pro in a comp with a brand new set of voodoo klr’s and struggled the entire time. Went back and ran the course after the comp but I ran my proline swampers and pulled everything line like it was nothing.

Nice. I’m the type that would take the $300 crawler that just fine over most terrain than spend $1k over a for something that’s just a little better over most obstacles. I get it though.Some want and need the best there is to work with. Just not me.

I got my girlfriend an Ascent, and we love it. I also have a K10 high trail, and the lines she can do even as a novice is pretty impressive. Love the videos. Keep it up.

For a 300 dollar truck it’s a performer. But what’s in the passenger side front seat? I love that it’s a family hobby

That was Rocky part 1, now do a couple minor upgrades to the redcat (Rocky) and have Rocky 2. Great video, that Redcat is very capable for only $300. Add some sticky tires and some brass weighted parts to keep the tires on the ground and it will be very very competitive.

I love that crawl spot, and both of those rigs are beasts! Right on!

I love the Ascent and really got the fizz going for me again. There's just something about it and I crawler with a Poized T3 fully loaded

Thanks for the battle between these two trucks. I love you bringing yor son along on these vid's. Now back to the pro vs Accent battle. The pro has the uppre hand with all the tweaks you can do to it. Where as the Accent has to be upgraded. Like a few here I will be getting the Accent in the near future thanks to your vid. Keep up the good work!

As always, GREAT content! Love the analogy! (cue Rocky theme song during driving footage) I was very impressed with both! Thank you for your content. I got a few friends to also follow you. Do you have a video tutorial about driving tips?

Interesting battle ! Soon, a new battle facing this Ascent, with BL + soft tires + brass to this improved SCX10 pro ?😉

$1,000.00? Damn, man! Lol might as well get another SCX6 with that price. Lol

I give. The decision to you Adam. For giving us a great head to head with an honest upfront review at the end thanks for continuing to move the hobby forward in multiple scales. Happy holidays. Let me know if you wanna get rid of the red cat. 😊

That location is so cool! Also wow, i wouldnt expect such huge performance from a „cheap“ 300 dollar car. Very cool Edit also i just noticed the sticker on the pro build haha

Some tires, aluminum wheels, and a little brass and some suspension tuning 12:18 and the Ascent will be an amazing rig. For the price you can't beat it. Redcat has definitely done an amazing job for rtr vehicle

An excellent review. Rocky.

Would love to see what the Ascent could do with the new DSM Off-road chassis under it.

I took a gen 7 sport threw some aftermarket capra axles under it. Some trenchers a servo a an upgraded brushed holmes esc and motor in it. Things ridiculous, a few tweaks left but for what I spent I'd take it over an rtr Basecamp or Traxxas anyday.

The RedCat is a killer deal and most likely going to be my first 1/10th crawler

Oh nice redcat & scx10 pro I love it

On price The Redcat great comparison 👍

I would like to see Ascent vs the SCX10 III Base Camp, stock for stock

But I will say the ascent did pretty good for being stock

Which crawler do you prefer,redcat, trx4 or axial gladiator?thanks for the video!

The accent is very impressive. At about a 1/4 of the price? My vote is the Accent.

Great video Great trucks is this place open to the public I'm in CT would like to check it out

A low cg rig on straight axles vs a higher cg on portals? Ain't gonna side hill which was the problem at the end. I will say my ascent has weighted wheels, rupture tires and fusion se motor with a carbon frame i built but still wont hang with my home built version of the scx10 pro.

Upgrade the ascent and it will probably out do the scx

I was going to ask about this test

I feel Rocky deserves it more especially for it's handicaps

Adrian,give me Rocky.but Apalo Crede is pretty smooth.😊

I’ve seen a couple pros run and my ascent (which is built now) destroys anything that isn’t a 100% custom build. I mean obviously if it’s a gshot or Poizd type build it don’t have the same clearance to run with those trucks but it’s an absolute beast. I have about a $1k gspeed I’m probably going to sell because the ascent is just more fun lol. There’s something awesome that I just love about killing lines with a Redcat while people struggle on it with their custom builds 😆

Loving the SCX10 pro. Thinking about picking up the Redcat ascent as a trail truck. What do you think of the Redcat as a trail truck?

Ow we need a 1200$ redcat build😂

Didn't know you can drive out there... thought there was a gate

Ascent Fusion vs the pro 😈

Just get rid of the crappy spectrum internals on your SCX pro

Hey I live in the south shore and work down the cape. Where is that spot.? I'd love to check it out.

Scx10 ftw

Put a better system and tires on a the Ascent and see how they compare.

Where are you running in this video?

Not to take away anything from either truck or your capable handling, I have personally took 2 different trx4 trucks, stripped down all stock with only tire and wheel upgrades and a few electronic relocation and had an exceptional crawler. I've went up against the VS10, wraith which was all built strong and made them go home with their tail between their legs 🤣

To be fair put a hw1080 esc in the cat. The worst.esc ever.i swear

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I luv my 800 dollar capra... but my 200 dollar modified ridgerock is light and destroys lines all day

a true comp build with good/great parts should always outdo any rtr. Its designed with the right geometry (which the ascent does not have), designed to keep sprung weight down (which the ascent does not have), designed to distribute weight on sidehill/up/down hill (which the ascent is poorly designed to do). When will you see an ascent in a comp for money? its been made clear the ascent has some real problems - steel frame rails, over engineered with additional oz of sprung weight unnecessarily, just look at the front links that need to be bent, the panhard bars are not parallel nor even on the same plane. How can a CMS build with so much sprung weight outdue a comp build with an lcg and sprung weight so low? if so, then I point at the driver whom can't really put it thru its paces and find its line and its limits. Its like taking a sports car and a '67 VW and seeing which one is faster, but only driving it in the city. This is not about adam or any of you, just the sayers whom don't believe you get what you pay for.

I’d rather have the ascent put a good ESC and wheel setup on it nothing would stop it

Do u guys have a Facebook group I culd join. I'm kinda new the the rc crawling game. I'm looking to enter local competitions with my new build.

Where I'm yarmouth is this I used to live there

Ypur clearley not driving them the same your babying the pro and bashing the redcat.

Gay put the same power syste in the redcat then see.... lmfao