Axial Racing Capra Trail Buggy Review, Motor Suggestions & Rock Course Test - Holmes Hobbies
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- There was a lot of speculation as the Axial Racing Capra was released, one being would this new rig be any good? There was lots of talk, but now we have the Capra in hand, it’s built and we’re ready to put it through the paces. In this video John reviews the important points you need to know about this rock racing/ rock crawler buggy. One of the bigger questions he may help you with is motor and gearing selection. This is one of the most talked about subjects on the Capra and John will give you some selections to think about. But that’s not all. In this video, the Axial Capra is put through the paces on the Holmes Hobbies Rock Course. Can this buggy handle the roughest sections on the course? Does it have enough wheel speed? Is there any noticeable torque twist? John gives you his impressions as he drives the course. This is one Axial Capra video you can’t miss.
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John is like the Bob Ross of RC!!
My thoughts exactly
no way, i just said the same thing!
Lol good one! Iloveyour moves john
I'm not the only one who thought that.
I was thinking the Sham-wow guy after that into.
Picked up the Capra as my very 1st RC ever and I couldn’t be happier!!! Absolutely amazing vehicle, extremely well built.
Wow, great video. Had no idea what you were talking about in the beginning, but love the Capra. Saving hard at the mo. Thanks for sharing. John
This is the most undramatic and calm run through the rockpile i’ve seen you do in awhile👌🏼😅 ap ap! There you go pop’n😄
What we have ihe is some happy rock crawling! GREAT VIDEO! I've used your products for many years now! I have a kit coming and can't wait to put my favorite brushed esc in it. The brxl! Keep up the good work. Happy trails
watch your video brighten up my mood! love your positive energy!
I love that you threw the old Skool AX3 remote in for a twist. I just put your 3300kv Puller Pro stubby sensored and Mamba X in my OG SCX10 Rubicon with same radio. Lol! Awesome!!!
Great video and review John. Big fan of your product line. Look forward to your next video.
I've had mine for about 2 weeks. i've been using a revolver 540 v2 1800kv with the sidewinder 4. i absolutely love it. it runs great, has awesome low speed control, and tons of torque.
This is the most entertaining test video ever. John seems like such a chill comical guy. The narration when he’s crawling has me in stitches hahaha I love it 😎 just a opinion 🇨🇦
I love my Capra! I pre-ordered through my LHS and ended up having to gut another rig to get this up and running. Out of the box it was very good. I swapped out shocks (100mm Desert Lizards w/50wt oil) and like how it sits (level links) and can articulate better than with the stock shocks. Still tuning and testing. I currently run Rock Beast 4.55, but have some Ottsix KLR/M in 4.75 on the way. I did go with an Axe 2300k (since that was in my other rig). I'll be replacing what I took with a Holmes motor (as I have in my other crawlers).
Love the video John! Lots of good information and I love the paint job. Looks cool man. Can't wait to get all my Holmes electronics in mine when I get time to build it lol. Work has been so busy and working late has cut in on my play time lol. Me and my dad own a tire/mechanic shop so my work seems to never end lol.
G'day from Australia 🤟
I work in a quarry so I see rocks all day every day 😏. I have a scx10ii and a umg10 both very capable, next will definitely be a Capra, your video sold me so just waiting for it to come out over here👍
I don't own a Capra, but a buddy let me have a go on his today and I might just have to pick one up! Definitely an impressive rig.
Great video as always John! Awesome honest review of the Capra. Florida rip rap crawler here. We definitely have plenty of it. I find Hyrax to be a great tire on our rocks. Hope to one day get to shake your hand. Keep producing your awesome products! Maybe one day I can step up from the Trailmaster sport and get one of your higher end motors.
Hello from Fl. Thanks for the tips as my wife is building her first rc kit (Capra). Have a good idea of electronics now. God Bless Ya Dave & Tammy
I just otdered your sport in 16t into mine with the 2n1 spektrum 40a. So far works great with 1.6hrs on 2200mah 1.2 on 1800mah . Love it
I'm really digging my Capra so far. Running a Mamba micro with a 1500kv outrunner and a 12t pinion.
I like your review. Very professional. I so have the Capra in my sights. Subbed
I’m in Tampa Florida. Lots of bridge rock crawling. Just picked up my 3rd HH motor for my new Capra! Can’t wait.
That is an awesome paint job, looks great very professional.
great review, that paint scheme looks so good.
I like the Capra. Started with big power and 2.2 tires...changed to a Revolver 1800 kv , 11 tooth pinion and 1.9 in like it even better...all powered by Castle Mamba X ....I do like the self righting of the Capra ..you got to get the dig working you'll like the additional capabilities....I live in Tucson, AZ. Here we have a great deal of river rock in the low land in the desert areas great deal of jagged rocks hard on tires and cut them up pretty good...I did find Gens Ace Adventure 3600 and 4300 battery that will fit....I have been using a 1800 Protec battery I like it but with the 1800 kv it runs down quick...
Love this guy! Hah, awesome personality.
I just ordered a Capra RTR and I plan on putting a Holmes Hobby Trailmaster in there.
Your videos are exceptional. So glad I found you! Subbed! :)
Hey John. I live in Overland Park, Kansas and I just realized that my new Capra RTR is super fun to drive in snow. I can't imagine how well it would do with 2.2s on it.
Texas Crawler here. KLR voodoos are grat on smoother terrain, but the hyrax provide a little more clearance for the belly and high centers less. The Front wheel drive dig function helps lean it over.
That rig is just too cool! Awesome video! I need to get one and check out Holmes Hobbies!!!👍😎👍
I am running the Ottsix KLR/m gold with chains in the Snow on my Axe. Took it out at the start of the blizzard the other day, by the time I was at my crawl spot there was an inch of snow on the ground. I climbed up a hill that on loose pack soil running the Hyrax Predators was a challenge this Fall, the Snowy Chained VooDoos climbed like it was on level ground, I was smiling ear to ear in surprise.
Central Montana guy here. Waiting for my Capra to show up. It’ll have Hyraxs to start with .225 SLW hubs on some VP Methods. I’ll be running a BXR ESC with a Reedy Radon 16T motor and a Shift RC servo.
convinced me to go ahead and pull the trigger on one.
BoomRacing Hustlers for me.
Great video, Am a new sub. I have a Capra and it is amazing, I made a few videos of it for my channel and during those runs I have come to really like how it works. I think this may be Axial's best release in a long time. I have not found the width to be too much of a problem yet, but i have not had it in super tight spots.
Florida here, definitely familiar with boulder crawling...the infamous “Sanford Bridge”.
16T CM Pro with 12T pinion, HV500V2 & BRXL here. Trying PL BFG Krawler KX to start. Did go to a shorter internal spring shock. Def. curious about the firmware update. Great paint work!
REALLY DIGGING THE CAPRA , AWESOME JOB AS ALWAYS BROTHER / FLORIDA HERE SPACE COAST AREA
I do a lot of real life crawling and width is your friend. I run 42" on my rig and there is not much I cannot get over. I have been wanting an R/C crawler for a while now, and this is the one. It almost looks like mine in real life.
How do you like your Capra now I love mine
this will most likely be my first crawler next spring, unless I get the new scx24 first to play with indoors this winter.
I'm here in South Florida. Yes we do have some rip rap here, mostly under bridges as you said. It's all good. Portals shine in the rip rap vs. a straight axle rig.
Yep :) Crawling riprap is still better than no crawling!
I love your videos......great job man..
Working on my build now and have the 1400kv revolver motor with a sw3. With some RC4WD wranglers with crawler innovations foams. love your motors I have a pile of 550 cans that i use in all my brushed builds.
Be sure to use the torque limit function on the sw3 for nice and slow startup.
Behind the curve, was thinking of getting a Lasernut, but the drive train issues have me waiting. So i have decided to go for a Capra build then re-evaluate a rock racer in the Spring.
Best rig I ever owned. I want them to make a larger and smaller scale. Possibly more models like it
From Maine and N.H border. I live on the edges of the White Mountain national forest. I cannot wait for the snow to melt to get on the rocks on the Saco river.
I bought mine yesterday n planing on putting my first holmes hobby electronics in it
How did that turn out?
Probably the best guy that talks well through testing the rc cars talks sense
thank you sir!
Thanks John.. I'm a motor snob now!! 5 slot all the way!
Planning to pick up some of those new Crawlmaster Sports!
Worth it.
We have quite a few good bridge base crawl sites here in PA not as sunny as Florida but then you are under a solid bridge :)
On the front I done the 13-22t by hot racing in the front portals ad a few more goodies on mine running everything else stock or than brass in the front also gonna put some in the rear but not as much. I have the blue/green rtr version. Love it so far
First things first. Just want to let you know that I appreciate your knowledge and the time it take to put out good content. I'm thinking about getting an axial Capra kit but I want to put something brushless in it that can crawl smoothly at lower RPM but also have enough power to jump me over an obstacle if necessary. Is that possible? If so what would be the best ESC motor combo to pick up?
new sub and new to rc, great video! time to check out your other videos! my Capra is in the mail at the moment, really excited to start the build. you remind me of maybe... the Bob Ross of RC channels?
I recently installed HH motors in my nephew's trucks. A trailmaster sport / hw 1080 in the deadbolt and a 380 revolver / micro x crawler edition in the Barrage Gen 2. I have been running Tekin RX4 / Roc412 setups in my deadbolt and VS4-10. After getting my first taste of the HH motors, they will be my go to motors from now on. Now just have to wait for the Magnums to be back in stock.
We really had a run on magnums suddenly, what would normally last a few months got bought out in a week. Caught with my pants down, it will be a few months until we get more inventory.
@@HolmesHobbies May have to start with a 16T CM Expert if I can't wait for the Magnum. What do you suggest for motor timing?
Hello, i am from Belgium.
Il love Capra ! It Will be my next Crawler.
I have my own spot that i bild .
Thanks for your vidéos.
Olivier
I would be really interested to see a comparison between the Capra and the RR10, since they have comparable ground clearance achieved through different design choices.
You would pop a blood vessel if you see what I do to these things.. I have a 30+ mph yeti and am looking to do the same with the Capra. Though the carpra looks like it will need quite a bit of modifications. But don't get it wrong I have crazy low end smooth torque as well for crawling where it needs to. Anyways, love the video, your a very knowledgeable fella just subbed. Thank you!
And yeah 2.2's look like it would definitely benefit this rig
Just got one! I'm pretty excited about this build. Any suggestions for a newbie like me? Much respect, i have a 16T holmes motor sport. I noticed you said to get a ten tooth pinion on the motor. I hit that sub botton! Cheers!
I'm currently running a hobbywing axe 2300 with the 14t pinion on a lihv 3s. My only complaint is the size of the axe esc. I love the power and the controllability is there for me.
The size of the esc doesn't bug me nearly as much as the size of the sensor wire plug, which is nearly as big.
great great review!
Hey John,
In my Capra I’m running a 20t Crawlmaster Sport and a 10 tooth pinion on 3s and so far so great!
sounds like an excellent combo!
Seems a lot of guys are going for a 13T, but I think the 20T would be a better way to go for this rig. How is the 20T working out for ya?
Kent Vanderploeg, So far, so great! I actually have a brand new 13t CrawlMaster Expert that I could have used but I chose not to due to the stock gearing. With the stock gearing, 10t pinion and 20 turn motor it has plenty of wheel speed.
@@fight4uthisway Glad to hear it! I'm betting with the stock 14T it should still have plenty of wheel speed, but I'd rather be crawling. Wheel speed only for tricky spots.
God damn his voice is soothing and easy to understand.
I've got those same 3s 850mah Nano-Techs! LOL I swear to you, the most versatile battery around! They were on "special" so I grabbed a bunch. I've used those things for everything from a park flyer foamy, transmitter pack, 10th scale crawler, BEC pack on my non electric Losi etc etc. Just a perfect size and output to have around.
As for the Capra...meh, I don't know. I'm waiting around a bit. I'm sure I'll have one eventually, it's just not something I feel like paying "new release" dollars for. I have enough axles, transmissions, links, motors etc and chassis/cages lying around to build something similar in an afternoon. A piece of me wishes they did an SCX-10.3 type thing and take it to the TRX4, Gen8 etc. They need a newer, relevant trail rig. I don't think retrofitting portals to an SCX-10.2 is going to be enough.
Oh, and I'm in Southern New England - CT. Nothing but some of the most beautiful forested land with rock outcrops and granite ledge!
I've been using your 16t Pro motors for years in many different rigs and people thought I was nuts.
Using an axe syatem in mine, but would like to go to a 3 gear system with the vader skid and hobbywing fusion to get the C of G lower. Right now there is simply too much weight sitting high up in my cab.
When I first seen the capra it blew me away how wide the stance was. Will you get the new Axial Ryft hill climber coming out? Have a great week! 😎👊🤘
Tires: Hyrax Preds and TRX Canyons (cut, they're pretty good actually)
Rocks: Live in Phx, AZ. I've got some legit spots within a mile of my house.
Motor: 16t 540 (as of right now)
Work: Program and run 2 plasma tables and do R&D work for new products to help grow the business I work for.
running plasma tables sounds fun!
tips for getting rid of the massive torque twist in the RTR version of the Capra?
I would LOVE a Capra....
But as the broken record goes, I can't afford it. 😭 Someday hopefully.
Carmine ✈🚂🚙
Great video 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
That thing is sweet🔥
What would you recommend for 2.2 tires? Have you changed your opinion since video?
Great video John! Nice running footage and liking how capable the Capra is right out of the box. I have the Crawlmaster Sport 16T 5-slot arriving today for my "future" Capra!
many thanks for the support!
@@HolmesHobbies what size pinion for that motor?
If your running 2.2 wheels and tires. What motor ang pinion gear would you suggest? Thanks
i live in southcost MA. and we have some decent rocks.
Just picked up a rtr Capra. Any suggestions on first mods ? Budget is not a problem
John do you think adding extended wheelbase is messing with the geometry too much?
What Foams are you running with the VooDoos.
I tries some Stock foams from some Proline tires but I don't think they have enough volume for the Ottsix tire. Drove them in the Snow, and a couple days later noticed 2 tires had flat spotted. When I took the wheel apart and pulled the foams I noticed they were damp. I think the evaporating moisture was causing a vacuum and flattening the tire, because as soon as they were off the wheels they bounced right back to shape.
John, how can you isolate the voltage for the steering servo and dig servo? I'd like to run a bec for steering but wont that send the same voltage to the dig servo? Thx!!
Mr holmes what size pinon should I run in my capra with the 16 turn crawlmaster? I might have missed you saying!
El Paso 915 we got some great mountains with never ending trails
Hi!
I wait for you opinion from a while...
What I don't like on this rig it's that fact you can't fit an 550 motor! Atherwais is awesome!
I like the Deep whods tires, especially 2,2 and I'm truck driver... From Spain.
Nice and informative video, like always, thank you!
Same here, wish a 550 would fit for lower cost performance with Sport motors, but it's such a compact rig that there is no way it could fit.
Trying to run 2.2s on my capra with potentially a brushed motor but open to other options. What do you recommend? I want high torque and controlled slow crawling as well
Are the portals geared down also and if so is the final drive ratio with that included?
i have capra with crawlmaster pro 16 t would you leave stock pinion or go smaller
Very informative review JRH, thanks for putting it out. I tried reaching out on FB messenger, but I have a sneaking suspicion you don't use that! Note on the Dig, you can install the spacer and lock the Dig without zip ties.
I don't use messenger normally. i"ll take a look and see if I can find
I don't know your "real" name, don't know what to look for
@@HolmesHobbies Matthew Kett
Hallo, tolle Performance ! Welche Reifen fährst Du in dem Video? Gruß, Andre
Very nice vehicle hope you have a video comparisson to RGT Rock Hammer
I’m a little late to the party, but I’m currently building a 4-wheel steer Capra. Probably going with a Crawlmaster Sport 540 16T.
Wow you got it all.!!!!!!
I'm swapping out the 14 tooth with a 11 tooth, with overdrive in the front axle, as for tires I'm looking at the klr-m's or the rc4wd Goodyear's, NC has no rocks on the coast, I prefer 35t motors so far, as for shocks I'm going to the powerstroke with the 5mm longer eyelet, so it drops the cg by 2mm over stock
Hope you get a gate keeper would like to hear your thoughts
What do you think of the mamba x and the 1406 2280kv slate motor with a proteck 370tbl servo for an electronics set up.. any unforeseeable complications I am new to rc rock crawling and this is my first rig
Thx for a Good vid with some nice information and crawling :)
Two cars that i wonder what your thoughts are of is the Traction hobby founder II and Bomracings BRX01?
Haven't tried the brx01 yet
@@HolmesHobbies ok so that is something that are in the pipeline? And also have you tested the traction hobby founder II? I have one and curious about what electronics you would use in one 🤔
real work to do BOOOOO...hahaha..cracks me up ..love your vids..yeah its the only way i can afford to run a few rigs,i cud crawl all day to in my backyard or out looking for new spots to try
will Crawl Master Pro 540 16T work good with capra rtr
The revolver works great in this rig!
Also very efficient. I get really good battery life on 3s.
I want to build a straight axle ar44 version.
Denver CO . Nice crawling
This or gen8? I love both
What rims would u suggest
Hi John what wheels do you on the capra? I like them