Matching Rubber Compounds

[new2engtips]

I have designed a tire for competative RC car racing. The rubber that the injection molding company used seems to be just like rubber used on a bicycle tire. The industry leaders in RC car racing are using a rubber that is not only soft, but feels sticky. It sticks when I slide it across my glass table. This seems to be where traction is gained.

Is there a place that I can send some to the rubber used by the industry leaders to find out what it is? I would like to use something similar. Is this possible?

 

[tom1953]

Akron Rubber Development Labs (

http://ardl.com/)

can do rubber compound analysis.

 

[LMSgreg]

You if were not able to find out, my guess is that it is bromobutyl