| About Us |
JayGee Racing designs and manufactures linear response and
SOFTouch™ throttle control electronic slot car controllers. With roots in
Silicon Valley, JayGee Racing has access to the latest motor control
technology and the expertise to apply the most appropriate and cost
effective technology to the task of controlling slot cars of all scales and
performance levels.
Drawing on Jeff Goldberg's years of experience developing and marketing
high tech products and passion for racing slot cars, JayGee Racing
pioneered the use of 24-band wiper boards when we introduced our first
generation controller, the Linear 100, in 2005.
Keeping with that tradition of innovation, in 2008 we introduced the Linear
200 Pro 40 and Pro 40E controllers with software programmable Brake N'
Release MOSFET braking, USB connectivity, and our own custom
designed current sensing MOSFET protection circuits.
In 2009 JayGee Racing is proud to introduce two new members of the
Linear 200 controller family, an entry level 1/24th scale controller and an
HO - 1/32nd scale controller. Built on a PWM MOSFET drive platform that
incorporates the same USB connectivity and programmable technology
used in the Linear 200 Pro 40 and Pro 40E controllers, it makes the
Linear 200 family the industry's first completely modular, programmable
and upgradeable controller family.
Our slot car controllers are designed using state of the art Cadence EDA
software and prototypes are exhaustively field tested before being
released to production. Our first product, the Linear 100, was tested on the
grueling NorCAL circuit and the prototype was used by the advanced class
winners of the 6 hour long Enduro ‘de Chico in 2003 and 2004.
We spent over a year developing and testing our Linear 200 MOSFET drive
and protection circuits, going through several iterations until we were
satisfied they were robust enough to handle the rigors of slot car racing
worldwide. Field tested under race conditions during the summer of 2009,
our HO - 1/32 controller prototypes were used by Colin Schmitt to win the
PlaFit GT Endurance World Championship in Toronto, by Dave DeMott to
qualify for the SCX National Championships in Pennsylvania and by Chris
Barnes to win Can AM and F1 retro races in the highly competitive "Retro
Racing at Abbeville" series.
JayGee Racing also has a rich history of giving back to the slot car
community. In 2008, we led an effort to develop a chin-operated slot car
controller for a quadriplegic racer, and along the way inspired the on-line
OWH community to donate cars, supplies and a custom Gary Gerding built
track. We contributed articles on controller design to industry magazines
and freely give out information to racers, showing them how to build their
own linear response controllers and voltage limiting chokes.
The Linear 200 will help racers of all abilities be more competitive at the
local, regional and national levels. Like any high-tech business, we stay in
close touch with our customers to understand their needs. You’ll
frequently find Jeff at local slot car tracks having way too much fun racing,
but also doing some serious R & D as well. If you happen to see him,
introduce yourself and ask to test drive one of our linear response or
SOFTouch controllers. You’ll then understand why the Linear 200 has
become known as "24 Bands of Bliss".
SOFTouch™ throttle control electronic slot car controllers. With roots in
Silicon Valley, JayGee Racing has access to the latest motor control
technology and the expertise to apply the most appropriate and cost
effective technology to the task of controlling slot cars of all scales and
performance levels.
Drawing on Jeff Goldberg's years of experience developing and marketing
high tech products and passion for racing slot cars, JayGee Racing
pioneered the use of 24-band wiper boards when we introduced our first
generation controller, the Linear 100, in 2005.
Keeping with that tradition of innovation, in 2008 we introduced the Linear
200 Pro 40 and Pro 40E controllers with software programmable Brake N'
Release MOSFET braking, USB connectivity, and our own custom
designed current sensing MOSFET protection circuits.
In 2009 JayGee Racing is proud to introduce two new members of the
Linear 200 controller family, an entry level 1/24th scale controller and an
HO - 1/32nd scale controller. Built on a PWM MOSFET drive platform that
incorporates the same USB connectivity and programmable technology
used in the Linear 200 Pro 40 and Pro 40E controllers, it makes the
Linear 200 family the industry's first completely modular, programmable
and upgradeable controller family.
Our slot car controllers are designed using state of the art Cadence EDA
software and prototypes are exhaustively field tested before being
released to production. Our first product, the Linear 100, was tested on the
grueling NorCAL circuit and the prototype was used by the advanced class
winners of the 6 hour long Enduro ‘de Chico in 2003 and 2004.
We spent over a year developing and testing our Linear 200 MOSFET drive
and protection circuits, going through several iterations until we were
satisfied they were robust enough to handle the rigors of slot car racing
worldwide. Field tested under race conditions during the summer of 2009,
our HO - 1/32 controller prototypes were used by Colin Schmitt to win the
PlaFit GT Endurance World Championship in Toronto, by Dave DeMott to
qualify for the SCX National Championships in Pennsylvania and by Chris
Barnes to win Can AM and F1 retro races in the highly competitive "Retro
Racing at Abbeville" series.
JayGee Racing also has a rich history of giving back to the slot car
community. In 2008, we led an effort to develop a chin-operated slot car
controller for a quadriplegic racer, and along the way inspired the on-line
OWH community to donate cars, supplies and a custom Gary Gerding built
track. We contributed articles on controller design to industry magazines
and freely give out information to racers, showing them how to build their
own linear response controllers and voltage limiting chokes.
The Linear 200 will help racers of all abilities be more competitive at the
local, regional and national levels. Like any high-tech business, we stay in
close touch with our customers to understand their needs. You’ll
frequently find Jeff at local slot car tracks having way too much fun racing,
but also doing some serious R & D as well. If you happen to see him,
introduce yourself and ask to test drive one of our linear response or
SOFTouch controllers. You’ll then understand why the Linear 200 has
become known as "24 Bands of Bliss".
Jeff Goldberg at the design workstation
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Justin (hairy) and Jeff (not so hairy) with some of
the gold they won at the NorCal season finale in
Chico
the gold they won at the NorCal season finale in
Chico
Joe's Track of Courage
What began with a plea for help from Victor Poulin on the online slot car
community website Old Weird Herald culminated in an event he only
dreamed about. His son Joe took his first laps around JToC. What made
this remarkable was that Joe is a quadriplegic, completely paralyzed
from the neck down.
>>> Read the full story
What began with a plea for help from Victor Poulin on the online slot car
community website Old Weird Herald culminated in an event he only
dreamed about. His son Joe took his first laps around JToC. What made
this remarkable was that Joe is a quadriplegic, completely paralyzed
from the neck down.
>>> Read the full story
Testing the world's first chin-operated controller at
Mid-America Raceway
Mid-America Raceway
Victor, Joe Jr., and Jeff look on as Joe Poulin gets ready
to take his first laps around Joe's Track of Courage
to take his first laps around Joe's Track of Courage