Micro Wizard Information

Derbywizard was founded as Micro Wizard in 1985 by Stuart Ferguson who designed electronic products for various companies. One day in 1990, he decided to purchase a Pinewod Derby timer for his son's Cub Scout troup. He checked out the market and couldn't find one with all the features that he thought were important. Being an electronic wizard, he decided to design and build one himself. The first Fast Track electronic timer was born! It worked so well that he decided to start marketing it. He listened to his customer's suggestions, and came up with new features and a couple of new timer designs - because no one design fitted all his customer's needs. Orders for his timers kept coming in. By 1997, he had moved the business from his basement into his own building and had hired several full-time employees. In 2008, he purchased the Piantedosi track company. The Piantedosi track was well-known for it's high quality and seemed to be a perfect match with his Fast Track timers. He renamed the division of his company that manufactures Pinewood Derby products "Derbywizard". Today, Stu's business is still growing. He has sold thousands of Pinewood Derby products to customers located all over the world. He still believes that the best company policy is to listen to his customers - they provide the ideas for new products and features - but, more importantly, they provide feedback to the problems that need to be addressed on our existing products. This policy has helped establish Micro Wizard as one of the leading firms in the current Pinewood Derby timer industry.