Thanks,
It is recognised and it opens fine. But no values are outputted. The same thing is happening in max. Then I came across this and thought maybe it's not 'meant' to work. But I'm not sure.
http://x37v.com/x37v/writing/mad-catz-gametrak-mod-for-maxmsp/
This mentions that it is the PS2 version of the controller. I used the one distributed with a computer game for PC, and these seem to work out-of-da-box.
This _could_ be one of these units (i am not liable for it not working!) :) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mad-Catz-GameTrak-Real-World-Golf-Video-Game-For-PC-...