After completing the cost inspection, we queued up for the next part, the TECHNICAL inspection. This was easily the single most important and difficult part of the competition. Every car had to pass the technical inspection, otherwise the team would not even be allowed to start the car engine because it would be deemed unsafe. Our judges were absolutely thorough with their job. Every single detail was checked and rechecked according to the rules.

Verdict: Failed.

We had to go back to the pit and modified parts that were not of the correct specifications, and installed new parts to make the car compatible with the regulations. Problem was, we only had a handful of equipment available and some of these parts were hard to find, let alone being in a foreign country.

We could fix our car and re-entered the technical inspection as many times as we liked. However, other events would commence soon and if we could not pass the inspection we would have to give up on those upcoming events. Time was running out.