The real test actually started today. The main events were due to begin in the morning and we could not participate because we had not passed the technical inspection. Time was short and many things still unfinished.
After very little sleep, our team arrived at the pit at 0630 to fix the remaining parts of the car and to be the first to get inspection in the morning. Bumper OK, screws OK, just the oil hose ring clamps that were still questionable. We finally managed to borrow the parts from our competitors (or allies, whatever). Finally, around 10 am we managed to satisfy the technical inspectors and got the first part of the inspection on the board. Time was running out. The first dynamic event, drag race and skid pad tests, had already begun.
We quickly moved our car to the next inspection stations for the weight, fueling and tilt tests. All went well, we might manage to queue up for the drag race before it closed at 11.30.
Disaster struck again. At the noise test station, our exhaust pipe pumped out 113dB and the regulation wanted it to be below 110dB. Oh dear, another setback. We were sent back to the pit and it was nearly 11am. There was no way we could make and install a new muffler in time to enter our car in the acceleration competion.