I know someone said this and I will mention again. Remember most workers are there as volunteers, unfortunately there is no interview process or an exact science on putting workers in their positions. One would hope that a tech inspector knows something about most cars, while registration people have good customer service and marketing skills. This is not always the case though as finding volunteers is a job in itself.
I was Autocross Chief from 2004-2008 for our region. It was not fun finding volunteers, especially those who didn't understand the concept of "volunterring your time" to have fun. People think these events run themselves and the CORE WORKERS just get there, throw some cones on the lot and call it a day. Some of these CORE WORKERS have been planning this event for weeks before the 1st competitor even registers or shows up. Some of these CORE WORKERS get there at 5am to setup, and some of those same CORE WORKERS are the last to leave when everyone else is at home watching F1. I had/heard people said I was hard core when the events run, but you have to be especially when people don't show up for their worker assignments or just run and leave. It's also the job where people complain to you, but you don't get any thank yous or pats on the back. It's a THANKLESS job especially being a volunteer.
Please don't forget that. Now granted the tech inspector you encountered for some reason had a chip on his shoulder. Personally if someone in our region acted like that I would have had stepped in. No need to destroy someone's day by breaking their car. Like someone mentioned a strap probably would have sufficed.
If you haven't done so already I would send the Autocross Chair a note on what happened.
