That's sort of an easy one. First of all, my caveat: I look at inspection as a place to check for safety-type items, not class compliance. A vehicle can theoretically pass tech, make runs, qualify for a record, then be found to violate something that makes the vehicle ineligible.
In impound is where my bike is checked to see if the body fits the rules, or if the chassis is manufactured by the right company, or whatever -- in tech is where the bike is inspected to see if stuff is safety wired and if there are metal valve stem caps, etc.
This sort of answers your question, right?
