Tecno was the first company to build an offset ('sidewinder') kart chassis to take advantage of the newly developed air-cooled rotary motors produced by Parilla.

Galli managed to finish third in the non-championship 1972 Italian Republic Grand Prix in Vallelunga, but he wouldn't score points for the rest of the season.

The Pederzanis were interested in hiring Clay Regazzoni, then a relatively new prospect, whereas Rossi and Yorke wanted the expert Chris Amon, who had been unable to agree terms with March Engineering for the season.

After missing the early-season races due to the internal turmoil, Tecno finally debuted with the McCall/Tauranac car at the Belgian Grand Prix, where Amon finished sixth, achieving the team's first and only point.

The car continued to show good promise in its second outing at the drivers circuit of Monaco, where Amon qualified 12th, in front of Jacky Ickx's Ferrari, and ran well in the upper midfield for 25 laps.

He managed to escape the multiple collision triggered by Jody Scheckter during the opening stages of the race that took out nine cars but had to retire with a broken fuel pump after six laps.