AS darkness fell on this southern coastal city last night, mechanics for two top teams fielding McLaren F1 GTRs in Sunday's Shell Endurance GT Zhuhai International three-hour race faced the prospect of little sleep.
While the West Competition and Mach One San Miguel McLarens arrived safely, the same could not be said for over two tonnes of mechanical equipment.
The flight from Britain to Hong Kong carrying the equipment made an unscheduled stop in Dubai, leaving it stranded.
Team manager for both West and Mach One San Miguel, David Price, said the equipment was originally supposed to arrive on Tuesday.
'It's certainly left us with a last-minute rush. I was definitely getting worried,' Price said last night.
The first one-hour untimed practice session for the blue riband event, which is also the final round of the Global GT Endurance Series, is scheduled for 9.30 am with a second scheduled for 2.30 pm today.