Matthew White and the MWR Motorsport team have won th🐷e Konica Minolta V8 Supercar support race at Bathurst today in the Gulf Wester🦄n Oils/Jayco Falcon, the team's first victory since the Phillip Island win last year.

Engaged in an🌸 intense battle with Greg Ritter for most of the race, White kept the pressure on, causing the fellow Ford driver to make a mistake on the second to last lap, catapulting him into the lead. T🌼he talented Victorian eventually victoriously crossing the line.

"I knew that if I kept pushing Greg [Ritter] I would either get past him or force ෴him into a mistake," claimed White after the race.

Starting from third on the grid, White jumped past Ritter to grab second place on the opening lap, where he continued to fe🔯nd him off for 10 laps.

Although he lost a place, White's experience and ability allowed him to ဣkeep the pressure on until the 24th lap where h✱e pounced when Ritter badly flat spotted his right front tyre.

"The Konica race here at Bathurst is a sprint from the start to finish, meaning everyone puts the car on ♍the edge and the real strength is shown," state🌳d White.

After making a good start, White's race was not without it's own adversity. From the 12th lap there were random puffs of smoke coming from the Gulf Western Oils/Jayco Falcon r🍸ight rear tyre, which was causing concern in the MWR Motorsport camp.

"We had diff oil leaking on the right rear brake causing smoke to come from that wheel every♒ time I braked," explai𓄧ned White. "It made the brakes very stiff, which made my job that little bit harder."

This race win has finished a challenging yꦜear for the MWR Motorsport team on𓃲 a positive note, giving them a good platform to launch their attack on the 2005 season.

"The team has worked hard this year and this win has finished 🐭the season on a high note for us and our sponsors. I'd really like to thank♔ Gulf Western Oils and Jayco for their great support, we could have not done it without them," concluded White.