White calls for change.

Matthew White was again robbed of precious Konica Minolta V8Supercar championship points due to an incident in the reverse grid race today at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway.

The gut wrenching episode added emphasis to earlier calls from the Gulf Western Oils/Jayco Caravans sponsored Ford driver that the reverse grid format is in serious need of revision.

"This is confirmation that the reverse grid should be scrapped," a devastated White said.

White's weekend turned sour when he was again taken out through no fault of his own.

Going into the weekend second in the championship standings, White claimed third spot in the opening race, one position ahead of title leader Luke Youlden.

Starting from the second back row along side his rival, White made a blinding start. As he carved his way through the field, water and oil temperature alarms indicated the AU Falcon was in serious trouble.

On the eleventh of 17 incident packed laps, the car was called in and the crew removed bodywork from another competitor's car lodged in the air ducts of the front splitter.

"It's just so disappointing. There's not a mark on the car. There's so much carnage in the revere grid races. There's so much banging and bashing," White said.

The twice championship runner-up has put forward several suggestions and is now calling for support in his campaign for change.

"The only way you'll change it is to get the media and the series to push for change."

The disappointment for White was deepened by his strong position when things went so wrong.

"We'd past Youlden and got a couple of positions in front of him."

After failing to finish the second race, the team, with assistance from renowned engine builder Les Small, worked frantically to ready the car for the final race.

As the growling pack made its way through turn one, White followed through after starting from pit lane.

It was a forlorn hope and the AU was straight back into the pits and the weekend was over for the shattered team.

It was a costly result for White who slips to seventh in the championship, 124 points behind Youlden.

The news from race two was slightly better for the second MWR driver, Dean Wanless.

The Wastecorp VX Commodore was running in a strong fourth place going into the final lap when a small mistake from Wanless cost him four positions.

The Konica Minolta V8supercar series continues at Queensland Raceway on July 2-4.

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