NEWS FROM THE AUTO TRADER RAC     
TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP     
Official Testing: Brands Hatch, 28/6/96     
 
THE hopes of the Renault team -- without a win so far in this year's 
Auto Trader RAC Touring Car Championship -- were boosted at 
Brands Hatch today (Fri) in official testing for Sunday's twin rounds. 
Swiss Laguna driver Alain Menu topped the timesheets by nearly a 
full second, with team-mate Will Hoy second fastest.

Menu lapped the 2.6-mile Brands Grand Prix circuit in 1m 27.589s -- 
nearly a second and a half inside the qualifying record. He said: 'The 
car was very good today. Up until now we haven't been happy with 
the engine but we have made some changes to it and things are 
looking much better.'

OFFICIAL BTCC TESTING TIMES      
Brands Hatch, 28/6/96     
1  Alain Menu (Switz), Renault Laguna, 1m 27.589s, 106.87mph; 
2  Will Hoy (GB), Renault Laguna, 1:28.456; 
3  Frank Biela (Ger), Audi A4, 1:28.523; 
4  David Leslie (GB), Honda Accord, 1:28.763.

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