Bonanza king Paul Hurry goes on trial at the Brighton Centre on Sunday.

Speedway's man for all seasons bids to win his third indoor title in four years.

And he reckons his experience of trials riding could help him triumph again.

Hurry spends the winter months competing in trials, where he says balance and throttle control are the key factors.

He is currently in his first season in the experts class, having progressed through the novice and intermediate ranks, where he was national champion.

Explained Hurry: "You have to win at least three meetings to move up to the next class, and I've managed to reach the top in three years."

Hurry is the only speedway rider taking part in trials events. It means he is involved in some form of motor-cycle sport all through the year.

"I don't think there is any secret about my success at Brighton. I do a little bit of homework, and I think it helps that I am hardly ever off a bike, whereas the other guys probably have not ridden for a couple of months."

Hurry says the Bonanza event is unique, but apart from altering the gear ratios on his machine he makes no other special preparations.

"I ride the same bike as I do at Arlington. I think that way you build up a relationship with the bike. You know what it will do and how it will behave."

While Hurry has emerged as the master of the mini-track, anyone who labels him a small-track specialist is way off the mark.

The England international, who played a vital role in Eastbourne's Elite League championship win last season, is also one of the world's leading long-track and grass-track exponents.

He has also won the indoor title at Telford, where the racing is staged on ice instead of dirt, and triumphed in front of 15,000 people on a clay surface in the Olympic Hall in Barcelona.

Hurry reckons world champion Mark Loram and Eastbourne skipper Martin Dugard carry the biggest threats to his Brighton Bonanza title tomorrow.

"Everyone will be gunning for me, but that will make me even more determined to win the championship again."

The international field also includes Brent Werner, who was a shock winner of the crown two years ago when Hurry clipped the safety fence while leading in the final.

Hurry, however, believes Loram and Dugard are more consistent than Werner and another potential winner, David Norris, and are his biggest dangers.

After three years, he also thinks the competition is becoming more serious.

"The first year it was a novelty event and great fun. Although everyone still goes there to enjoy the day, I think there is a greater desire to win now than there was then."

The action at the Brighton Centre starts at 3.0 and 7.30. There is a pairs competition in the afternoon, with the individual championship in the evening.

Line-up: Andrew Appleton, Steve Bishop, Wayne Carter, Slawomir Drabik (Poland), Martin Dugard, Paul Hurry, Tomasz Jedrzejak (Poland), Petri Kokko (Finland), Mark Loram, Steve Masters, Shawn McConnell (USA), Chris Neath, David Norris, Bobby Schwartz (USA), Adam Skornicki (Poland), Neville Tatum, Brent Werner (USA), Magnus Zetterstrom (Sweden).