 Halfway through the season he was offered the chance to ride in the 250cc British Championship for D&B Racing, which at the time was his dream.After proving that Ellison could be a contender in the British Championship, D&B owner Danny Gallacher asked him to ride his new 250cc Honda in the 1999 championship.This gave Ellison the opportunity to run in the top five and at the end of the season he was asked to ride a Superbike as a one-off in the British Superbike Championship.