Dean Ellison

Dean Ellison
Dean Ellison during a race
Nationality	British
Born	(1977-11-14) 14 November 1977 (age 47) Lancaster, Lancashire
Current team	Team Quattro Spirit
Bike number	42
Website	Dean Ellison
Motorcycle racing career statistics Superbike World Championship Active years 8 Manufacturers 3 Championships 0 2008 championship position Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 0 0 0 0

Dean Bruce Ellison (born 14 November 1977 in Lancaster, Lancashire) is a former motorcycle racer from Britain. Ellison is the older brother of former Moto GP and current British Superbike rider James Ellison.

Early career

Ellison started racing in 1996. In 1997 he entered the Superteen British Championship, finishing the season with a number of podiums. In 1998 he competed in the Aprilia 250cc Challenge, regularly finishing in the top five. 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.

Superbike racing

D&B Racing then made the switch to Superbike and asked Ellison to go with them, and in 2000 they contested the British Superbike Cup, Ellison learning his trade on a race-kitted Honda VTR-1000 SP-1. 2001 brought in more consistent results and a hard earned 12th place in the overall British Superbike Championship.

In 2002, equipped with a factory Ducati along with support from Ducati Corse, Ellison had an exciting year getting to grips with the Ducati. At the end of 2002 he was tenth in the British Superbike Championship and was desperate to get racing again in 2003. During the off-season Ellison continued to race – taking in Supermoto, motocross and endurance racing, simply to keep on a bike and improve his riding.

2003 brought mixed emotions with top 10 results (notably the May Bank Holiday round at Oulton Park) in British and World Superbike rounds and the frustration of mechanical failures and lack of power compared to the opposition.

At the beginning of 2004 Dean was left without a British Superbike ride after D&B Racing pulled out at the last minute. He was asked to help Phase One retain the World Endurance Championship, which Ellison had helped them win in 2003. By March 2004 Ellison had started developing Yamaha's brand new R1 in preparation for the first race in April. Along the way he competed for RP Bikes Suzuki in the British Superstock Championship, and for IRT Honda in the World Supersport.

In 2005 he took over his brother's former ride in the Jentin Racing Yamaha BSB team, without the same success. ^[1] He left mid-season to join the Slingshot Racing team. ^[2] His 2006 season with the SMT Honda team was wrecked by a crash at Oulton Park in which Dean picked up a serious knee injury.

For 2007 he raced one of Donato Pedercini's Ducatis in the Superbike World Championship, ^[3] usually well down the order. Due to lack of power his season was plagued with mechanical failures. ^[4]

He returned to Britain for 2008, aboard the Co-ordit Yamaha. Ellison missed the rescheduled Brands Hatch round after a high-speed horror crash at Oulton Park. ^[5] He took his first double point scoring finish of the season at Donington Park whilst still riding injured.

In 2015 Dean Ellison raced with Phil Seton for Seton Tuning and won the No Limits Endurance Championship and the overall win at Donington. ^[6]

Personal life

Ellison lived in Kendal throughout his childhood, moving to various places while pursuing his dream to become a professional racer. After leaving school he studied to be a motorcycle and motor vehicle mechanic, gaining all qualifications with distinction.

In 1998 he settled down in the Midlands in Leicester until 2009 with his wife Susie, whom he married on 28 December 2008. He is the older brother of James Ellison and was James' biggest fan, working behind the scenes to find new sponsors.

Dean is still very active within the motorcycle world, working as an area sales representative for accident claims based in Ormskirk. He plays football, runs and still attends motorcycle track days, supermoto events and has confirmed his desire to race.

Always well respected for his fund raising efforts, Dean still takes time out to do his bit for charity. In 2011 he teamed up with Dave Winter and filmmaker Ben Barden to travel over 1000 miles in one go, raising money for his two favourite charities, Riders and CJ Riders Fund.

Career statisctis

Superstock European Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pos	Pts
2000	Honda	DON	MNZ	HOC	SMR	VAL	BRA	OSC	NED	BRA2 12	32nd	13

British Superbike Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		Pos	Pts
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2001	BSB	Honda	DON 9	DON 16	SIL 20	SIL 10	SNE 14	SNE Ret	OUL Ret	OUL Ret	BRH 10	BRH 13	THR 19	THR 15	OUL 8	OUL 10	KNO 10	KNO	CAD 11	CAD 10	BRH 10	BRH 11	MAL 11	MAL Ret	ROC 9	ROC 9	DON 10	DON 8	12th	100
2004	BSB	Ducati	SIL Ret	SIL 14	BHI	BHI	SNE	SNE	OUL	OUL	MON	MON	THR	THR	BHGP	BHGP	KNO	KNO	MAL	MAL	CRO	CRO	CAD	CAD	OUL	OUL	DON	DON	33rd	2
2006	BSB	Honda	BHI	BHI	DON 16	DON 14	THR Ret	THR Ret	OUL Ret	OUL 22	MON C	MON C	MAL 16	MAL 21	SNE 17	SNE 21	KNO 20	KNO 18	OUL	OUL	CRO	CRO	CAD	CAD	SIL 14	SIL 18	BHGP 14	BHGP Ret	28th	6

Year	Bike	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
2008	Yamaha	THR 21	THR 15		OUL Ret	OUL Ret		BHGP	BHGP		DON 14	DON 15		SNE 17	SNE 15		MAL 14	MAL 18		OUL 14	OUL 16		KNO Ret	KNO 19		CAD Ret	CAD DNS		CRO	CRO		SIL	SIL		BHI	BHI		25th	9

FIM Endurance World Championship

By team

Year	Team	Bike	Rider	TC
2004	Suzuki GB - Phase One	Suzuki GSX-R1000	James Ellison Jason Pridmore Andy Notman Dean Ellison Josh Hayes Olivier Four Jimmy Lindstrom	1st

References

1. "BRITISH SUPERBIKES – ROUND 2 – THRUXTON CIRCUIT : News from Dean Ellison". biker247.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007.
2. "Slingshot Racing – Dean Ellison #42". Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
3. "Yahoo UK & Ireland – Sports News | Live Scores | Results". uk.sports.yahoo.com.
4. "World Superbike rider Dean Ellison talks to MCN". motorcyclenews.com.
5. http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=BRANDS_BRITISH_SUPERBIKES_ELLISON_OUT_AFTER_HORROR_SMASH_1 ^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Buchan moves to Seton Tuning Yamaha". No. 1 August 2013. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Maldon Standard. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

External links

• deanellison.net Official website
• Dean's employment detail as a motorcycle mechanic