Ellis Boyce
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 29, Ellis Boyce is a farm assistant from Minsterly, Salop. He has raced at many of the short circuits with considerable success, and made his first Island appearance in the 1953 Clubman's TT. In September of the same year he finished 15th in the Junior Manx and a year later, in the same event, he was 19th; in 1955 he was sixth in the Junior race and held third place in the Senior until crashing at Doran's Bend on the fifth lap. In 1956 he finished fourth in the Senior Manx and sixth in the Junior, whilst last year he was second in the Junior at 87.66 mph and broke the lap record in the Senior at 94.06 mph, only to retire on the fifth lap when leading the race. He is generally interested in all forms of sport, particularly motorcycling and cricket.
(TT Special, Tuesday September 09, 1958, p26)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Ultra Lightweight TT | R | Bultaco | ||
| 1964 Lightweight TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1963 Senior TT | 10 | 2:22:43.80 | 95.17 | Norton |
| 1963 Junior TT | 10 | 2:41:40.80 | 84.02 | Norton |
| 1962 Senior TT | 2 | 2:21:06.20 | 96.27 | Norton |
| 1962 Junior TT | 9 | 2:27:10.40 | 92.3 | AJS |
| 1961 Senior TT | 9 | 2:20:56.20 | 96.39 | Norton |
| 1961 Junior TT | 8 | 2:27:07.60 | 92.33 | AJS |
| 1960 Senior MGP | 28 | 2:41:11.00 | 84.28 | Norton |
| 1960 Junior MGP | 1 | 2:30:52.00 | 90.04 | Norton |
| 1959 Senior MGP | 5 | 2:27:47.00 | 91.91 | Norton |
| 1959 Junior MGP | 4 | 2:34:59.00 | 87.65 | Norton |
| 1957 Senior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1957 Junior MGP | 2 | 2:34:58.00 | 87.66 | Norton |
| 1956 Senior MGP | 4 | 2:33:12.00 | 88.66 | Norton |
| 1956 Junior MGP | 6 | 2:38:53.00 | 85.49 | Norton |
| 1955 Senior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1955 Junior MGP | 6 | 2:41:18.00 | 84.22 | Norton |
| 1954 Senior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1954 Junior MGP | 19 | 2:47:36.00 | 81.04 | Norton |
| 1953 Senior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1953 Junior MGP | 15 | 2:49:23.00 | 80.2 | Norton |
| 1953 Clubman Junior TT | 34 | 2:04:34.00 | 72.7 | Norton |