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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">George was one of the few motorsports photographers who captured [[Cholavaram|Sholavaram]] races. He first covered a Sholavaram race in 1984 and soon became a regular photographer at every motorsport event in India. As a freelancer, he contributed photos and articles to all the prominent publications in India including the top newspapers. During a career spanning over three decades he covered every discipline of motorsport including roar racing, rallying, motocross and supercross, karting. Some of the major cross-country rallies he covered included the great [[Himalayan Rally]], [[London-Sydney Rally]], Desert Storm, [[Dakshin Dare]], Indian Grand Prix races, [[Indian National Rally Championship]], MRF Mogrip Supercross Nationals and Indian Racing Championships. MRF Challenge at the [[Madras Motor Race Track]] (MMRT) now [[Madras International Circuit|Madras International Circuit i]]<nowiki/>n February 2019 was his last assignment.<ref></del>{{<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Cite web |title=Remembering George Francis |url=https://www.overdrive.in/news-cars-auto/opinions/remembering-george-francis/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Overdrive |language=en}}</ref></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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'''George Francis''' (25 October 1961 to 11 April 2019) was an Indian Motorsports photographer and journalist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RIP George Francis |url=https://www.autocarindia.com/auto-features/george-francis-setting-the-standard-for-indian-motorsport-photojournalism-412327 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Autocar India}}</ref> After a few years in [[Indian Express]], he quit active journalism to focus full time on motorsports and started his own company called Scorp News in October 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Team Evo |date=2019-04-12 |title=Ace motorsport photographer George Francis passes away in Chennai |url=https://www.evoindia.com/motorsport/motorsport-photographer-george-francis-passes-away |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Evo India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
George Francis was born in [[Wayanad district|Waynad]] district of Kerala to KC Francis and Ammini Francis. He did his schooling in [[CSI St. Paul's Higher Secondary School]], [[Vepery]], Chennai.<br />
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== Motor Sports career ==<br />
George was one of the few motorsports photographers who captured [[Cholavaram|Sholavaram]] races. He first covered a Sholavaram race in 1984 and soon became a regular photographer at every motorsport event in India. As a freelancer, he contributed photos and articles to all the prominent publications in India including the top newspapers. During a career spanning over three decades he covered every discipline of motorsport including roar racing, rallying, motocross and supercross, karting. Some of the major cross-country rallies he covered included the great [[Himalayan Rally]], [[London-Sydney Rally]], Desert Storm, [[Dakshin Dare]], Indian Grand Prix races, [[Indian National Rally Championship]], MRF Mogrip Supercross Nationals and Indian Racing Championships. MRF Challenge at the [[Madras Motor Race Track]] (MMRT) now [[Madras International Circuit|Madras International Circuit i]]<nowiki/>n February 2019 was his last assignment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remembering George Francis |url=https://www.overdrive.in/news-cars-auto/opinions/remembering-george-francis/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Overdrive |language=en}}</ref><br />
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After a brief illness, George Francis passed away in Chennai on 11 April 2019. He is survived by his wife Jessie George and son Mario George.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-04-11 |title=Francis passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/francis-passes-away/article26809379.ece |access-date=2023-08-19 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1961 births]]<br />
[[Category:2019 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Photographers from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Motoring writers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian sportswriters]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Sports Journalists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Motorsport People]]</div>Ajay Kumar