Janne's Designs

For many, this is The  Mk II Escort. (Or the Rothmans ones, gotta make those soon too) Definitely one of the most beautiful Mk2 Escorts in the existence of Mk2 Escorts. The real life counterpart with the undeniably beautiful wide arches being swung around UK's tarmac roads in true Vatanen fashion is some of the best things to witness in rallying and that's why I wanted to make this skin for RBR, despite our Escort's 3d model not being 1:1 match to the 1982 one that Vatanen drove. In the 1982 Manx International Rally Ari begun strong. Stage win on the rally opener and a tight battle with another fine fast Finn Henri Toivonen for the lead of the rally. Toivonen then started to disappear into the distance a bit leaving Ari battling with Terry Kaby first and then Jimmy McRae for the second place in the rally. Then on SS11 Glascoe 2 Ari started driving again on the level he's most famous for and did four fastest stage times in a row, leaving McRae into his dust and Ari inche...

Time for another Mk2 Escort!  This skin was chosen to be made by Onza. We had a "bet" that for every rallying reference he could sneak in to his entrance exams essays, he would get to choose a livery that I would make for RBR. He managed "only" one and this is the prize for it.  Ari's rally in 1982 Rally Finland was an uphill battle from the start. Audi had brought in the four wheel drive Quattro and it was superb on loose surfaces compared to the outdated rear wheel drive cars, such as Ari's Escort. Ari tried his best but the car couldn't take his intense pushing. The engine kept losing power throughout Saturday's loop in the rally and eventually on special stage 18, Kalliokoski, Ari retired from the rally from 4th position at the time. Hope you guys fare off better with this skin. Oh and congrats Onza on getting in to the school! DOWNLOAD Here's some more pictures of the skin in action. Pictures by me.

Beautiful car, got to run only for a few stages sadly. I've heard a story that Ari got the opportunity to have a proper works car for this rally, as one of the regular works drivers had some issue preventing them from participating in Rally Finland in 1994. Ari had already made a deal with SMS to run in their Escort in Rally Finland. Who did that works Escort then go to? Tommi Mäkinen. He happened to win the rally if you didn't know. But like I said, it's a story and I'm not 100% sure if it's legitimate or not. Ari's rally was not much to celebrate. He retired on SS4 according to eWRC results. He clipped a stone and something snapped from the suspension, forcing him to retire. Shame. Since he retired from the rally early, it was rather tricky to find enough source material to create the skin but I like to think I did an allright job with this. Hope you guys won't wreck your suspensions when using this skin, enjoy! DOWNLOAD Here's som...