If you go into "My online car skins" in lfsworld then click the "1024 px" in the blue border underneath the upload skin button it will then download a .zip of them all.
You're right Sobis afaik they can't race BL1r but they can select "cruise" on BL1 meaning they can drive, drift, cruise etc in either direction without getting specced/warned for wrong way.
sounds like your dds folder has some missing files, download a fresh version of lfs from www.lfs.net, install it to another directory and copy the new .dds folder into your existing copy of lfs.
or just use the new install but remember to back up your sets, skins, replays etc
There is/was a great .psd kit which had the lfs s2 logo plus others, I think it is the one bunta links to on that thread but unfortunately the link is dead