RETRO CHIC, TRULY ANTIQUE OR BRAND NEWCIRCLING TOWN IN 1980S BROWN,OR CRUISING THE SCENE IN BRITISH RACING GREEN

To take part in the ultimate British road trip across England, Scotland, and Wales, your rally vehicle only needs to fill one requirement: It must have style! Whether old school or new school, it's the spirit of adventure that counts.

If you’re a connoisseur of British cars, consider touring the quaint country roads of jolly ol’ England in a slick Triumph Spitfire, a sturdy Land Rover Defender, a classic Jaguar XJS, or perhaps a peppy little Mini.

If you’re looking for some solid mainland wheels to snake along Britain’s long coastlines and bump down its mysterious dirt roads, how about snagging a Mercedes/8, a Porsche 924, a VW Beetle, or a Citroën DS? Or, why not go Eastern Bloc retro with the all-purpose Lada Niva or the miracle in plastic, the Trabant?

Newtimer, classic & vintage cars, individual and with character, are the perfect adventure vehicles for this unique challenge. 

Sneak a peek into Uncle George’s garage! If you aren’t lucky enough to find a dusty but road-ready Jaguar E-Type calling your name in there, then it may be time to get online. On the internet, you’ll find a wide variety of stylin’ old-school cars, motorcycles, and trucks, any of which might be perfect for your road trip and also conform to the rules and regs of the Knights of the Island rally.

You can participate in the rally with any normal, roadworthy vehicle—no special modifications are required.

Modifying, upgrading, pimping, lowering, raising... All of this is of course also permitted. So, if you want to spend a lot of money converting your car into the ultimate rally vehicle, you are allowed to do so.
All modifications must of course be road legal and comply with the technical inspection regulations of the country in which the vehicle is registeredd.

That’s up to you! How about just happily driving it home, you full of adventure and the car full of luggage, and rolling up in it again next year for the next rally?!

In all SAC Rallyes, resources are conserved and cultural assets are protected by the preservation and use of modern classic or vintage cars. It is a sign against the throwaway society and against the general consumer behaviour. To purchase a new, "fuel-efficient" leasing vehicle every 2 years causes as much CO₂ during the production of the vehicle as driving a modern classic or vintage car for 10 years through the countryside.
In the context of Knights of the Island the participants travel England, Scotland and Wales in 10 days and cause thereby per person not even a quarter of the CO₂ emission of a flight to Mallorca for a long weekend.
Also, the long-lasting impression of this adventure and the experience of the different cultures remains for years. In contrast to an air trip, here the way is still the goal.

Since vehicles, no matter if electric vehicle or classic car, always emit CO₂, we ask each team for an ECO compensation for the chosen rally vehicle and the driven distance.
The CO₂ emissions caused by each rally team can thus be offset elsewhere by supporting climate protection projects.