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For a BRM, the time is going to be about 26 hours for 15kph minimum average speed. Non BRM can, I think, be as low as 32 hours at 12.5kph minimum average speed.
I might have a 10-20 minute powernap on a 400, others will push straight through and some will insist on an hour of kip. it really will depend on how you feel and how easily you can reset your brain. On the otherhand, you will want to carry extra clothes because of the inevitable temperature difference at night (even in summer) and the effects of exhaustion. A nice sized saddlebag will do the job pretty well. They can swing like a beast when you spin hard or climb hills but they will stand up to it.
Some events will have basic facilities where you can sleep with kit drop options, other than that you need to carry your own, including a sleeping bag. On the last 400 I did, I rested my head on a folded spare Tshirt at a table in a truckstop at 3am. On the 600, I arranged for my gf to bring the campervan to the control and slept for 3 hours.