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@Sam
Lids aren't mandatory.
When I've ridden out starting at 5:45pm in Victoria I just about made it to sign on, and although I was trying not to go fill pelt I wasn't exactly hanging around either.
I go A2, A20, then up through Eltham on the A210 before throwing a right at the top of the town onto the A211 Footscray Road. Go through Sidcup then take the B2173 to Swanley. Go round the Swanley one way system and out the other side still on the B2173. At the M25/M20 roundabout junction take the A20, drop down the hill, then enjoy the slog (if on fixed) up Death Hill to the sign on and start area about 1/3rd of a mile before the main entrance to Brands Hatch.
Only time it's a little bit hairy is just before you reach Eltham, it's 3 lanes and you need to do a 2 o'clock right at a roundabout. But just follow the signs and it's a breeze.