Hi Matt. Hope the tapering is going well and you're fit and ready to go on Sunday.
I'm also aiming to get there for about 9. As three of us will be using the same baggage truck then that baggage truck (the one that includes 26162) wouldn't be a bad idea.
That said, if others are using a different coloured start then possibly just outside the entrance to the blue start area might be better as that [sounding like martin luther king]will allow people of all start colours to unite as one[/sounding like martin luther king]. If so then 8.45 might be better to then allow the other colours to get back to their area in time to get sorted.
Either way is good for me - not sure which start most folks are in. If we do meet at the blue start, the baggage truck for our numbers (26162 etc) makes sense.