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The fastest bar position is the one that puts you into your optimum postion (but you already know that ;) )
Independently though, either separating the extensions from the base bar by 50+mm is probably a good thing for getting smooth flow over the base bar though, or completely integrating them both for minimal frontal area. A middle ground of 20-35?mm spacers is probably going to have the worst of both worlds.
Bottrill changed down a frame size and added stack last year and he probably didn't do it to make himself slower.
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Anyone have the skinny on which bar setup is 'likely' to be faster? (Yes, yes I'll need to test it)
Slam the stem and jack the pads/extensions up with spacers (seems on-trend with Sky, etc) or my current setup which has a higher stem and the base bar close to the extensions/pads?
Assuming the trendy way is faster the only disadvantages I can see are potentially slightly wobblier pads and the brakes are a bit further away (only 20mm though, I'd guess).