Brendan,
As I think I said in my first post "You'd want to be a bloody good rider, to be making statements like that. "
Sounds like (from what you have said) you are a good rider.
I think the reason you have been coping a bit of flack from everyone is that you seem to be posting lots of statements about how good you are, how much money you have spent and how much money you have. Therefore making yourself a bit of a target. You probably didn't mean to come across that way but it's hard in words to get your point across.
Anyway, I think any comparisons between bikes beating cars on tracks have no bearing on a hills run. Dedicated race tracks and the Adelaide hills have nothing in common. There has been lots of discussion about what's quicker bike or car. I think the actually point that was raised was in the hills with lots of tight corners (not open high speed stuff) that bike riders would not necessarily be "spanking" anyone unless they were a bloody good rider. No one is debating that a bike would kick a cars arse in high speed or quarter mile times.
At the end of the day you can have thousands of dollars spent on cars/bikes and still get your arse handed to you by a lower powered car/bike with a better driver/rider. End of story.
At the end of the day, most people think they are the best driver/rider in the world. It just takes a dose of reality (someone faster) to come along and put us back in our boxes. Me included.
Cheers and hope to see you on the next cruise whether on two wheels or four.
Stu