One of the reasons I would bet Dave could eat any Savage out there in a top end contest is Dave himself.  

He is relatively small and wry and somewhat aggressive in riding nature.  

He likes to get down low over the tank (lays on his tank bag) and he has a FRESH engine that breathes well.

Did Dave get frisky with some other brand of scoot and just pull away from him at will?  

He can do that, you know.

Thanks or the compliments....I do feel like I am riding well these days - but when a good rider on a sport bike blows past me, I begin to realize that there are others out there that are much faster (and braver).  MM and Oldfeller and I have never actually gotten into any kind of a race to see who is the quickest - there is just no reason to push the limits and take a chance of somebody getting hurt.  We do sometimes pick up the pace and ride fast enough to get the blood flowing!

My bike weighs between 310-320 pounds.  Verslagen and I never had a drag race - but when he was at the Dragon event last time I believe his bike and mine are just about an even match at the speeds we were riding.  I never have been around Lancer's REX when it was running - but I understand it was likely the winner of any Savage drag race.