diff --git a/sanic/response.py b/sanic/response.py
index cb2ac57f..97be7d9d 100644
--- a/sanic/response.py
+++ b/sanic/response.py
@@ -17,36 +17,30 @@ STATUS_CODES = {
     503: 'Service Unavailable',
     504: 'Gateway Timeout',
 }
+
 class HTTPResponse:
     __slots__ = ('body', 'status', 'content_type')
 
-    def __init__(self, body='', status=200, content_type='text/plain'):
+    def __init__(self, body=None, status=200, content_type='text/plain', body_bytes=b''):
         self.content_type = content_type
-        self.body = body
+
+        if not body is None:
+            self.body = body.encode('utf-8')
+        else:
+            self.body = body_bytes
+
         self.status = status
 
-    @property
-    def body_bytes(self):
-        body_type = type(self.body)
-        if body_type is str:
-            body = self.body.encode('utf-8')
-        elif body_type is bytes:
-            body = self.body
-        else:
-            body = b'Unable to interpret body'
-
-        return body
-
     def output(self, version="1.1", keep_alive=False):
-        body = self.body_bytes
+        # This is all returned in a kind-of funky way
+        # We tried to make this as fast as possible in pure python
         return b''.join([
-            'HTTP/{} {} {}\r\n'.format(version, self.status, STATUS_CODES.get(self.status, 'FAIL')).encode('latin-1'),
-            'Content-Type: {}\r\n'.format(self.content_type).encode('latin-1'),
-            'Content-Length: {}\r\n'.format(len(body)).encode('latin-1'),
-            'Connection: {}\r\n'.format('keep-alive' if keep_alive else 'close').encode('latin-1'),
+            'HTTP/{} {} {}\r\n'.format(version, self.status, STATUS_CODES.get(self.status, 'FAIL')).encode(),
+            b'Content-Type: ', self.content_type.encode(), b'\r\n',
+            b'Content-Length: ', str(len(self.body)).encode(), b'\r\n',
+            b'Connection: ', ('keep-alive' if keep_alive else 'close').encode(), b'\r\n',
             b'\r\n',
-            body,
-            #b'\r\n'
+            self.body,
         ])
 
 def json(body, status=200):
diff --git a/sanic/server.py b/sanic/server.py
index e8e8fd1e..fb381547 100644
--- a/sanic/server.py
+++ b/sanic/server.py
@@ -95,19 +95,19 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
     def on_body(self, body):
         self.request.body = body
     def on_message_complete(self):
-        self.loop.create_task(self.get_response(self.request))
+        self.loop.create_task(self.get_response())
 
     # -------------------------------------------- #
     # Responding
     # -------------------------------------------- #
 
-    async def get_response(self, request):
+    async def get_response(self):
         try:
-            handler = self.sanic.router.get(request)
+            handler = self.sanic.router.get(self.request)
             if handler is None:
                 raise ServerError("'None' was returned while requesting a handler from the router")
 
-            response = handler(request)
+            response = handler(self.request)
 
             # Check if the handler is asynchronous
             if isawaitable(response):
@@ -115,20 +115,20 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
 
         except Exception as e:
             try:
-                response = self.sanic.error_handler.response(request, e)
+                response = self.sanic.error_handler.response(self.request, e)
             except Exception as e:
                 if self.sanic.debug:
                     response = HTTPResponse("Error while handling error: {}\nStack: {}".format(e, format_exc()))
                 else:
                     response = HTTPResponse("An error occured while handling an error")
         
-        self.write_response(request, response)
+        self.write_response(response)
 
-    def write_response(self, request, response):
+    def write_response(self, response):
         #print("response - {} - {}".format(self.n, self.request))
         try:
             keep_alive = self.parser.should_keep_alive()
-            self.transport.write(response.output(request.version, keep_alive))
+            self.transport.write(response.output(self.request.version, keep_alive))
             #print("KA - {}".format(self.parser.should_keep_alive()))
             if not keep_alive:
                 self.transport.close()
diff --git a/tests/python.aiohttp.py b/tests/performance/aiohttp/python.aiohttp.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/python.aiohttp.py
rename to tests/performance/aiohttp/python.aiohttp.py
diff --git a/tests/golang.http.go b/tests/performance/golang/golang.http.go
similarity index 79%
rename from tests/golang.http.go
rename to tests/performance/golang/golang.http.go
index c022c00e..fb13cc8b 100644
--- a/tests/golang.http.go
+++ b/tests/performance/golang/golang.http.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
     "fmt"
+    "os"
     "net/http"
 )
 
@@ -11,5 +12,5 @@ func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func main() {
     http.HandleFunc("/", handler)
-    http.ListenAndServe(":8000", nil)
+    http.ListenAndServe(":" + os.Args[1], nil)
 }
diff --git a/tests/performance/sanic/http_response.py b/tests/performance/sanic/http_response.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d17967e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/performance/sanic/http_response.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import asyncpg
+import sys
+import os
+import inspect
+
+currentdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
+sys.path.insert(0,currentdir + '/../../../') 
+
+import timeit
+
+from sanic.response import json
+
+print(json({ "test":True }).output())
+
+print("Running New 100,000 times")
+times = 0
+total_time = 0
+for n in range(6):
+    time = timeit.timeit('json({ "test":True }).output()', setup='from sanic.response import json', number=100000)
+    print("Took {} seconds".format(time))
+    total_time += time
+    times += 1
+print("Average: {}".format(total_time/times))
+
+print("Running Old 100,000 times")
+times = 0
+total_time = 0
+for n in range(6):
+    time = timeit.timeit('json({ "test":True }).output_old()', setup='from sanic.response import json', number=100000)
+    print("Took {} seconds".format(time))
+    total_time += time
+    times += 1
+print("Average: {}".format(total_time/times))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/performance/sanic/simple_server.py b/tests/performance/sanic/simple_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3109dcc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/performance/sanic/simple_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import sys
+import os
+import inspect
+
+currentdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
+sys.path.insert(0,currentdir + '/../../../') 
+
+from sanic import Sanic
+from sanic.response import json, text
+from sanic.exceptions import ServerError
+
+app = Sanic("test")
+
+@app.route("/")
+async def test(request):
+    return json({ "test": True })
+    
+@app.route("/sync")
+def test(request):
+    return json({ "test": True })
+
+
+
+
+@app.route("/text")
+def rtext(request):
+    return text("yeehaww")
+
+@app.route("/exception")
+def exception(request):
+    raise ServerError("yep")
+
+@app.route("/exception/async")
+async def test(request):
+    raise ServerError("asunk")
+
+@app.route("/post_json")
+def post_json(request):
+    return json({ "received": True, "message": request.json })
+
+@app.route("/query_string")
+def query_string(request):
+    return json({ "parsed": True, "args": request.args, "url": request.url, "query_string": request.query_string })
+
+import sys
+app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=sys.argv[1],)#, on_start=setup)
+
+
+
+# import asyncio_redis
+# import asyncpg
+# async def setup(sanic, loop):
+#     sanic.conn = []
+#     sanic.redis = []
+#     for x in range(10):
+#         sanic.conn.append(await asyncpg.connect(user='postgres', password='zomgdev', database='postgres', host='192.168.99.100'))
+#     for n in range(30):
+#         connection = await asyncio_redis.Connection.create(host='192.168.99.100', port=6379)
+#         sanic.redis.append(connection)
+        
+
+# c=0
+# @app.route("/postgres")
+# async def postgres(request):
+#     global c
+#     values = await app.conn[c].fetch('''SELECT * FROM players''')
+#     c += 1
+#     if c == 10:
+#         c = 0
+#     return text("yep")
+
+# r=0
+# @app.route("/redis")
+# async def redis(request):
+#     global r
+#     try:
+#         values = await app.redis[r].get('my_key')
+#     except asyncio_redis.exceptions.ConnectionLostError:
+#         app.redis[r] = await asyncio_redis.Connection.create(host='127.0.0.1', port=6379)
+#         values = await app.redis[r].get('my_key')
+
+#     r += 1
+#     if r == 30:
+#         r = 0
+#     return text(values)
diff --git a/tests/python.sanic.py b/tests/python.sanic.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 43df5b9e..00000000
--- a/tests/python.sanic.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-import asyncpg
-import sys
-import os
-import inspect
-
-currentdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
-parentdir = os.path.dirname(currentdir)
-sys.path.insert(0,parentdir) 
-
-from sanic import Sanic
-from sanic.response import json, text
-from sanic.exceptions import ServerError
-
-app = Sanic("test")
-
-@app.route("/")
-async def test(request):
-    return json({ "test": True })
-
-
-
-import asyncio_redis
-import asyncpg
-async def setup(sanic, loop):
-    sanic.conn = []
-    sanic.redis = []
-    for x in range(10):
-        sanic.conn.append(await asyncpg.connect(user='postgres', password='zomgdev', database='postgres', host='192.168.99.100'))
-    for n in range(30):
-        connection = await asyncio_redis.Connection.create(host='192.168.99.100', port=6379)
-        sanic.redis.append(connection)
-        
-
-c=0
-@app.route("/postgres")
-async def postgres(request):
-    global c
-    values = await app.conn[c].fetch('''SELECT * FROM players''')
-    c += 1
-    if c == 10:
-        c = 0
-    return text("yep")
-
-r=0
-@app.route("/redis")
-async def redis(request):
-    global r
-    try:
-        values = await app.redis[r].get('my_key')
-    except asyncio_redis.exceptions.ConnectionLostError:
-        app.redis[r] = await asyncio_redis.Connection.create(host='127.0.0.1', port=6379)
-        values = await app.redis[r].get('my_key')
-
-    r += 1
-    if r == 30:
-        r = 0
-    return text(values)
-
-
-
-
-@app.route("/text")
-def rtext(request):
-    return text("yeehaww")
-
-@app.route("/exception")
-def exception(request):
-    raise ServerError("yep")
-
-@app.route("/exception/async")
-async def test(request):
-    raise ServerError("asunk")
-
-@app.route("/post_json")
-def post_json(request):
-    return json({ "received": True, "message": request.json })
-
-@app.route("/query_string")
-def query_string(request):
-    return json({ "parsed": True, "args": request.args, "url": request.url, "query_string": request.query_string })
-
-import sys
-app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=sys.argv[1])#, on_start=setup)