Nutty professor...lol, I like it more like Christofer Lloyd in 'back to the future' than Jerry Lewis though MUCH more the hands-on guy than the Lab type

I guess my 'gig' is I like to write not neccessarily to the question asker, but also to the dozens of 'lurkers' out there, the kids hungry to learn and think of things in another way.

My take on weight savings is basically this... I'm not a fan of drilling structural members of the frame to save weight because there are 'natural' and 'unnatural' conditions to consider. Save weight where it diesn't comprmise structural integrity, and where it aids in weight transfer or a more favorable CG. The strength you compromise to save weight for normal racing may only come back to bite you if something unexpected (like a wreck) happens. Unless you're a structural engineer, you probably can't accurately evaluate the extra risk you may be assuming just to save a few pounds