ASP Newbie - Performance Help

First, I am very new to the ASP.Net environment so forgive me if I ask something obvious.  
I'm having an issue with performance on an incredibly simple ASP.Net page vs a Classic ASP version.
Here's what I'm comparing: 
1.  I created a blank ASP.Net Web Site (empty) and have a single page with the following code.  It just displays the date/time and a form button.
  <form id="form1" runat="server">     
        <%Response.Write(DateTime.Now);%><br />
        <asp:Button id="Button1" Text="Next" runat="server" EnableViewState="False" />        
  </form>
I have turned debugging off and have ViewState set to false on the page.
When I run this page on my local machine (VS2010), and click the "Next" button, it takes about 1-2 seconds for the page to refresh and sh ...