diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 5b83494eb4..da3d1f46ee 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -382,6 +382,13 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     attr_accessor :action_name
 
     class << self
+      def call(env)
+        # HACK: For global rescue to have access to the original request and response
+        request = env["actioncontroller.rescue.request"] ||= Request.new(env)
+        response = env["actioncontroller.rescue.response"] ||= Response.new
+        process(request, response)
+      end
+
       # Factory for the standard create, process loop where the controller is discarded after processing.
       def process(request, response) #:nodoc:
         new.process(request, response)
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb
index 4dc76e1b49..c4e7357b81 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb
@@ -60,11 +60,10 @@ module ActionController
     def dispatch
       begin
         run_callbacks :before_dispatch
-        controller = Routing::Routes.recognize(@request)
-        controller.process(@request, @response).to_a
+        Routing::Routes.call(@env)
       rescue Exception => exception
         if controller ||= (::ApplicationController rescue Base)
-          controller.process_with_exception(@request, @response, exception).to_a
+          controller.call_with_exception(@env, exception).to_a
         else
           raise exception
         end
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ module ActionController
     end
 
     def _call(env)
-      @request = Request.new(env)
-      @response = Response.new
+      @env = env
       dispatch
     end
 
@@ -110,8 +108,7 @@ module ActionController
 
     def checkin_connections
       # Don't return connection (and peform implicit rollback) if this request is a part of integration test
-      # TODO: This callback should have direct access to env
-      return if @request.key?("rack.test")
+      return if @env.key?("rack.test")
       ActiveRecord::Base.clear_active_connections!
     end
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
index 3390324162..ba27c0d294 100755
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ EOM
     end
 
     def path_parameters=(parameters) #:nodoc:
-      @path_parameters = parameters
+      @env["routing_args"] = parameters
       @symbolized_path_parameters = @parameters = nil
     end
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ EOM
     #
     # See <tt>symbolized_path_parameters</tt> for symbolized keys.
     def path_parameters
-      @path_parameters ||= {}
+      @env["routing_args"] ||= {}
     end
 
     def body
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb
index 5ef79a36ce..3a5e5071bb 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     end
 
     module ClassMethods
-      def process_with_exception(request, response, exception) #:nodoc:
+      def call_with_exception(env, exception) #:nodoc:
+        request = env["actioncontroller.rescue.request"]
+        response = env["actioncontroller.rescue.response"]
         new.process(request, response, :rescue_action, exception)
       end
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/route_set.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/route_set.rb
index 5975977365..06aef6e169 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/route_set.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/route_set.rb
@@ -427,6 +427,12 @@ module ActionController
         end
       end
 
+      def call(env)
+        request = Request.new(env)
+        app = Routing::Routes.recognize(request)
+        app.call(env).to_a
+      end
+
       def recognize(request)
         params = recognize_path(request.path, extract_request_environment(request))
         request.path_parameters = params.with_indifferent_access
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/dispatcher_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/dispatcher_test.rb
index fd06b4ea99..da87d26146 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/dispatcher_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/dispatcher_test.rb
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ class DispatcherTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   private
     def dispatch(cache_classes = true)
-      controller = mock()
-      controller.stubs(:process).returns([200, {}, 'response'])
-      ActionController::Routing::Routes.stubs(:recognize).returns(controller)
+      ActionController::Routing::RouteSet.any_instance.stubs(:call).returns([200, {}, 'response'])
       Dispatcher.define_dispatcher_callbacks(cache_classes)
       @dispatcher.call({})
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/rescue_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/rescue_test.rb
index 63f9827f4a..49aca3a6ee 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/rescue_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/rescue_test.rb
@@ -367,7 +367,11 @@ class RescueControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_rescue_dispatcher_exceptions
-    RescueController.process_with_exception(@request, @response, ActionController::RoutingError.new("Route not found"))
+    env = @request.env
+    env["actioncontroller.rescue.request"] = @request
+    env["actioncontroller.rescue.response"] = @response
+
+    RescueController.call_with_exception(env, ActionController::RoutingError.new("Route not found"))
     assert_equal "no way", @response.body
   end
 
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/routing_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/routing_test.rb
index d5b6bd6b2a..b981119e1e 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/routing_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/routing_test.rb
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       port_string = port == 80 ? '' : ":#{port}"
 
       protocol = options.delete(:protocol) || "http"
-      host     = options.delete(:host) || "named.route.test"
+      host     = options.delete(:host) || "test.host"
       anchor   = "##{options.delete(:anchor)}" if options.key?(:anchor)
 
       path = routes.generate(options)
@@ -715,27 +715,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
     end
 
     def request
-      @request ||= MockRequest.new(:host => "named.route.test", :method => :get)
-    end
-  end
-
-  class MockRequest
-    attr_accessor :path, :path_parameters, :host, :subdomains, :domain, :method
-
-    def initialize(values={})
-      values.each { |key, value| send("#{key}=", value) }
-      if values[:host]
-        subdomain, self.domain = values[:host].split(/\./, 2)
-        self.subdomains = [subdomain]
-      end
-    end
-
-    def protocol
-      "http://"
-    end
-
-    def host_with_port
-      (subdomains * '.') + '.' +  domain
+      @request ||= ActionController::TestRequest.new
     end
   end
 
@@ -900,7 +880,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
     def test_basic_named_route
       rs.add_named_route :home, '', :controller => 'content', :action => 'list'
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/",
                    x.send(:home_url))
     end
 
@@ -908,7 +888,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       rs.add_named_route :home, '', :controller => 'content', :action => 'list'
       x = setup_for_named_route
       ActionController::Base.relative_url_root = "/foo"
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/foo/",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/foo/",
                    x.send(:home_url))
       assert_equal "/foo/", x.send(:home_path)
       ActionController::Base.relative_url_root = nil
@@ -917,14 +897,14 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
     def test_named_route_with_option
       rs.add_named_route :page, 'page/:title', :controller => 'content', :action => 'show_page'
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/page/new%20stuff",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/page/new%20stuff",
                    x.send(:page_url, :title => 'new stuff'))
     end
 
     def test_named_route_with_default
       rs.add_named_route :page, 'page/:title', :controller => 'content', :action => 'show_page', :title => 'AboutPage'
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/page/AboutRails",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/page/AboutRails",
                    x.send(:page_url, :title => "AboutRails"))
 
     end
@@ -932,21 +912,21 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
     def test_named_route_with_name_prefix
       rs.add_named_route :page, 'page', :controller => 'content', :action => 'show_page', :name_prefix => 'my_'
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/page",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/page",
                    x.send(:my_page_url))
     end
 
     def test_named_route_with_path_prefix
       rs.add_named_route :page, 'page', :controller => 'content', :action => 'show_page', :path_prefix => 'my'
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/my/page",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/my/page",
                    x.send(:page_url))
     end
 
     def test_named_route_with_nested_controller
       rs.add_named_route :users, 'admin/user', :controller => 'admin/user', :action => 'index'
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/admin/user",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/admin/user",
                    x.send(:users_url))
     end
 
@@ -985,7 +965,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
         map.root :controller => "hello"
       end
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/", x.send(:root_url))
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/", x.send(:root_url))
       assert_equal("/", x.send(:root_path))
     end
 
@@ -1001,7 +981,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       #   x.send(:article_url, :title => 'hi')
       # )
       assert_equal(
-        "http://named.route.test/page/2005/6/10/hi",
+        "http://test.host/page/2005/6/10/hi",
         x.send(:article_url, :title => 'hi', :day => 10, :year => 2005, :month => 6)
       )
     end
@@ -1202,7 +1182,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       assert_equal '/test', rs.generate(:controller => 'post', :action => 'show', :year => nil)
 
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/test",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/test",
                    x.send(:blog_url))
     end
 
@@ -1249,7 +1229,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       assert_equal '/', rs.generate(:controller => 'content')
 
       x = setup_for_named_route
-      assert_equal("http://named.route.test/",
+      assert_equal("http://test.host/",
                    x.send(:home_url))
     end
 
@@ -1591,7 +1571,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
     end
 
     def request
-      @request ||= MockRequest.new(:host => "named.routes.test", :method => :get)
+      @request ||= ActionController::TestRequest.new
     end
 
     def test_generate_extras
@@ -1692,13 +1672,13 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
     def test_named_route_url_method
       controller = setup_named_route_test
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people/5", controller.send(:show_url, :id => 5)
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people/5", controller.send(:show_url, :id => 5)
       assert_equal "/people/5", controller.send(:show_path, :id => 5)
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people", controller.send(:index_url)
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people", controller.send(:index_url)
       assert_equal "/people", controller.send(:index_path)
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/admin/users", controller.send(:users_url)
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/admin/users", controller.send(:users_url)
       assert_equal '/admin/users', controller.send(:users_path)
       assert_equal '/admin/users', set.generate(controller.send(:hash_for_users_url), {:controller => 'users', :action => 'index'})
     end
@@ -1706,28 +1686,28 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
     def test_named_route_url_method_with_anchor
       controller = setup_named_route_test
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people/5#location", controller.send(:show_url, :id => 5, :anchor => 'location')
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people/5#location", controller.send(:show_url, :id => 5, :anchor => 'location')
       assert_equal "/people/5#location", controller.send(:show_path, :id => 5, :anchor => 'location')
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people#location", controller.send(:index_url, :anchor => 'location')
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people#location", controller.send(:index_url, :anchor => 'location')
       assert_equal "/people#location", controller.send(:index_path, :anchor => 'location')
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/admin/users#location", controller.send(:users_url, :anchor => 'location')
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/admin/users#location", controller.send(:users_url, :anchor => 'location')
       assert_equal '/admin/users#location', controller.send(:users_path, :anchor => 'location')
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people/go/7/hello/joe/5#location",
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people/go/7/hello/joe/5#location",
         controller.send(:multi_url, 7, "hello", 5, :anchor => 'location')
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people/go/7/hello/joe/5?baz=bar#location",
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people/go/7/hello/joe/5?baz=bar#location",
         controller.send(:multi_url, 7, "hello", 5, :baz => "bar", :anchor => 'location')
 
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people?baz=bar#location",
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people?baz=bar#location",
         controller.send(:index_url, :baz => "bar", :anchor => 'location')
     end
 
     def test_named_route_url_method_with_port
       controller = setup_named_route_test
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test:8080/people/5", controller.send(:show_url, 5, :port=>8080)
+      assert_equal "http://test.host:8080/people/5", controller.send(:show_url, 5, :port=>8080)
     end
 
     def test_named_route_url_method_with_host
@@ -1737,30 +1717,30 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
 
     def test_named_route_url_method_with_protocol
       controller = setup_named_route_test
-      assert_equal "https://named.route.test/people/5", controller.send(:show_url, 5, :protocol => "https")
+      assert_equal "https://test.host/people/5", controller.send(:show_url, 5, :protocol => "https")
     end
 
     def test_named_route_url_method_with_ordered_parameters
       controller = setup_named_route_test
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people/go/7/hello/joe/5",
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people/go/7/hello/joe/5",
         controller.send(:multi_url, 7, "hello", 5)
     end
 
     def test_named_route_url_method_with_ordered_parameters_and_hash
       controller = setup_named_route_test
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people/go/7/hello/joe/5?baz=bar",
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people/go/7/hello/joe/5?baz=bar",
         controller.send(:multi_url, 7, "hello", 5, :baz => "bar")
     end
 
     def test_named_route_url_method_with_ordered_parameters_and_empty_hash
       controller = setup_named_route_test
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people/go/7/hello/joe/5",
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people/go/7/hello/joe/5",
         controller.send(:multi_url, 7, "hello", 5, {})
     end
 
     def test_named_route_url_method_with_no_positional_arguments
       controller = setup_named_route_test
-      assert_equal "http://named.route.test/people?baz=bar",
+      assert_equal "http://test.host/people?baz=bar",
         controller.send(:index_url, :baz => "bar")
     end
 
@@ -1896,49 +1876,54 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       end
 
       request.path = "/people"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("index", request.path_parameters[:action])
+      request.recycle!
 
-      request.method = :post
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "POST"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("create", request.path_parameters[:action])
+      request.recycle!
 
-      request.method = :put
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "PUT"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("update", request.path_parameters[:action])
+      request.recycle!
 
-      begin
-        request.method = :bacon
+      assert_raises(ActionController::UnknownHttpMethod) {
+        request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "BACON"
         set.recognize(request)
-        flunk 'Should have raised NotImplemented'
-      rescue ActionController::NotImplemented => e
-        assert_equal [:get, :post, :put, :delete], e.allowed_methods
-      end
+      }
+      request.recycle!
 
       request.path = "/people/5"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("show", request.path_parameters[:action])
       assert_equal("5", request.path_parameters[:id])
+      request.recycle!
 
-      request.method = :put
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "PUT"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("update", request.path_parameters[:action])
       assert_equal("5", request.path_parameters[:id])
+      request.recycle!
 
-      request.method = :delete
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "DELETE"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("destroy", request.path_parameters[:action])
       assert_equal("5", request.path_parameters[:id])
+      request.recycle!
 
       begin
-        request.method = :post
+        request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "POST"
         set.recognize(request)
         flunk 'Should have raised MethodNotAllowed'
       rescue ActionController::MethodNotAllowed => e
         assert_equal [:get, :put, :delete], e.allowed_methods
       end
+      request.recycle!
 
     ensure
       Object.send(:remove_const, :PeopleController)
@@ -1954,13 +1939,13 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       end
 
       request.path = "/people"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("people", request.path_parameters[:controller])
       assert_equal("index", request.path_parameters[:action])
 
       request.path = "/"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("people", request.path_parameters[:controller])
       assert_equal("index", request.path_parameters[:action])
@@ -1978,7 +1963,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       end
 
       request.path = "/articles/2005/11/05/a-very-interesting-article"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("permalink", request.path_parameters[:action])
       assert_equal("2005", request.path_parameters[:year])
@@ -2015,17 +2000,19 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       end
 
       request.path = "/people/5"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("show", request.path_parameters[:action])
       assert_equal("5", request.path_parameters[:id])
+      request.recycle!
 
-      request.method = :put
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "PUT"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("update", request.path_parameters[:action])
+      request.recycle!
 
       request.path = "/people/5.png"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("show", request.path_parameters[:action])
       assert_equal("5", request.path_parameters[:id])
@@ -2050,7 +2037,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       set.draw { |map| map.root :controller => "people" }
 
       request.path = ""
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("people", request.path_parameters[:controller])
       assert_equal("index", request.path_parameters[:action])
@@ -2070,7 +2057,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       end
 
       request.path = "/api/inventory"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("api/products", request.path_parameters[:controller])
       assert_equal("inventory", request.path_parameters[:action])
@@ -2090,7 +2077,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       end
 
       request.path = "/api"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("api/products", request.path_parameters[:controller])
       assert_equal("index", request.path_parameters[:action])
@@ -2110,7 +2097,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       end
 
       request.path = "/prefix/inventory"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("api/products", request.path_parameters[:controller])
       assert_equal("inventory", request.path_parameters[:action])
@@ -2246,7 +2233,7 @@ uses_mocha 'LegacyRouteSet, Route, RouteSet and RouteLoading' do
       end
 
       request.path = "/projects/1/milestones"
-      request.method = :get
+      request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
       assert_nothing_raised { set.recognize(request) }
       assert_equal("milestones", request.path_parameters[:controller])
       assert_equal("index", request.path_parameters[:action])