A video of a nice little road in Santa Barbara...
http://vimeo.com/4487393
If you are wondering why I hit my gas tank... A yellow jacket was just sitting there for about 10 minutes while I was setting up the camera. I tried to scare it away, I even pushed it away but it kept coming back... So I just smacked it with my gloves...
And yes, I brilliantly managed to miss the first shift into second gear....