- Nov 3, 2000
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Well, my friend let me borrow her truck for a few days so I went out to Mosier Valley on Tuesday and Thursday for practice. Fun track! Well, the track is fun, but it has these huge ruts. For some reason they intimidated me and I couldn't lean into them or ride the rut or anything. I couldn't keep my line at all which resulted me in taking out another rider at one point. I know my problem is I go "oh no" before i hit the rut and look where i don't want to go, and thats usually where I end up going. There is this one turn after the Pro privateer jump that I fell in 50% of the times that I went through it, by the end of Thursday I had about 6 huge fist size bruises on my knees and upper legs from falling so much. How do I over come this fear of ruts? I know how to take them, I just can't do it. It is driving me insane. :think This whole incident kinda lowered my confidence because at Oakhill MX I just got to where I didn't wreck at all. (What a great feeling!) and then I come to Mosier Valley and I'm wrecking sometimes 2 times a lap, and rarely did I do a lap where I didn't fall. What do you think about when going through a rut or an area of the track where you fall alot. I would have posted this in the Riding techniques forum, but I wanted womens opinions, I get guy opinions all the time at the track. How do I overcome this fear or gain confidence? Thanks in advance for your help!:confused: