I will turn 22 in january. im driving w/ another guy, he is in his late 20s. I was looking at the map from boston to champaign/urbana(a town 150 miles south from chicago). It seems like i will be driving on the interstate for most part, instead of local hwys, which is a good sign. Plus I gain 1 additional hr, since im driving from east to west, which is a plus also. We will leave boston tomorrow morning around 4am, take one of our friends to the boston airport first and then drive from there all the way back home. I think we will be fine, thanx for all the replies. Really appreciated it.