Well, we tried !! Neighbor Bob and I tried to get into the Novi rally ---- we took Grand River down to the location thinking we could skip all of the highway exit backup and sneak in the lot. Ha ----- we hit traffic backed up to Wixom and at one point just sat still for about 5 minutes or so without even putting car in gear!! We made it to the outskirts of Novi, turned on sideroad turned around and sat in bar in Howell for balance of afternoon. Here's the good news ----- I'm already HOME!!!! :-D