Not only do they not race ships, there is only 1 single transatlantic ocean liner left in service in the world, the queen mary 2.

Oh ok, youll be completely fine. Fitchburg is a larger town than natick and its downtown is much larger and more dense. What part of natick are you going to, the mall I would assume? Natick has a small downtown and is more spread out if thats where youre going its not bad at all. If youre going to the mall its not near downtown and instead is across the lake and essentially in framingham. If youre going there its literally right next to rt9. You can avoid the pike entirely and just go 495 to rt9 and then the mall will be on your left.

Where are you coming from? Natick is a medium sized town and not scary at all for driving in. You also have rt9 and the mass pike to choose from so you have options. Im guessing youre asking about how bad rush hour traffic would be on the pike? Rush hour usually ends around 8:30 am and starts around 4:00pm. Depending on where youre coming from you can go 495-90 or 95-90 and 495 or 95 to rt9.