Oh, the horror! Just kidding. I am a licenced bike mechanic and I also own a chassis dyno for bikes. As such, after reading this linked article, I have a few comments:
1. I would recommend that all engines be warmed fully before putting HEAVY load on them. I stress heavy load as after a minute or two of stationary warm up, procceding under light load/throttle will help all the engine and chassis parts get to operating temp.
2. Change your freaking oil! this is the life blood of your car and has a great deal of influence on the performance and longevity of your motor. I like to watch the oil it's self, not the mileage. If you pull the dip stick and put a drop of oil on your finger and can see clearly through the oil, it's ok. If you use a set mileage for your changes, you may not be giving the oil a proper life. If youu flog your car and don't change often or drive sedate and change too often, you may be costing your self money.
3"3 more words on break- in:
NO SYNTHETIC OIL !!
Use Valvoline, Halvoline, or similar 10 w 40 Petroleum Car Oil for at least
2 full days of hard racing or 1,500 miles of street riding / driving.
After that use your favorite brand of oil. " Pleas note quotes! this is from the article, he is talking about break in and referring to two full days of hard racing-contradictory statements. Use this as a caution to all the info in the article.
That being said, I do like to use petrolium base to break in motors, but only because I dump it very quickly. If GM figures synthetic is good enough to break in vettes, I won't argue with them.
4 I take everything prettymuch to redline from the get go(remember-once warmed up!) just not by flooring it. If you accellerate gradually up to redline, you are using the full range of the motor and as such will provide good cylinder pressure to seat the rings fully and allow good/timely break in.
I offer this info only as my personal belief, in no way should it be taken as gospel (unless you want to donate to my "church"fund) and I don't want any of you Americans suing meor something crazy like that. Any good mechanic will have their own opinions and it is always good to talk to a couple and compare the answers you get.
I fully intend to spend great deal of time at or near redline in about three weeks (four hours, seven minutes, etc,etc..), after proper warm up of couse...