Hi Sticks....congrats and I love your choice of color :-)
I would agree that having a cool 5 hour break in drive is actually a great thing. Just settle for a nice steady speed and don't try to out-drag anyone for the first 1000 miles.
I tried to stay at or below the 3000 rpm marker with Blaze until the 1000 miles were behind us. And she's running great
Btw.....where did you get the very first 2CV ever made.??