I insist all my students verbalize a pre takeoff brief which goes as follows C150/152/172
In the event of an engine failure/fire before lift off I will
And yet you then go on to say:
I guess I am a bit mystified why this thread has become fixated on the least likely EFATO scenario that is the engine suddenly explodes and bursts into intense flame as the aircraft is acclerating down the runway. In fact I have never seen a documented case where this has happend in a simple Piper/Cessna trainer/tourer.
Why inisist on briefing for something which you say has never happened?
Also, an EFATO brief must be relevant for the aircraft/runway/terrain/wind at the time. Mindlessly chanting some generic phrases like a Hare Krishna mantra serves little purpose unless the proposed actions are relevant.
"In the event a meteor strikes the runway in front of me before lift off...."