hp, torque, and autox

[James Creasy <jcre@pacbell.net>]

http://www.vettenet.org/torquehp.html

i found this to be an excellent description of torque and horsepower in
cars.

what i took away from the article is that torque is what works if you cant
be in the right gear for high revs.  since we dont shift much in autocross
and rarely hit the power peak, mid range torque should rule the roost.

so how did a torqueless S2000 win A-stock at nationals this year?  i imagine
because the redline is so high that it doesnt have to shift and lower the
effective torque.  it doesnt pull harder, but it pulls LONGER.  so it ran
the course in 1st, vs. andy's MR-2 in 2nd and so had more effective torque?

-james c