[Dave Goob Cook]

HP (mathematically calculated number using torque over time) will accelerate the vehicle more quickly and smoothly than the peak torque, especially since you have all the torque multiplication you need up to the point of being "coupled", with a good race converter.

I look at launching at peak torque as being like hitting the car with a hammer to move it, then it recovers and accelerates again.
Using the HP peak to accelerate the vehicle is a steady pull.