I thought power was to do with how the torque is delivered over time
ie Torque is the measurement of potential, power is the speed with which it can be delivered...or something
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 14:44, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

It is. One horsepower is equivalent to something like 33,000 foot-pounds per minute.
Torque is a component of horsepower, but torque is also used on its own. The two things are generally used in car vernacular as two separate components that do two separate jobs.
( Kroney, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 14:51, Reply)

If you imagine a handcrank consisting of a straight pole with a handle on one end.
The force turning the crank is torque, but how fast the other end of the pole is spinning is measured in horsepower.
( Kroney, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 14:57, Reply)