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Racer Brian (380spin)
Race Number 53
Date Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:10:40
Speed 52 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 86.6%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents lawz (1st place) mutbuerger (2nd place)

Text typed:

Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.
— (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)