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Pit Stop
Racer Jalen (_jbayyy)
Race Number 78
Date Wed, 9 Apr 2014 17:34:34
Speed 58 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.7%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents mzprettiprada (3rd 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)