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Pit Stop
Racer Ally (aanicole)
Race Number 44
Date Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:31:28
Speed 72 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.7%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents anagman (5th place) bentonam (1st place) rairaiept (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)