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Pit Stop
Racer Ivan (aubah)
Race Number 63
Date Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:48:40
Speed 77 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.5%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents c00l_procrastinator (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)