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Racer Colleen (ckjbb)
Race Number 165
Date Mon, 25 Apr 2016 22:56:56
Speed 53 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.5%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents thovin (1st place) torpeldt (4th 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)