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Racer danman38 (danman38)
Race Number 164
Date Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:21:54
Speed 61 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.2%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents blinktm (1st place) lobsterdog (5th 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)