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Racer Vic (darkowin)
Race Number 94
Date Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:47:43
Speed 96 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 99.1%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)
Opponents asdasdzxc (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)