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Pit Stop
Racer Eric (e_mafuggin_hawk)
Race Number 547
Date Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:40:02
Speed 75 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.2%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents fastdude4lyf (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)