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Pit Stop
Racer Abow (fabbe)
Race Number 13
Date Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:56:56
Speed 68 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.9%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents will_of_fire (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)