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Pit Stop
Racer Gerald (geraldjs)
Race Number 295
Date Mon, 1 Jun 2015 15:30:43
Speed 51 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.2%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents jeffrycopps_2 (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)