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Pit Stop
Racer jozz (indoriot)
Race Number 140
Date Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:03:16
Speed 80 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.9%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents shotiko8 (2nd place) umbala_meo (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)