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Pit Stop
Racer Justin (janjara)
Race Number 542
Date Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:26:40
Speed 60 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.8%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents 4j8j9j3j (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)