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Racer Patrick (jpjpatrick)
Race Number 102
Date Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:21:14
Speed 63 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.8%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)
Opponents zjordan8 (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)