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Pit Stop
Racer david (jrdupd)
Race Number 6329
Date Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:40:20
Speed 81 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.9%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents sapphiremelody (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)