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Racer Bryson (kingfish)
Race Number 1961
Date Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:25:54
Speed 58 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.2%
Rank 3rd place (out of 3)
Opponents kimmyl11 (2nd place) pituf (1st 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)