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Racer M.C. (mcescher)
Race Number 55
Date Sat, 20 Jun 2015 10:00:59
Speed 68 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89.9%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents damu_888@yahoo.co.in (3rd place) jhollister (1st place) kiawa88 (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)