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Racer Ubaldo (solidus2008)
Race Number 26
Date Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:14:55
Speed 59 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.2%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)

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)