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Pit Stop
Racer Wayne (waynenxt)
Race Number 290
Date Fri, 17 Mar 2017 2:11:50
Speed 77 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 96.2%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents quickity (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)