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Racer Steve (zaragman)
Race Number 1000
Date Tue, 23 Dec 2014 22:44:02
Speed 49 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.9%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents blerring (1st place) brandonkikiller (4th 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)