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Pit Stop
Racer Mrinal (abraham77)
Race Number 177
Date Mon, 1 Dec 2014 23:44:25
Speed 53 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.2%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents zeth_zeph (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)